SJMF Staff
Welcome to our website!
We are happy to introduce you to our website. Take a moment to browse. We invite you to join us as a volunteer for one of our annual fundraising events or the Connelly Hospitality House. You will be glad you did. I promise!
Board of Directors | About SJMF
Leslie Fitz, Connelly House Manager
Welcome to the web site for San Juan Medical Foundation and Connelly Hospitality House (CHH).
I am the manager of Connelly House. I love being in a position of creating a warm and caring environment for patients and families who are coping with a medical crisis. They need a place of quiet serenity where they can rediscover hope and grow toward healing. Whether I am making a bed, planting flowers, interacting with the HOST volunteers or receiving a new guest, I am creating a tranquil place for families in medical crisis.
My previous work and personal experiences have uniquely suited me for this position. For fifteen years I worked at Four Corners Home for Children/Navajo Ministries. In that time, I worked for ten years as an assistant to the Director of Development at Navajo Ministries and for three years I was the Director of Development. In addition, our son was physically handicapped and chronically ill so I was a caregiver in the midst of medical challenges.
I came to CHH in the summer of 1999. I am inspired by the courage of the patients and their families and I delight in the dedicated commitment of the HOST volunteers.
Board of Directors | About SJMF
Brenda Shepherd, Annual Giving/Donor Relations Coordinator
Welcome to the San Juan Medical Foundation website. I am Brenda Shepherd, the Annual Giving/Donor Relations Coordinator.
In 2001, I began working full-time for the San Juan Medical Foundation as an Executive Assistant. There were just two of us in the office, so “other duties as assigned” took on a whole new meaning for both of us. The SJMF had grown to the extent that the need for more help became a reality. Hiring an Office Assistant in 2006, freed me to do what I love best… Special Events!
I have three children and two grandchildren.
The Annual Cancer Walk-a-Thon, while the largest event, is not the only one hosted by SJMF. We host, or partner with other organizations and businesses to produce the following:
- Riley Industrial Men’s Health Fund Charity Golf Classic
- Annual Cancer Walk-a-Thon
- Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon & Style Show
Thank you for visiting our website. We invite you to be a part of any, or all of our activities.
Board of Directors | About SJMF
Latisha Furtado, Development Assistant
Welcome everyone to the San Juan Medical Foundation website. I am Latisha Furtado, the Development Assistant.
Board of Directors | About SJMF
Audra Winters, Special Events Coordinator
Thank you for visiting the San Juan Medical Foundation website. My name is Audra Winters, Special Events Coordinator. I started my position in May of 2010. Special Events have always been my favorite thing to do, because I believe every day should be a special event!
I grew up in Farmington and after graduating from high school I moved to Phoenix, AZ where I lived for 15 years. After my husband and I were married we moved back to Farmington to be close to family and to begin a new life together. Before coming to the San Juan Medical Foundation I was a District Manager for Avon Products. Prior to moving to back to Farmington I worked for the Arizona Foundation for Medical Care as an Account Manager and Marketing Coordinator.
I look forward to seeing you at our many events.
Farmington, NM 

