Testimonials

• The report is a work of genius. Lauren M. Reichelt, Director of Rio Arriba Health & Human Services Dept.

• I have had the opportunity to work with Anne over the years on a variety of cross-sector projects for the benefit of the people and communities of New Mexico. Regardless of the project focus (e.g., research on grandparents raising grandchildren, sustainability of health councils, etc.), her work is always grounded in equity. Dr. Dolores Roybal, Retired Executive Director, Con Alma Health Foundation.

• Building Communities of Hope is a book that brings inspiration to continue moving forward in the work we do every day in being public servants.  Anne has given individuals a renewed faith that we must continue to assist those who are less fortunate. Priscilla Lucero, Executive Director, Southwest NM Council of Governments.

• This plan is looking great. We love to learn from the work you’re doing. Leigh Caswell, Vice President, Presbyterian Healthcare Services.

• Rev. Dr. Anne Hays Egan is a uniquely qualified and passionate community health leader. Anne gets to the heart of what people in their communities need and helps community focus on needs and solutions. She has a lifetime of experience, has traveled the world and New Mexico, and continues to provide strength, hope and courage to continue our efforts in helping others. Anne is a skilled facilitator, leader, and she can help mobilize others and bring communities together and focus on the power of collective impact. John Kutinac, NMDOH Health Promotion Manager. 

• We cannot tell you how much we appreciate your support.  Your presence and work has truly moved us forward! Dr. Alfredo Vigil, Former Secretary, NM DOH and Chair of the Board, Taos Community Wellness.

• You’re a rock star, Anne. Trudy Archeleta, Community Services Department, Santa Fe County.

• We want you to come back and work with us again, because you really connect with people, and you energize our group. Deb Gill, formerly with Los Alamos County.

• In addition to her unparalleled knowledge of the nonprofit world, Anne has an uncanny ability to zero in on what’s important, and to accomplish top quality work. Ron Hale, New Mexico Department of Health, Public Health Division, retired.

• Anne’s practical, results oriented approach helped agencies overcome barriers to evaluation, and build evaluation frameworks that were realistic and based in their own program skills. Katherine Freeman, Former CEO, United Way of Santa Fe County.

• Anne has a unique ability to involve and engage groups and networks. She can help people build plans and strategies that support a common vision. Michael Chamberlain, formerly with NM Community Foundation.

• Anne, thanks for your work.  We all admire you. Jim Hall, Former NM State Representative.

• There are many people who have knowledge and experience in the area of systems development.  However, I’ve never met anyone with as much passion and enthusiasm for the work as Anne.  She really cares and that makes all the difference.  Sharon Finarelli, Executive Director, NM Alliance of Health Councils.

• Dr. Egan is very knowledgeable and passionate about her work. She brings key insights, helps unify group dynamics and leads project progression. She has been a critical partner in every project I have participated with her in, ensuring its success. I have been privileged to work with her and will continue to choose to work with her whenever possible. Joan Appel, MD, Director of Information and Special Projects, Center for Health Innovation (CHI).

• It is a great honor to work with Rev. Dr. Anne Egan. I’m working with her on a SAMHSA federal grant on Overdose Prevention for Rio Arriba Health & Human Services Dept. I’m Project Director and Anne is System Development and Evaluation Consultant. Anne led the crafting of the logical framework, thus the vision and implementation plan for the project. When she took me on to discuss documents, she was thrilled to exercise systems thinking and expand the project beyond its early scope of training and Narcan distribution for a bigger picture that includes stakeholder participation in advocating for social change. I considered it a measure of her dedication to the cause that she was willing to go beyond her role as Project Evaluator and Systems Development Consultant. At a time when there was a hiring freeze at the department, she was generous to help move things along. She did not shy away from the minutia (e.g. documenting Task Force and Core Group meetings as well as helping prepare progress reports). These she did by her exacting standards. I love how she adds value to opportunities to help shape agendas. She shares her vast network for resource development, assets and gaps, and building the system step by step. She joins in to meet with volunteers and firm up partnerships. To do her work as evaluator, she likes to get progress reports which become brainstorming sessions. She also likes to attend events such as the OD Memorial March. With her support, I expect that we will meet and exceed expectations, goals and deliverables of the grant. As our evaluator, Anne does not just stand by. In her, we have a problem-solver with extensive experience in system development — who can articulate concisely the project’s big picture and yet not mind dipping her feet to help with operations. We are fortune and we are grateful. Carolyn Gamiao, Project Director, Rio Arriba Health & Human Services Department.

• I have known Anne for two years, first as a Parish Associate, and later as a retired minister. Anne’s gifts for ministry are some of the most unique and desperately needed for the church in the times we’re living in. Anne has a rare ability to find the strengths and gifts in each person and to not only celebrate those gifts, but to encourage each person to find ways to use their gifts so that they can live out their God-given potential. She is also acutely aware of the fact that every person not only has gifts, but a unique voice. She listens carefully to every voice and tries to create spaces where those voices can be heard. Anne’s theology has become clearer and clearer to me in the time I have known her. Her theology is grounded in the belief that at its core, the church is not an organization, a building, or even a set of buildings, but a community. It is a community where no two people are exactly alike in their voice or their gifts, but where they can be led to work together and build something beautiful and hopeful in an often ugly and hopeless world. She believes strongly in a theology of compassion, but she doesn’t confuse compassion with a condescending sentimentalism. Compassion for her is a recognition of that each unique individual was created with dignity, and therefore, each person has a right to live in dignity. Rev. Dr. Richard Holmes, Pastor, Las Placitas Presbyterian Church.