Office of Border Health

New Mexico Office of Border Health

 

Mailing address: 1170 N. Solano Dr. Las Cruces, NM 88001
Phone numbers: Voice 1-800-784-0394   Fax (575) 528-6045

Office of Border Health Director
Paul Dulin, M.A.,of Hatch, New Mexico, assumed his position as the Director of the New Mexico Office of Border Health in October 2006. Paul, a fluent Spanish speaker, has more than thirty years of professional experience, spanning twenty-eight countries, including the U.S.-Mexico Border Region, all of Latin America and the Caribbean, with a few professional side trips to Somalia and Bangladesh. Paul has worked extensively in the design, management and evaluation of numerous social and environmental impact mitigation and management programs that have included elements of environmental and public health, occupational safety and health, and infectious disease surveillance and prevention. Before joining the New Mexico Department of Health, Paul worked as a personal services contractor for the Department in the areas of Environmental Health and Epidemiological Surveillance. As a volunteer, he has been active in community development and environmental protection projects in the greater Doña Ana County community.

e-mail: paul.dulin@state.nm.us
phone: (575) 528-5154

Community Development Coordinator
Angie Sanchez Corral has lived in Anthony, New Mexico all her life. She has a Bachelor of Community Health degree from New Mexico State University. Having worked in the health field for five years, Angie is now the Community Development Coordinator for the Office of Border Health. She is fluent in Spanish and is responsible for providing support and technical assistance to county health councils, municipal and county governments, the Doña Ana Health Alliance, and Binational health councils, to incorporate border health issues and action agendas into their work plans. Angie also works with the Southern New Mexico Promotora Committee, New Mexico Community Health Worker Association, and other U.S. and Binational community organizations in their efforts to improve health education and access to health services. Although she has been a border resident her entire life, Angie was not aware of the many health care disparities that existed here until she began her work with the OBH. She loves her job and being able to make a difference in her community.

e-mail: angie.sanchez@state.nm.us
phone: (575) 528-5123

Administrator to the Office of Border Health
Barbara Lujan has served as the Administrator for the Office of Border Health for nine years. As Administrator, Barbara directs the provision of all administrative support services for the office. Areas of responsibility include personnel management; budget and fiscal oversight; contract development, processing, and review; and assisting with the coordination and maintenance of the local and regional management information systems. Barbara is responsible for assessing needs, directing, supervision, reporting and evaluation of all support functions for the Office of Border Health and serves as interim director in his absence. She has spent years volunteering, especially with the youth in her community.

e-mail: barbara.lujan@state.nm.us
phone: (575) 528-5135

New Mexico Outreach Office Coordinator
Brenda Alvarado is the Outreach Office Coordinator.  Her responsibilities are to coordinate border-wide health promotion and outreach activities with other Commission of Border Health offices in the US and Mexico.  She also represents the Office of Border Health at meetings and participates in projects with community agencies that focus on obesity, diabetes, and immunizations.  Brenda is a native of New Mexico and graduated from NMSU with a Master of Public Health and a Master of Public Administration.

e-mail: brenda.alvarado@state.nm.us
phone: (575) 528-5146

Graphics & Media Designer/Webmaster
Andre Walker is a native border resident originally from Chaparral, New Mexico and now lives in Las Cruces. She is the Graphics and Media Designer for the Office of Border Health. Andre is responsible for maintaining the websites of the Office of Border Health and NM Outreach Office, designing and developing graphic media for health promotion and outreach, and preparing graphic and educational content for meetings, conferences, workshops, and specialized training and instructional uses. Prior to working at the OBH, she led a team of 5 designers in the production of 8 publications, and as such, was responsible for training, supervising and providing creative direction for graphic designers/creative leads at Mountain Dreams Publishing. Andre has an Associate’s Degree in Digital Graphics Technology from NMSU Dona Ana Branch Community College and has been working in the graphic design field for over 10 years.

e-mail: andre.walker@state.nm.us
phone: (575) 528-5153

 

Border Infectious Disease Surveillance Officer and Epidemiologist
Katharine Perez-Lockett is the Border Infectious Disease Surveillance Officer and Epidemiologist. She currently partners with her border colleagues in all U.S. and Mexico Border States to conduct surveillance and epidemiology activities regarding infectious diseases that often affect both sides of the border.  Her main projects include: the compilation and distribution of the Paso del Norte Region Border Influenza Surveillance Network weekly report, which includes influenza-like illness and laboratory data from sentinel sites of southern New Mexico, West Texas, and northern Chihuahua; production and distribution of the New Mexico Border County Infectious Disease Weekly Report to neighboring state epidemiologists; coordination of the Coccidioidomycosis (aka Valley Fever) initiative to improve diagnosis, reporting and treatment of this disease in New Mexico; among other projects with her border health and binational counterparts.  She is an active participant in the Border Epidemiology Surveillance Team with other epidemiologists from the El Paso and Juarez, MX areas. Katharine was born in San Antonio, TX, but spent much time in Northern California, where she graduated from Stanford University with a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations in 1999. Shortly after, she joined the Peace Corps and served as a Community Health volunteer in Nicaragua from 2002-2004, which changed her life and led her to decide to pursue a career in public health.  Katharine came to Las Cruces, New Mexico in pursuit of her Master of Public Health degree at NMSU through the Peace Corps Fellows program and graduated with Honors in 2008.

email: katharine.perez@state.nm.us
phone: (575) 528-5103

Medicaid Eligibility Specialist
Lynette Miramontes is a Medical Eligibility Specialist for the Office of Border Health. She has been with the Office since July 2005. Lynette is responsible for determining eligibility for Presumptive Medicaid, and assisting those seeking permanent Medicaid coverage. Before working with the OBH, Lynette worked at Camino Real Middle Cafeteria Snack Bar.

e-mail: lynnette.miramontes@state.nm.us
phone: (575) 528-5093