Mr. Ralph Mims is the Economic Development manager for the Village of Los Lunas. His outgoing personality makes him easy to approach for a friendly conversation and to recruit businesses into both the Los Lunas and Albuquerque communities.  He has a great track record of attracting businesses into Valencia County, thereby, creating good paying jobs in our communities.  By doing this, Mr. Mims is making a vital contribution to the State’s economic ecosystem.

Near and dear to Mr. Mims’ heart — is to recruit black businesses to Los Lunas, NM.  By doing this, he’s involved with, bringing up the economic development vitality of the black community.  He is also very passionate about educating our young people on the value of ownership.  He addresses the issue and mitigation strategies on generational wealth, financial assets that are passed on and built upon with each generation within a family that is particularly important to the future financial security in the Black community.  It’s the foundation for opportunities and access to better education, health and jobs.  Mr. Mims has been the go-to person to help carry this message forward by speaking to young and seasoned individuals in Albuquerque about investing in Real Estate.  He is the owner of the R. Mims World Group, LLC that invests in real estate.

According to the Economic Policy Group, “Housing equity makes up about two-thirds of all wealth in the typical (median) household.  In short, for median families, the racial wealth gap is primarily a housing wealth gap.”

Mr. Mims suggests that the attitude about real estate needs to shift in order to take the first step into building generational wealth through real estate.  This is one of the ways in which just about anybody can create an additional stream of income.  Mr. Mims is a true hero to the African American Community regarding how to generate wealth for ourselves and future family members.

Mr. Mims has impacted the Albuquerque Alumnae Chapter by serving as a guest speaker and panelist at the Economic Summit, which was held by the Albuquerque Alumnae Chapter. He also served as a judge at one of our Shark Tank events for our Delta Growing and Empowering Myself Successfully (GEMS), where he gave the teenage girls awesome advice and tips on how to get their businesses started so that they too can become a successful entrepreneur.