Here Are the Candidates!
Current President and Director: Joel Yelich [2016-2025] has been a member of LCWA since 2004. He is a full-time resident of Santa Fe and is a researcher for a global executive search firm often relying on the Internet to work from home. Previously he worked in video production and computer consulting. Joel has been volunteering with LCWA for over ten years and has participated in many member installs. Joel graduated from Cornell College of Mt Vernon, Iowa, has lived in Santa Fe since 2000 and is originally from Wisconsin.
Nate Metheny has been a member of LCWA since 2013 and was Vice President of the Board of Directors from 2014-2016. Nate was trained in classical violoncello performance and attended Indiana University for solo performance studies. Nate has been using computers since the age of five and has held full-time positions in Information Technology since the age of sixteen after his early graduation from high school at fifteen. Nate has worked on the computing infrastructure at the Santa Fe Institute since 2004 and prior to that worked for several start-ups in and around Santa Fe.
Chris Napp has been a member of LCWA since 2006. Chris is a retired Forester and Environmental Planner with the USDA Forest Service. He and his wife Elaine have lived in Eldorado since building their own home in 1994.
Danny Santos has been a member of LCWA since January 2026. He moved to Santa Fe in August 2025 with his wife and two children from Tucson, Arizona. Originally from Oakland, California, Danny has spent the last decade in tech, specializing in technical account management, product operations, and corporate strategy. In a prior life he was a bartender, and in his dreams he is an agave spirit distiller. He is excited at the prospect of getting more involved in his new community.
Sage Stock has been a member of LCWA for just about a year. She has been in Madrid for 11 years and New Mexico 25 years. She is a retired occupational therapist. Her interest in being on the board is to understand how the organization works, with the goal of keeping the service reliable and affordable and the organization viable amid the competition.
Todd Yocham has been a member of LCWA for over 20 years and hosts an access point in the Village of Cerrillos. He has served as a Board Member many years ago and is ready to do so again. Todd is a New Mexico native and works in the beer brewing industry.