Below are some of the activities with French interests that I know. Please let me know if you want, or do not want, to be listed here. The names and organizations are listed in no specific order.
Cherylanne Guillot Jones
Santa Fe
Cherylanne’s Guillot family hails back to Russia, France, and Canada. An author, her next book will be a science-fiction novel in the Star Trek series. Website and social media coming-up soon.
Dave Lagasse
Santa Fe
Dave Lagasse’s family is from Quebec. He has been in been in Santa Fe since 1976. His company makes a finger-flicking game, hence its name based on the French word “pichenette.” A must see, a must buy. www.pichenotte.com
Maryse Lapierre
In the Albuquerque area …
Singer, accordionist, half of Bébé La La, certified Music Together teacher with Harmonic Kids ABQ.
Clôdie Francois – Mesdames Carton
Taos
Eco-friendly furniture & lamps with original concepts and flair
French native, born in Paris, graduated in Literature & Psychology from the Sorbonne University, Clôdie began her artistic path teaching painting & literature classes in French high schools. She worked 15 years as a journalist for the daily newspaper “Liberation”. Meanwhile, she was also involved in theater arts, both on stage and backstage, as director, actor, and singer.
https://mesdamescarton.com/
clodiefrancois52@gmail.com
P.O. Box 322, Chamisal, NM 87521
(505) 689-1194
Raphaelle Goethals
Santa Fe
http://www.raphaellegoethals.com/
Mokha Laget
Santa Fe
http://www.hatchfund.org/user/apacheplumestudios
Dominique Mazeaud
Santa Fe
http://www.earthheartist.com/
Jean-Luc E. Cartron, Ph.D.
Albuquerque
Department of Biology, University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 http://biology.unm.edu/
Researcher at the University of New Mexico. Editor of the extraordinary book “Raptors of New Mexico“ (UNM Press, 2010) and author of various field guides. http://www.amazon.com/Raptors-New-Mexico-Jean-Luc-Cartron/dp/0826341454
French language courses and translations
Santa Fe:
Françoise Alexander
925-209-7804
francoisealexander@gmail.com
Albuquerque:
Alliance Française http://www.afabq.com/
Santa Fe Coaching
http://www.santafecoaching.com/
Le Cercle de Vie
http://www.cercledevie.com/
History of the French in New Mexico
“This” website!
https://frenchinnewmexico.com
The Corridor newspaper
Marc-Paul LaRouche and family.
The Corridor is a community newspaper based in Eldorado, near Santa Fe.
Marc-Paul’s family comes from France a long time ago, via Canada and, in the 1950s, Kentucky.
Catherine Y Fridey
catherinefridey@comcast.net
505-883-0094/505-252-9228
www.enchanteproductions.com
www.catherinefridey.com
Catherine Y. Fridey is a French-born actor, producer, and award-winning screenwriter. She was raised outside of Chicago, she has extensive travel experience, and now makes the multi-cultural state of New Mexico her home base. Her feature screenplays have placed in several competitions, and she is developing an animated television series called, “Time Travel Team.” Her website is worth watching!