EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Christy Takacs

Christy is the Executive Director of ACES.  Over the past 28 years she has been an elementary school teacher, an elementary and middle school principal, and a charter leader in New Mexico.  With the majority of her experience being in a leadership capacity, she has a strong knowledge base and broad understanding of the needs of New Mexico schools.  Her vision for ACES is to be the first organization people consider when looking for support services for their schools.  Her goal is to effectively and creatively meet the needs of NM Charter Schools and to continue to move ACES forward in providing quality, affordable services.

BOOKKEEPER
Nancy Bangs

Nancy has extensive experience in finance and provides key bookkeeping services for ACES.

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Katherine Moore

As ACES financial manager, Katherine oversees all financial aspects of the business. Since 2014, her career has focused on gaining financial process efficiencies and improving human relations aspects for small businesses. Katherine grew up in Yokohama Japan and immigrated in 2002 where she graduated from the University of Massachusetts business school, Suma cum laude. Katherine spent several additional years in Japan working to improve military civilian relations in an advertising capacity, before returning to the US to complete an MBA in finance. She can be reached at businessoffice@nmaces.org.

MAINTENANCE and PROCUREMENT PROGRAM MANAGER
Tammy West

Tammy is a native New Mexican. She spent her childhood growing up in Albuquerque’s South Valley. Her family moved to the Edgewood area when she was 14 where she attended and graduated from Moriarty High School. After working for some time in the private sector, she moved to Roswell in 1990 and continues to call it home. Tammy worked for Chaves County Government for 25 years and severed as Purchasing Director for the majority of her time there. After retiring from the County, she has worked through her own company, Westt LLC, as a Public Procurement Consultant and Educator with clients across New Mexico.

SUBSTITUTE & EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, ADMIN ASSISTANT
Sharon Myers

As ACES Administrative Assistant, Sharon provides assistance to all areas of ACES business. Composing the ACES Newsletter, maintaining the ACES Website and providing ACES communication are just a few facets of her job. As Employment Services manager, Sharon posts jobs for participating charter schools on various platforms and provides quality candidates for hire. She is also in charge of the Substitute Program for Albuquerque and Las Cruces. Sharon is a retired LCPS employee with 13 years of experience in elementary classrooms and 14 years as a principal. She was also an administrator at J. Paul Taylor Academy for two years.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Lorrie DeLoach

Lorrie has been in finance since 1997 and has led many small businesses through varying financial climates along the way. She is excited to contribute to ACES in a supporting role and enjoys seeing the successes of charter schools in New Mexico.