1989

Born and raised in a mixed race working family in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Adrian N. Carver is a community development practitioner with two decades of experience turning civic participation into real outcomes. His work spans public policy, organizational management, and community engagement — all grounded in the belief that progress lasts when people are part of it.
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Adrian has led neighborhood, nonprofit, and statewide coalitions that have reshaped policy and expanded protections for New Mexicans. He started his career as a youth organizer turned Positive Youth Development practitioner. As president of the Nob Hill Neighborhood Association, he helped secure the transfer of neighborhood protections into the city’s Integrated Development Ordinance. As executive director of Equality New Mexico, he led bipartisan efforts that strengthened New Mexico’s human rights laws.
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Today, Adrian serves as Executive Director of the Revitalize San Pedro Partnership, a Main Street America accredited program leading corridor-scale revitalization in Albuquerque’s International District and Uptown. He also serves as a Commissioner and Vice Chair on Albuquerque’s Environmental Planning Commission, the American Planning Association’s Legislative and Policy Committee, Chair of the Greater Albuquerque Active Transportation Committee and is a board member for the New Mexico Coalition of Main Street Communities. Adrian is an infrastructure Engagement Partner with Sustainability Partners.

A graduate of the University of New Mexico with degrees in Spanish and a Master of Community & Regional Planning, Adrian brings a planner’s discipline and a strategist’s eye to the work of building systems that endure.