New Mexicans to Know: This is how Dion’s chief people officer thinks outside the (pizza) box


A slice of sausage or ground beef pizza with mushrooms and artichoke hearts, paired with a side salad. That’s Tracy Bredeson’s go-to Dion’s order. If she wants to mix things up, then it’s a ham and cheese sub with Greek dressing.

As the chief people officer for Dion’s, Bredeson doesn’t have to think too hard about the menu.

Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Bredeson and her husband moved to New Mexico in October 2020. They had visited the Land of Enchantment a few times on vacation…

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