Sindy Bolaños-Sacoman is the Owner and CEO of SBS Evaluation & Program Development Specialists, LLC, an evaluation firm located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She has over 25 years experience providing evaluation and technical assistance. She specializes in public health, substance abuse prevention and treatment, program management, grant writing, and strategic planning. She has over 18 years of experience effectively implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) for substance abuse prevention. She has successfully evaluated and managed federal and state initiatives, both locally and internationally. Sindy is known for building local evaluation capacity and engaging communities to both use their data and make data-driven decisions. Sindy loves to travel, create mixed media art, enjoys reading a great book, cycling, and salsa dancing.
Jessica Reno received her Masters in Public Health at Emory University and her Masters in Statistics at the University of New Mexico. She has applied her skills in the areas of infectious disease, mental health, substance use, healthcare delivery, and juvenile justice. She has 15 years of experience identifying and interpreting data to drive evidence-based programs.
With a strong background in administrative support, Jess brings 6+ years of experience in managing office operations, coordinating schedules, and streamlining workflows. Known for her attention to detail and organizational skills, she’s successfully supported teams and executives in fast-paced environments, ensuring efficiency and professionalism in every task. From handling communications to overseeing logistics, she thrive on keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes. Jessica has lived in Edgewood, New Mexico her whole life. Her free time is spent with her Husband and two kids making memories.
Carly received her bachelor’s degree in biomedical sciences in 2023 from Colorado State
University. After graduating, she attended a Spanish language school in Barcelona, Spain, to
increase her proficiency and knowledge of the language. She is passionate about public health
and works with SBS in a variety of capacities, expanding her knowledge of the field. In her free
time, she enjoys traveling, spending time outside, and connecting with friends.
Naré Nazaryan earned her Master’s in Education with a focus on Research and Evaluation from UCLA. She has over seven years of experience in program evaluation and data analysis, working across diverse public health initiatives. Her work focuses on adolescent health, youth prevention, and systems-level approaches to improving community well-being. Naré has collaborated with local and national organizations to strengthen evaluation capacity and advance evidence-based programs. In her free time, she enjoys reading, teaching yoga, and spending time with her partner and their dog.
Alva Gachupin is a public health professional with a Master of Public Health from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health who believes data should tell a story — and that story should serve the community. With more than a decade of experience partnering with Tribal communities at the local, state, nonprofit, and national levels, she brings both heart and rigor to Indigenous evaluation and research. By braiding Western and Indigenous methodologies, she helps ensure research is collaborative, empowering, and built to create lasting impact. Alva enjoys the outdoors, traveling to new places, spending time with her family, and reading books.
Quirin Martine, who goes by and prefers to be called Q, has been doing youth driven advocacy for the last 6 years. This advocacy used a framework of supporting young people in the Albuquerque metro area that have been impacted by foster care, juvenile justice, and those who face homelessness or a lack of resources to maintain their livelihoods. He has experience with youth engagement including college prep programs, facilitating advocacy workshops, and being a voice for young people during New Mexico’s legislative session, speaking with various legislators both in the House and Senate. As the oldest brother of four, he had to help parent his younger sisters while still very young himself. His passion stems from keeping families together and uplifting opportunities for youth’s voices to be heard and given more resources to have a safe transition into adulthood.
