Board Members
By 2025 we aspire to improve the quality of life in individuals with or at risk of kidney disease and to decrease kidney failure rates in New Mexico.
Please visit our sister organization Renal Medicine Associates.
Board Members
Fidel Barrantes
RMA Foundation Board President
Fidel is a transplant nephrologist and clinical hypertension specialist with Renal Medicine Associates and Presbyterian Hospital. He has a special interest in education in kidney disease, health literacy especially in disadvantaged and minority communities, kidney transplantation outcomes in the elderly and other high-risk groups and in translational medicine.
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Beth Evans
RMA Foundation Board Vice President
Beth works as a nephrology nurse practitioner at Renal Medicine Associates. She volunteers for two nonprofit organizations (one local and one national),both renal related – American Nephrology Nurses Association(ANNA) and National Kidney Foundation (NKF). Education – doctorate in nursing practice with registered nursing experience. Previously owned a small business.
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Maria Sanders
RMA Foundation Board Member
Maria Sanders is the Community Relations Manager at New Mexico Donor Services and state lead for Donate Life New Mexico. She manages all public relations, communications, marketing and legislative activities. Maria develops partnerships with State agencies; builds relationships with media, legislators, and civic organizations; and manages a statewide volunteer network.
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Felicia Cde Vaca
RMA Foundation Board Member
Felicia Cde Vaca is an Financial Management specialist that holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Management/Human Resource. Felicia is a living donor, donated a kidney to her father in 2014. She is passionate about providing education on organ transplant and kidney disease by improving the quality of life.
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