Carol Robertson López is the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors of Sister Cities International.  During her tenure Covid presented challenges and opportunities for the organization and saw new ways of connecting through an expanded Country Representative program.  She served six years as Mayor Protempore of Santa Fe, New Mexico and eight years as City Councilor.  Her current project is the Sixth U.S. China Sister Cities Summit in Tacoma, Washington on July 18-19, 2024.  Carol Chairs the Santa Fe Sister Cities Committee which serves ten sister cities. She is a Founding Board Member of the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.