Our Team

Richard Price

Director

The Chase Foundation hired Richard Price in 2006 as the director of the Chase Foundation. He was previously Executive Director of The Artesia Chamber of Commerce for 11 years in leading the organization through a multitude of projects instrumental to the success of the organization. Richard is a graduate of Artesia High school and obtained a Business Administration and Marketing Degree from Eastern New Mexico University.

He has three children: Taylor, Brian, and Kevin. Richard has been active on the community level with The City of Artesia Planning and Zoning Board, Greater Artesia Economic Development Corporation, Artesia Vocational Training Center Board of Directors and United Way Chairman.

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Ginny Bush

Associate Director

The Chase Foundation hired Ginny Bush in May of 2007 as Associate Director for the foundation. Nine years prior to her hire, Ginny served as Associate Director at the Artesia Chamber of Commerce. She has served as past president of Altrusa International, Inc. of Artesia, New Mexico, which is a community-based service organization, dedicated to providing charitable support for local service and literacy programs. Ginny has also been involved in the EF Foundation for Foreign Study, and other community programs benefiting our youth.

Ginny attended Bethesda Bible School (a private Christian school) in Gouverneur, NY. In 1978 Ginny married Kent Bush. They have three sons, Israel, Seth, and Jeremiah; a granddaughter and three grandsons. Ginny considers Trinity Temple Assembly of God in Artesia, her church home.

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Jennifer Urban

Education Coordinator

Jennifer Urban was hired by the Chase Foundation in July of 2015, coming from the Artesia Public Schools as a Math Teacher. Jennifer grew up in Upstate New York where she made her way to LeMoyne College in Syracuse, NY to play volleyball and attain her undergraduate degree in Mathematics with a minor in Education.

After graduating she moved to the greater Washington D.C. metro area where she spent the next 13 years teaching and coaching.  She was fortunate to earn a Masters degree in Education from George Mason University, during these years.

After a short stint in Las Cruces, NM she met her husband Matt.  The golf course industry brought Matt and Jennifer to the Artesia area where they fell in love with Southwest hospitality, the delicious New Mexican  cuisine and plentiful sunshine.

Family on the east coast has Jennifer, currently, living outside of Southeast NM and working remotely with the Chase Scholars.  She enjoys her tri-annual returns to New Mexico and being able to stop and visit scholars at campuses outside of the regular mid-semester touring route.

When not working you’ll most likely find Jennifer enjoying one, or more, of the following: exploring a new town, enjoying nature, hanging with family, playing pickleball, baking something sweet, nose in a good book, indulging on a piece of dark chocolate and/or sipping a strong cup of coffee.

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