Awards Event
Save the Date!
Thanks to all who attended!
Tuesday April, 23rd 2024
11:00 am - 1:15 pm
Event Registration is closed.
This event recognized the businesses in New Mexico that qualify for the Family Friendly Business Award®. These businesses help grow New Mexico's economy by creating a family friendly workplace that improves businesses, our workforce and our communities.
This event will honor and recognize the businesses in New Mexico that qualify for the Family Friendly Business Award®. These businesses help grow New Mexico's economy by creating a family friendly workplace that improves businesses, our workforce and our communities.
Save the Date
Thursday, April 30th, 2026
Sandia Resort & Casino
10:45am - 1:00pm
Celebrate with us at the 2026 Family Friendly Business Awards Luncheon! This annual event honors New Mexico businesses that are setting the standard for family friendly workplaces, supporting employees, strengthening communities, and driving economic vitality across the state.
This year’s luncheon will feature
- Recognition of award-winning businesses across all levels, including our new Platinum Sustainability category
- Opportunities to connect with business and community leaders from across New Mexico
- Inspiring stories and best practices to take back to your workplace
- A vibrant celebration of innovation, inclusivity, and care in action
Save the Date and join us as we recognize the outstanding employers who make New Mexico a great place to live and work.
Thursday, April 30th, 2026
10:45am - 1:00pm
Sandia Resort & Casino
(30 Rainbow Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113)
Celebrate with us at the 2026 Family Friendly Business Awards Luncheon! This annual event honors New Mexico businesses that are setting the standard for family friendly workplaces, supporting employees, strengthening communities, and driving economic vitality across the state.
All ticket holders will receive
Award Plaque
All award recipients will receive a physical award plaque.
presented on stage during luncheon
Swag
Official swag and goodies from event sponsors.
given day of event
Program
Printed program included with swag.
provided in swag bag day of event
Keynote speaker
Brigid Schulte
Brigid Schulte is an award winning journalist and New York Times best selling author
Networking
meet business leaders from across the state
Lunch
all attendees will enjoy lunch during the awards celebration
View & Download Photos
Download Award Presentation Photos + more
You are invited to view photographs from the 2023 NM Family Friendly Business Awards Luncheon. All of the photos are available for download at high resolution, directly from the galleries.
View & Download Photos »View & Download Photos at https://katethephotographer.com/2023ffnmawards
Also available! Magic Mirror photo booth photos Magic Mirror Dropbox download
2025 Awards Luncheon Tickets
Wednesday April 30th, 2025 at Sandia Resort & Casino
Single tickets – $100
Table of 10 – $1000
Renewal Deadline Extended– 4/10/24
*Family Friendly Business Award® Applications must be completed by Wednesday, April 10, 2024 to receive your recognition plaque during the event.Event Schedule
Schedule at a glance:
- Registration, Networking & Entertainment – Network, visit exhibitors, enjoy hors d'oeuvres, entertainment by Felipe Ruibal, and take your pictures at the photo booth
- Book Signing with Brigid Schulte, hosted by Flyby Provisions and Bookworks
- Welcome & Lunch – Royale Da, KOAT TV Anchor and Amanda Armenta, Board Treasurer
- Ten Years of Impact – Giovanna Rossi, Founder and Board President
- Keynote Conversation – A conversation with New York Times bestselling author Brigid Schulte and Giovanna Rossi
- Special Announcement – Congratulations to 10 out of 10 Year Award Recipients
- Sponsor Spotlight – Vanessa Gonzales, Albuquerque Plumbing Heating & Cooling
- Recognition of New Mexico’s Family Friendly Businesses
- Closing Remarks, evaluations, team photos, and book signing
Keynote speaker:
Brigid Schulte is a journalist, keynote speaker, and author of Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life and the New York Times bestselling Overwhelmed: Work, Love & Play when No One has the Time. She was an award-winning journalist for The Washington Post and part of the team that won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. She is the director of the Better Life Lab, the work-family justice, care and gender equity program at New America. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Harvard Business Review, the Financial Times, and others.
