“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.” – Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man (1952)This is the history of why I am committed to empowering New Mexico’s Black youth.My early years in New MexicoI moved to New Mexico in 1984. At that time, I was a young woman with high hopes for what […]

Author Archives: Cathryn McGill, Founder and Director of the New Mexico Black Leadership Council
Cathryn has been working in various projects in New Mexico since 1984 having held senior management positions at the City of Albuquerque and in several nonprofit organizations around the state of New Mexico. Cathryn is firmly committed to being a part of seeing New Mexico rise to the top of all of the “good lists’ in every area of New Mexico Black Leadership Council’s impact focus.