Desert Oasis Bios

Tami Pacheco
Executive Director and Founder of the Desert Oasis Recovery Program, she is a long time resident of Albquerque, New Mexico. Tami attended the University of New Mexico where she double majored in psychology and sociology. As a recovering alcoholic herself, Tami understands just how damaging the effects of drug addiction and alcoholism are to our very souls. "I believe that our society teaches us to put aside our feelings from the time we enter this world. We are taught not to feel and are often are not given the appropriate tools to deal with damaging experiences. As a result we learn to mask our pain, our anger and all other socially unacceptable feelings. I have learned that with acknowledgment of our experiences and acceptance of them, we can learn new life skills to promote the best chance of better living".

Luis Mike Alvidrez
A graduate of the University of New Mexico and is currently enrolled in the University of New Mexico's Masters Program for Exercise Science. He is a Certified Personal Trainer from the National Science Academy of Sports Medicine, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and he is a Personal Fitness Teacher for World Instructor Training Schools. He is the owner of Upward Motion Personal Training Studio located at in the Nob Hill Shopping Center off of Central Avenue in Albuquerque, NM. Mr. Alvidrez's companies website address is http://www.upwardmotionpt.com.