1941 – 1943 Mrs. P.V. Thorson of Roswell served only six months as state president before her husband was promoted to executive position with the Sam Houston Boy Scout Council in Houston Texas. She spent her time in office travelling the state conducting Summer Institutes at teach of the state schools of higher learning in New Mexico. The Eugene Field Elementary PTA in Albuquerque held a flower show with the help of the children in the school, carried a Health Program and raised funds for needy children by holding a game night.
Mrs. George Wilcox was elected by the board of managers to fill the unexpired term of Mrs. Thorson. This was the second time that Mrs. Wilcox had stepped in to fill the unexpired term of a State President. The April 24-25 State Convention was held in Raton and was a most unusual convention city because it was cut off from the world by a flash flood. Few delegates reached the city except by way of Amarillo Texas. Raton had no water during convention and only ice drippings were available for drinking. No delegate was able to wash during the two days spent in Raton. Since December 7, the New Mexico Congress had cooperated closely with all defense and war efforts and in many instances sponsored identification and registration of children, nutrition classes, home nursing classes and classes in first aid. Dr. Wivel conducted a panel discussion on “What War Means to Us”.
1943 – 1946 Mrs. K.A. Yoder of Roswell was elected President at the April 1943 one-day State Convention whose theme was “Let Us Build a New Earth – through Religion, Education, Health and Economics”. Orated on the need to equalize the educational opportunities for rural youth with those of urban youth, promoted a sense of universal parenthood and pondered whether the war necessity was crowding out children’s interests and if “when the war was won and peace reigned whether our children are going to be able to appreciate and guard it”.
The Tinnie Elementary PTA in Roswell reported on their community school lunch program and planted a successful Victory Garden as evidenced by all the fruits and vegetables canned that Fall. National PTA created a wartime pledge that began: “We, the members of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers , in defense of our beloved country and our country’s most sacred heritage and responsibility, her growing sons and daughters, do hereby solemnly pledge ourselves, individually and as an organization:”
Regular radio broadcasts on PTA issues began in New Mexico, , with earnest mothers and fathers and compelling speakers taking the time to awaken the people generally to the need of spending individual thought, time, and effort toward helping steer our young people through the crisis and stabilizing them for the troubled era to follow. A survey was made to determine the scope and extent of child labor and to investigate conditions under which children were working (Due to war conditions).
In the fall of 1945 the membership for the State Congress was 8876.
1946 – 1948 Mrs. M.E. French of Portales was elected because of her outstanding personality and her diligent and faithful work in her own local PTA. In her first year the total units in the state totaled 95 and the membership rose to 11,342. She attended the National PTA Convention in Denver, Colorado. Safety Education was recommended by the New Mexico PTA to be taught as part of the instructional curriculum and emphasized in every public school in the state. During the Spring of 1947, all councils in the state were asked to prepare a kit for an overseas teacher for the National Red Cross. These kits were sent to the Greek, Polish, and Italian Red Cross for distribution.
Monte Vista Elementary PTA in Albuquerque (the oldest PTA unit in the state) still held the record for being the largest unit in the state with five hundred and fifty members.
1948 – 1950 Mrs. J. P. Brandenburg of Taos worked for the reorganization of the State Department of Education in a joint committee with the NMEA. New Mexico was chosen as one of the states to receive a scholarship at Northwestern University for a three-week workshop in PTA Leadership. The 1949 State Convention theme was “Peace and Security in Our Time”. They began a tradition of singing The Lord’s Prayer as the invocation at the banquet – each individual holding a small candle. The convention body voted to work toward advancement in the care of the mentally retarded, kindergartens and adult education.
2003 – 2005 Mrs. Leslie Boggs of Albuquerque
2007 – 2009 Mrs. Angi Gonzales-Carver of Albuquerque
2009 – 2011 Mrs. Mercedes Sandoval of Albuquerque
2011 – 2013 Mrs. Sue Holland of Raton
2013 – 2015 Mrs. Kim Kerschen of Albuquerque
2017 – 2019 Mrs. Wendy Ford-Licon of Albuquerque
2019 – 2022 Mrs. MaryBeth Weeks of Rio Rancho
2022 – 2022 Mrs. Stephanie Hansen of Albuquerque
2022 – 2023 Mrs. Tami Baker of Albuquerque