Celebrating 30 Years of DreamSpring!

Written by DreamSpring | December 18, 2024

On Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, DreamSpring marked its 30th anniversary with a celebration of resilience, hope, and entrepreneurial spirit. Held at the Clyde Hotel in Downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, the event brought together hundreds of community leaders, small business owners, and partners who have been instrumental in advancing our mission. Together, we honored three decades of supporting diverse entrepreneurs in building their dreams and creating lasting economic impact.

We are deeply grateful to our sponsors, whose generosity made this milestone possible:

Founder Sponsor

Jim & Rebecca Long, Heritage Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

Groundbreaker Sponsor

U.S. Bank

Futurist Sponsors

Clear Channel Outdoor

WaFd Bank

Challenger Sponsors

Haines Yatskowitz Family

PNC

REDW Advisors & CPAs

Woodforest National Bank

Innovator Sponsors

Betty’s Bath & Day Spa

First National 1870

KRQE

Nusenda Credit Union

City of Albuquerque Economic Development Department

PNM

RBC Wealth Management

Steven St. John Photography

Verizon

Whole Quesadilla Media

Dreamer Sponsors

Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce, B:Side, Bank of Albuquerque, Century Bank, Foundation for Building, The Garrity Group

HUB International Insurance Services, Inc., JPMorgan Chase, The Exercise Coach, UCB, Wells Fargo

Pathfinder Sponsors

Bank of America, Bank of Nevada, Briones Business Law Consulting, Bueno Foods, Capra Bank, CliftonLarsonAllen

Central New Mexico Community College (CNM), Centric Title & Escrow, Cervantes Food Products, Debbie Johnson, Esparza Digital+ Advertising, Indigie Femme

KPMG, Merrill Lynch, New Mexico Jazz, New Mexico MBDA Business Center, Opportunity Finance Network, Tony Strati

Host Committee

Special thanks to our dedicated Host Committee members, whose passion and leadership made this celebration a success!

Kamal Ali, Jason Burns, Ernie C’de Baca, Heather Cameron, Laurie Donovan, Del Esparza, Beverlie Frazier

Tom Garrity, Arian Gonzales, Debbie Johnson, Gabriela Marques, Beverlee McClure Shaw, Roxanna Meyers, Yashoda Naidoo, and Jenna Simon

Whether you’re a longstanding ally of DreamSpring or are just now learning about our work, we thank you for helping entrepreneurs across communities dream up a world of opportunity.

Here’s to the next 30 years of transformation and innovation!

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