Nadia Cabrera-Mazzeo
Executive Director
Born in Argentina and raised in New Jersey, Nadia has chosen New Mexico as her home since 2012. She became involved with NFO when she served as a Team Leader with AmeriCorps NCCC in 2016-2017. She joined the Board of Directors in 2020 and served for three years before deciding to join the NFO staff. Nadia is a licensed attorney and certified mediator.
Nadia was named Interim ED in December of 2024. At the Board’s insistence, she dropped the “Interim” in July of 2024. The public should still expect another leadership transition in the next few years, but Nadia has taken ownership of the organization’s direction and intends to see it through after she passes the torch for day-to-day management.
Mat Whitener
Deputy Director
Bio to come
Nina Scalora
Finance Director
Even though I was born in Northern Ohio, I consider Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City, KS where I grew-up. I lived there from about 6 years old until I left home to attend University. I started my University studies in Engineering and ended up getting a Business degree in Information System. This allowed me to work in the business area but still engage in the more technical aspects of business. Accounting also happened to be an important aspect of this work since we were learning to design and programming business/accounting systems.
I got my start in non-profit accounting while working as the assistant to the Deputy Executive Director of Development at Amnesty International USA in New York City. Even though I was in the fundraising department, there were still budgets to write and assemble as well as accounts to maintain for each of the fundraising areas. When I moved to Taos, I started again with administrative assistant type of work but this almost always includes maintaining bookkeeping and accounting records.
Over my 21 years in Taos, I have had the opportunity and pleasure to work at our local non-profit teen shelter and transitional living organization. I have also worked freelance for several other small non-profits. My work at Not Forgotten Outreach has been heaviest, most enriching (in the form of accounting experience) and most rewarding. It is a great program that has a presence in town and is growing in ways that will make it a cornerstone to the agricultural portion of our community.