2008 News Releases

For immediate release:
April 24, 2008

Media contact:
James Hoard
Phone: (214) 922-5307
e-mail: james.hoard@dal.frb.org

Laura Mathers Conniff Appointed to Dallas Fed’s El Paso Branch Board

DALLAS—The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has appointed Laura Mathers Conniff of Las Cruces to the bank’s El Paso Branch Board of Directors. She will serve the unexpired portion of a term ending Dec. 31, 2008.

Conniff is qualifying broker and co-owner of Mathers Realty, Inc. and co-owner of Conniff F Cross Farm.

She is a member of the New Mexico State University Board of Regents, previously serving as chairman.  She also served as president of the NMSU Foundation.

She is a member of the Las Cruces Board of Realtors and the National Board of Realtors.

Conniff holds a bachelor’s degree from New Mexico State University and was inducted into the University’s Business Hall of Fame in 2004.  She is married to Dr. John Conniff and has two children, Ryan and Sarah Paulowsky.

The El Paso Branch board consists of seven members, four appointed by the Dallas Fed board and three by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington, D.C.

For more information on the Dallas Fed, visit www.dallasfed.org.

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