Governance and Personnel
N E W M E X I C O S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y
Administration
Dr. Valerio Ferme, President of the NMSU System
Dr. Lakshmi Reddi, Interim Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Board of Regents
Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor of New Mexico, Ex Officio Regent (Santa Fe, N.M.)
Ammu Devasthali, Chair (Las Cruces, N.M.)
Christopher T. Saucedo, Vice Chair (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Ricardo (Rico) Gonzales, Member (Las Cruces, N.M.)
Marisol Olivas, Member (Las Cruces, N.M.)
Deborah Romero, Member (Las Cruces, N.M.)
Advisory Members
Dr. Vimal Chaitanya, Faculty Senate Chair
Donna Johnson, Employee Council Chair
Ala Alhalholy, ASNMSU President
D O Ñ A A N A C O M M U N I T Y C O L L E G E
Administration
Dr. Mónica Torres, Chancellor of the NMSU System Community Colleges
Dr. Rigo Rincones, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Kelly Brooks, Vice President for Business and Finance
Amadeo E. Ledesma, Vice President for Student Services
Kristi Martin, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Relationships
Advisory Board
Robert Wofford, President (Las Cruces Public Schools)
Arlean Murillo, Vice President (Gadsden Independent School District)
Richard Marquez, Secretary (Hatch Valley Public Schools)
Joaquin Legarreta, Member (Hatch Valley Public Schools)
Christian Lira, Member (Gadsden Independent School District)
Patrick Nolan, Member (Las Cruces Public Schools)
Ex Officio Members
Travis L. Dempsey, Superintendent, Gadsden Independent School District
Michael Chavez, Superintendent, Hatch Valley Public Schools
Ignacio Ruiz, Superintendent, Las Cruces Public Schools
Associate Vice Presidents
Shannon Bradley, Academic Affairs
Gerald Lisik, Information Technology (Business and Finance)
Jennifer Hodges, Institutional Analysis (Strategic Initiatives and Relationships)
Jesse Haas, Student Engagement (Student Services)
Academic Division Deans
Joe Butler, Interim Advanced Technologies Division
Michelle Guzman-Armijo, Interim Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Division
Jonathan Mark Nunley, Business and Public Services Division
Josefina Carmona, Health Sciences Division
Joe Butler, Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Division