Brenda Dorsey
Interim Chief Executive Officer

Brenda has 27 years of experience as a teacher, a principal, and a director of public schools. For at least 15 of those years, Brenda utilized Big Brothers Big Sisters' site-based programs in her classroom and schools, matching 200 students annually with caring adult mentors. She has presented at multiple national conferences for early childhood development and literacy during her tenure. Over the last 5 years Brenda has held multiple positions within our agency, including Site Manager, VP of Rural Programs, Chief of Programs, and most currently Interim CEO. Brenda Dorsey's career has been focused on improving the quality of life for New Mexico's students.

When asked why she came to Big Brothers Big Sisters after retiring, Brenda said, "I can think of no other organization that does more to improve students' health, education, and welfare than Big Brothers Big Sisters. I want to be a part of that."

Sharon Tenorio
Chief Operations Officer

Sharon has nearly 15 years of sales and client relationship experience. This includes over 10 years of working as a Client Relationship Manager with numerous non-profits on engaging and retaining volunteers, moves management processes and brand messaging. Her organizational, sales and relationship building skills have proven invaluable to the recruitment and marketing process at BBBS-CNM and have resulted in increased partnerships with other central New Mexico businesses and organizations, including Native American pueblos, juvenile justice organizations and Hispanic professional organizations.

Sharon graduated from Occidental College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy. 

Angela Reed Padilla
Chief Impact Officer

2015’s Big Brothers Big Sisters CEO of the Year, Angela has served Albuquerque’s youth at Big Brothers Big Sisters for approximately 30 of its 45 years. She has mentored several times over, because, she says, "My passion is working with youth facing adversity. It’s satisfying to be a part of something so significant as creating lasting change in children’s lives." In her spare time, Angela is an amateur photographer who enjoys capturing memories of her husband and her four children.