Leadership panel featuring Steve Stucker, Rebekah Latham, General Miguel Aguilar, and Jon Patten.

Voice of a Lion

A dynamic panel discussion featuring Steve Stucker, Rebekah Latham, Major General Miguel Aguilar, and Jon Patten. This episode offers an in-depth look into the diverse leadership styles and experiences of these four exceptional leaders. **Steve Stucker** is best known for his 48-year radio and TV career and was the Morning Show Weatherman on KOB4 in NM for 33 years. He received a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and has been inducted into the NM Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta Hall of Fame. In 2023, Steve retired from broadcasting to devote his life to full-time ministry and public service as a motivational speaker and teacher. He is the founder and Director of Up B4 the Son Ministries & Charities, which has provided nearly 20,000 NM children with clean, comfortable beds free of charge. Steve has over 75,000 followers on social media, where you can find his Facebook page, Steve Stucker, New Mexico Weatherman. **Rebekah Latham** is the CEO of Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails, one of 111 independent Girl Scouts organizations in the USA and overseas. She started as a radio personality in Tampa, Florida, then moved to New Mexico in 2003, where she launched a career in tourism and marketing and earned the title of New Mexico’s Tourism Professional of the Year. Appointed as Cabinet Secretary of Tourism in 2015 by Governor Susana Martinez, Rebekah was later honored as National Mother of the Year® in 2017 by American Mothers, Inc. She joined the American Mothers Board of Directors before becoming CEO in 2019, later taking on the role of CEO at Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails in March 2020. Rebekah resides in Albuquerque with her husband, Scott, and two children, who are active in sports, scouting, and the youth group at New Covenant Church. **Major General Miguel Aguilar**, New Mexico Adjutant General, began his military career at the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, NM. He commissioned in the New Mexico National Guard and became a Platoon Leader for A Battery, 1-200th Air Defense Artillery, holding numerous positions within the 1-200th Air Defense Artillery Company and Battalion. In 1999, BG Aguilar transferred to the 515th Regional Training Institute, where he held positions as a TAC officer, Company Commander, and S1. In 2005, Aguilar deployed and earned numerous decorations, including the Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon with Numeral 2, North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal, Multinational Force and Observers Medal, and the Combat Action Badge. **Jon Patten**, Chairman of Dion’s, has been an entrepreneur since he was a boy when, in third grade, he bought toys wholesale and sold them to classmates. At St. John’s College in Annapolis, he began to learn the value of different opinions and the benefits of open, honest discussion. Jon’s restaurant career began in 1978 with the purchase of New York Pizza with partner William Scott. They started with one employee and no restaurant management degrees or experience. Jon was CEO for 35 years and continues today as Chairman of the Board. Jon lives in Corrales, NM, is married, and has four sons. He has been a Vistage International member since 1998 and Chair until 2021. Jon has served as a founding board member of ACCION, Viante New Mexico, and several other non-profit organizations. --- Home - Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers https://cg-engrs.com/ LifeQuestusa.org ClaySchroff.com