Live Music by Felipe Ruibal & Los Norteados:
Experience a powerful live performance by Felipe Ruibal & Los Norteados, blending the soulful melodies of rancheras and norteño with passionate storytelling. Their music celebrates culture, community, and tradition, creating a vibrant atmosphere.
Our Emcee: Royale Da:
Guiding us through this inspiring event is Royale Da, Emmy-winning journalist and KOAT-TV morning news anchor.
A proud member of the San Ildefonso Pueblo, Royale has over 20 years of experience in journalism and has won three Emmys and numerous awards from the New Mexico Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press.
Keynote speaker
Corinne Low
Corinne Low is an Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches an award-winning class on the economics of gender and discrimination. Her research has been published in top journals such as the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Journal of Political Economy. Her first book, Having It All: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and Getting the Most Out of Yours, published by Flatiron, is a USA Today national bestseller and Amazon best book of the year. She was named one of Poets and Quants 40 MBA Professors under 40 in 2024. Corinne and her work have also been featured by major popular media outlets, including The New York Times, Bloomberg, New York Magazine, CBS Mornings, and Forbes. Corinne regularly speaks to and advises firms in addition to teaching in Wharton’s Executive Education programs. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University, her B.S. in Economics and Public Policy from Duke University, and formerly worked for McKinsey and Company.
Purchase Tickets
2025 Awards Luncheon Tickets
– Sold Out! –
Purchase Tickets
2026 Sponsors
Signature Sponsor
Champion Sponsors
Advocate Sponsors
Promoter Sponsors
Sunny505 • Bank of America
Partnership Sponsor
Media Sponsors
Become a Sponsor
We have designed wonderful ways for event sponsors to be recognized for the service they provide and for their family friendly workplace culture. Our sponsors help us continue the work of highlighting New Mexico businesses with family friendly policies and providing resources for businesses to increase and improve their policies. With sponsorship support Family Friendly New Mexico can grow the community of businesses that make New Mexico better for all families.
Interested in sponsoring the event? Please contact us at info@nmfamilyfriendlybusiness.org for more information.
Website Recognition – Sponsor Page
Your logo placed on our sponsor page on the Family Friendly New Mexico website. Sponsor logos with links to your website available for Signature, Champion, and Grow level sponsorships. Support Sponsors will have unlinked name recognition.
Social Media Visibility
FFNM actively posts on Facebook and LinkedIn. Your logo will be placed in sponsor gratitude posts.
Logo Recognition – Networking Events
Your logo will be featured as a sponsor on all email blasts, social media campaigns and printed material for our in-person member-only networking events held quarterly.
Guest Blog Post
The Family Friendly Workplace Blog is a wealth of resources and connections. Your guest blog post will join other posts by well recognized awardees and thought leaders. Each blog post will be promoted through email and social media campaigns.
Facebook Live Interview
Our interviews promote some of our guest blog posts throughout the year and are used on social media and other outlets to promote the blog content and awardee recognition.
Logo Recognition – Email Newsletters
The FFNM team sends out 35,000 emails, 56 to 65 email newsletters annually. Your logo will be featured as a 2024 sponsor.
All FFAM Benefits
Based on sponsorship level, sponsors receive all Family Friendly Awardee Membership (FFAM) program benefits including family friendly networking events, professional consulting on family friendly policies and family friendly CEU approved workshops. Details below.
All Program Support Benefits
Sponsors receive all program support benefits including Family Friendly Business Award® window cling, social media recognition posts, print advertising, press release template, premium business directory listing & job board and internal promo package. Details below.
Quarterly Learning Luncheon Host – Exclusively for Signature Sponsors
Be recognized as the host of one (1) learning luncheon event on all event promotion including email blasts, social media posts and on the FFNM website. A member from your organization will also be invited to be on the panel.
Tickets to Business Awards Luncheon
You will receive tickets to our annual Family Friendly Business Award® Luncheon. This event is attended by 350-450 New Mexico business leaders recognizing awardees and businesses and provides an opportunity for networking, celebration, engagement and fun!
