Michael Lujan, MPA., Project Director

Out of School Time Network

Out-Of-School Time Network Project Director with the New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community, a statewide network intermediary that supports the healthy development of youth throughout New Mexico by supporting the field of youth development, its' youth-serving organizations and youth development practitioners.

The New Mexico Out-of-School Time Network is a project of the New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community that is focused on:

• Building a diverse statewide afterschool network
• Garnering the resources necessary to support New Mexico out-of-school time opportunities for school-age children
• Assessing breadth and depth of out-of-school time programming in New Mexico and tying to varied program supports
• Influencing New Mexico State policy and legislation as defined by out-of-school time network stakeholders from across the state.

Mr. Lujan comes to the Forum by way of the Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) where he coordinated and managed nine 21st Century Programs, The Albuquerque Community Schools Project, and The Albuquerque Community Learning Centers Project. Michael was instrumental in creating nine different and independent partnership teams that helped manage the afterschool programs. Michael is one of the original members of the Out-of-School Time Network and has helped push the movement for quality after-school and out of school time programs.

The Albuquerque Community Learning Centers Projects have been recognized as being a “culturally responsive” program by the National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) and highlighted in their Afterschool Tool Kits.

Michael is an Albuquerque native and a product of the Albuquerque Public School System. He graduated from Rio Grande High School and earned an Associates Degree in Business Management from the University of New Mexico (UNM).  Michael continued his studies at UNM and earned his Bachelors degree in University Studies, followed by a Master’s Degree in Public Administration concentrating on Human Resource Development.

Contact Michael Lujan via email at mlujan@nmforumforyouth.org