Curves of Santa Fe is encouraging women in the area to participate in the annual Curves Food Drive. The local Curves is offering incentives for both existing and potential members who participate.

From March 1-31, Curves of Santa Fe will collect nonperishable items and cash for food banks. The goal, according to Jane Livingstone of Curves of Santa Fe, is for the community to come together to help families in need.

For more information about Curves of Santa Fe, 2426 Cerrillos Road, and the Curves Food Drive, call Livingstone at 505-216-7927 or e-mail santafecurves@gmail.com.


Eight attorneys for Montgomery & Andrews, P.A. have been included in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a national peer-review survey.

The eight are: John B. Draper (environmental law, natural resources law, water law); Stephen S. Hamilton (condemnation and eminent domain law); Edmund H. Kendrick (environmental law); Gary Kilpatric (government relations law); Nancy M. King (government relations law); Walter J. Melendres (medical malpractice law, personal injury law); Thomas W. Olson (administrative law, energy law, health care), and Louis W. Rose (administrative law, environmental law).


iServe Residential Lending has opened a branch office in Santa Fe. iServe is a national, full-service mortgage bank headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. The company offers home loans in 16 states.

According to the company, the Santa Fe branch is staffed by local mortgage professionals with experience in the Santa Fe market. The branch is managed by Lawrence Gress, a senior mortgage loan originator for the past eight years with Gress Financial, LLC.

Local residential and commercial mortgage lender Marty Enfield, a Santa Fe mortgage loan originator for the past 16 years, has also joined the company.

The branch is at 502 W. Cordova St. in Santa Fe. For more information, call Larry Gress at 505-795-7579.


Longtime hotelier Adrian Perez, executive vice president of Heritage Hotels and Resorts, an Albuquerque hotel-management company, has been promoted to president.

Pam Bazant-Jung, the current president of Heritage, will become the new senior strategic planning adviser and will work closely with Jim Long, CEO of Heritage, and the executive team identifying strategic opportunities for the company, a statement said.

Heritage has hotels in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and elsewhere.

For more information visit www.HHandR.com.