Doris was born and raised in Santa Fe, with ancestors from Youngsville New Mexico and the Jicarilla Apache nation. After 30 years working at the Museums of New Mexico in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and throughout the state, she retired from the NM Department of Cultural Affairs and has been devoting time to Meals on Wheels and other local charities. As President of Endo, she has drawn on her extensive knowledge of the local community to assemble a dream team of Architect, Electrician, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer and local tradesmen to build out the dispensary and the grow rooms.