Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of five profiles on women associated with the University of New Mexico, who have been recognized by Albuquerque Business First as women of influence in New Mexico.
The University of New Mexico’s Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at UNM Medical Group, Inc. Marjorie Goldstein said she considers herself to be a humble person that has had success due to her strong financial capabilities.
She helped raise $143 million in financing to open UNM Sandoval Regional Medical Center, according to Albuquerque Business First.
Goldstein serves as a treasurer on two different boards: the New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance, which helps make clinical trials available to patients throughout New Mexico, and the Albuquerque SANE Collaborative, which provides sexual assault and domestic violence victims with specialized care, she said.
“For me it’s just been a matter of seeing more of what goes on out in our community; it just helps you grow as an individual, helps you appreciate the diversity of our community,” she said. “Over time, for me at least, I’ve become more and more confident in my abilities, in my skills and be able to bring that to others, like in the non-profit organizations for the boards on which I serve. It is just nice that I can help make a difference.”
While working on the New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance board, the organization grew even closer to Goldstein’s heart when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2016 and later became a cancer survivor, she said.
“I’ve had members of my family who have had (a) cancer diagnosis or have died from cancers, so it's (serving on the New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance board) always had some meaning but it became even closer with my own diagnosis,” Goldstein said.
Goldstein’s life experiences drive her and help her listen to others. Serving with the Albuquerque SANE Collaborative she has heard stories that have moved her through the years, she said.
A few years ago at a fundraiser celebrating 15 years of the Albuquerque SANE Collaborative, one of their past patients spoke and her story moved her, Goldstein said.
“She spoke beautifully, she talked about her experience with domestic abuse and the experience she had under the care of the SANE nurse, and it was so incredibly touching, and it just helped you understand why we do what we do,” she said.
Goldstein also finds happiness at home.
“I have two daughters both adopted from China who are just the light of my life,” she said.
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Her daughters are young women in college right now, and they are a big part of what has transformed Goldstein over the years beyond the work that she does, she said.
“I enjoy having fun. I love being with my family. I enjoy going to musical theater. I mean, that makes me so happy,” she said
Amy Byres is a news and culture reporter at the Daily Lobo. She primarily writes profiles on DACA recipients. She can be contacted at culture@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @amybyres12.