Trade Table
You will receive a trade style table to set up and use to network and promote your business or service during the networking session of our annual Business Awards Luncheon.
Swag Bag Item
Promote your business by providing a swag bag item for our annual Business Awards Luncheon. Swag items are given to all attendees.
Website Recognition - Business Awards Luncheon Page
Your logo will be placed on the sponsor page of our Family Friendly New Mexico website. Sponsor logos with links to your website available for Signature, Champion, and Grow level sponsorships. Support Sponsors will have unlinked name recognition.
Logo Recognition – Printed Program, Email Blasts and Entry Banners
Your logo will be placed on the printed program for the annual Business Awards Luncheon, as well as on all email blasts, social media campaigns, electronic media and physical entry banners at the event.
Logo Recognition – Event Presentation
Your logo will be positioned on the stage backdrop at the annual Business Awards Luncheon and be shown prominently during the entirety of the presentation slides.
Special Thanks from Founder and CEO
A shout out from stage by our founder and CEO during the annual Business Awards Luncheon.
Podium Time
Signature and Champion Sponsors will be able to address over 300 attendees at the annual Business Awards Luncheon. Signature sponsors present Platinum awards with 3 minutes of podium time. Champion sponsors present the gold level awards, no additional podium time.
Logo Printed on all Family Friendly Business Award® Plaques
Signature sponsors will have your logo placed on our annual award plaques. These beautiful awards are displayed in business across the state of New Mexico.
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2025 Sponsors
Signature Sponsor
Champion Sponsors
Advocate Sponsors
Promoter Sponsors
Sunny505 • Bank of America
Partnership Sponsor
Media Sponsors
Become a Sponsor
We have designed wonderful ways for event sponsors to be recognized for the service they provide and for their family friendly workplace culture. Our sponsors help us continue the work of highlighting New Mexico businesses with family friendly policies and providing resources for businesses to increase and improve their policies. With sponsorship support Family Friendly New Mexico can grow the community of businesses that make New Mexico better for all families.
Interested in sponsoring the event? Please contact Zoe at marketing@nmfamilyfriendlybusiness.org for more information.
What is The Family Friendly Business Awards Luncheon?
This event will honor the businesses in New Mexico that qualify for the Family Friendly Business Award® and recognize those businesses on the path to creating a family friendly workplace.
Having policies that help your workers balance their family and work life, helps businesses compete for the most qualified employees. Businesses that provide family friendly policies to their employees create a better New Mexico by generating a more stable economy with increased household incomes and asset building capacity.
The Family Friendly Business Award® recognizes those businesses that are making a good business decision as well as creating a better New Mexico. Family Friendly New Mexico aims to help businesses implement more family friendly policies. We invite you to apply for an award and come to our luncheon to meet the other family friendly businesses in New Mexico.
Together, we can boost the New Mexico economy by attracting the best!
About
The Family Friendly New Mexico initiative takes a positive approach to transforming workplace policies in the state by: offering training and resources on how businesses can adopt more family friendly policies; awards and recognizes businesses that offer their employees family friendly benefits; and, acts as a resource and clearinghouse of information for businesses and community leaders as they develop policies on issues such as paid family leave, retirement planning and health insurance. In 2010, approximately 60% of New Mexico children had all parents in the workplace.
Family Friendly New Mexico is a non-profit initiative that recognizes New Mexico businesses with family friendly policies. It does not advocate for legislation or regulation but simply works to promote family friendly business practices to New Mexico business.
Family Friendly New Mexico was created by the New Mexico Task Force on Work-Life Balance to recognize and celebrate New Mexico businesses that have family friendly policies in place, including paid leave, health support, work schedules and economic support. Any New Mexico business is eligible to apply for the Family Friendly Business Award®.
For a full list of family friendly policies, to learn more about the Family Friendly New Mexico initiative and see if your company qualifies, please browse our website.