Official Announcement of Merger

Agenda -  April 15, 2022 at Q Station

10:30 a.m. Registration

11:00 a.m. Press conference

• Lisa Abeyta, City of Albuquerque Economic Development Deputy Director
• Rich Engstrom, President, Global Ties ABQ
• Yuriria Morales, Executive Director, Global Ties ABQ
• Sarah Wilkinson, Grants and Contracts Administrator, Global Ties ABQ and Global One to One Founder

11:20 a.m. Special Guest

• Amanda Aragon, Executive Director, NewMexicoKidsCAN.

"The Importance of Intercultural Education in Particular, for Albuquerque and NM Youth"

11:25 a.m. Q&A 

ALBUQUERQUE – Global Ties ABQ and Global One to One jointly announced a merger agreement making the 15-year international education and exchange organization serving hundreds of students and young leaders every year, a permanent program of Global Ties ABQ. Together, they expect to bring over 500 hundred emerging and world leaders to Albuquerque annually.