Gary Benton

Tree NM board member since June 2017
Treasurer since 2018.

Gary retired as a process engineer in June 2016, after a 20-year career at the Intel Corporation in Rio Rancho NM. He then spent the 2017 tax season working in a local accounting office. While there he took CNM accounting classes and honed his accounting skills at work. In 2018 Gary began his own bookkeeping company. Gary Benton LLC, dba The Benton Company. There he caters to the bookkeeping needs of small businesses and non-profits. Gary provides many services to Tree NM including payroll, limited accounting services and he often lends his truck to Tree NM planting events.
Born in Ohio and raised in Michigan, Gary moved to New Mexico in April 1980 and has been a resident for 40 years now. He and his wife Gina have been exclusive for 31 years. They have 4 children and 5 grandchildren, 2 dogs and a cat.