Staff

​Alex Lenzo, Rector

 Father Alex was baptized a Roman Catholic, raised a Southern Baptist, and now serves as an Episcopal priest. Thus he is a mutt and doesn't mind that designation at all. He is from Las Cruces and loves New Mexico. He is blessed with an amazing wife, Becca, and 4 fun and crazy children. He loves being a husband, dad, and priest.

Regina Hurley, Associate Priest

​​Born and raised a Roman Catholic in New Jersey, Mother Regina moved to New Mexico at age 45 with her husband, Michael. An attorney, she practiced law in N.M. for about 10 years.  Slowly but surely, God continued to nudge her towards serving in ministry; she was received into the Episcopal Church in 2012 and began her journey into the priesthood.  Mo. Regina loves watching for God's miracles in everyday life--in the ordinary stuff of life and in ordinary people is where God shows up! 

Jean Campbell, Assisting Priest

​Mother Jean retired and moved to Rio Rancho NM from the Mid Hudson Valley in 2015, where she had been rector of Trinity, Fishkill, NY for ten years. She was baptized at St. Clements Episcopal Church  in Buffalo, NY in 1946, and ordained to the priesthood in 1990 at St. Paul’s Chapel in NYC. Her interests are liturgical spirituality, traveling, singing, and reading murder mysteries.

Tracy Lang, Music Leader and Choral Director

​Tracy is originally from Boulder Colorado and holds two degrees from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Music, vocal performance and a BFA in Theatre Direction and design. 

She has worked in the fields of music and theatre for over 35 years.   She currently holds two other positions beside adding to St Francis Episcopal Church.  She is the Artistic Director of The New Mexico Women’s Chorus who just recently performed in Minneapolis at the 2024 Gala Choral Convention.  They also perform in and around New Mexico.

​Tracy has taken her choirs to Carnegie Hall to perform by invitation twice, and her children’s Handbell choir from St Mark’s Episcopal School, Houston, also performed around New York City at Lincoln Center, St John’s the Divine Cathedral and the United Nations.
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Tracy is married to Nicholas Lang and they have three adult children, all of whom reside here in the Albuquerque area.  She and her husband and 2 of the kids live in the east mountains and thoroughly enjoy their home, kids and dogs. 
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Natalie Cohen,
Music Leader and Accompanist

​Natalie is currently pursuing a master's degree in music performance at the University of New Mexico. She is originally from Southern Idaho and is extremely excited to explore the opportunities here in New Mexico. With her education and experience in both violin and piano, she wishes sharing the gift of music with everyone at St. Francis!

Irene Martinez
Children's Minister

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Irene Martinez was born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She works as a social worker for PB&J Family Services. In her free time she enjoys snuggling with her two cats, photographing life's great moments and exploring new recipes with her husband. 

Volunteer Leaders

Paula Mote,
​Social Media and Sunday Livestream

​Paula was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM, and is a cradle Episcopalian. She has a wonderful husband, Ed, and two awesome children. A graduate of UNM and a lifelong learner of stuff. She has been blessed to put the "stuff" she has learned to work as a former Youth Group Mentor, Standing Committee Member, and Missioner of Camp Stoney and Youth & Young Adults for the Diocese. Some of her favorite things are knitting, RV travel, learning new things, and Valentine's day.

​Vestry (Board of Directors)

Below you will find pictures and names of our Vestry members. ​The Vestry is the governing board of the parish. They are responsible for the church's finances, building, and legal matters. They also help discern our parish's Mission, Vision, and Focus - in other words, where is God guiding us to put our time, money, and energy? To contact a vestry member please use the Contact Us page and put "Vestry" in the subject line.

Vestry Members (pictures being updated):
​Julia Allen, Matthew Collins, Heath Gossett, Davis Hobdy, Bruce Hunn, Scott Klaverkamp, Francesca MacDowell, Paula Mote, JohnPaul Tow, Cathryn Varney, Fr. Alex (Rector)
Officers:
Sharla Parrish, Clerk
Autumn Rainey, Treasurer