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NNMC Fall 2024 - Summer 2025 Catalog 
  
NNMC Fall 2024 - Summer 2025 Catalog

Administration, Staff, & Faculty



Board of Regents

Michael A. Martin President of the Board
Erica Rita Velarde, PE Vice-President
Porter Swentzell, PhD Secretary/Treasurer
Ruben Archuleta Member
Casandra Batista-Dauz Member

Chief Executive Officer

Hector Balderas, JD, CFE President, Northern New Mexico College

Academic Officers

Larry Guerrero, EdD Interim Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Larry Guerrero, EdD Associate VP for Student Affairs

Administrative Officers

Theresa Storey Chief Financial/Compliance Officer
Scott Stokes Chief Information Officer
Matt Baca, JD Legal Counsel

Chairpersons - NNMC

Lori Baca, DBA Chair, Department of Business Administration
Lori Franklin, MA Chair, Language & Letters
Ashis Nandy, PhD Chair, Engineering & Technology
Sushmita Nandy, PhD Chair, Biology, Chemistry, & Environmental Science
Sneha Chakradhar, PhD Chair, Department Arts & Human Sciences
Sandra Rodriguez, PhD Chair, Department of Education
Ellen Trabka, MSN Chair, Department of Nursing & Health Sciences
Ana Vasilic, PhD Chair, Mathematics & Physical Science

Chairpersons - NNMC Branch Community College

Joseph Padilla Chair, Department of Technical Trades

Academic Program Directors

Melanie Colgan, MSN, RN Director, ADN Nursing Program
Johanna Case-Hofmeister, MFA Director, Integrated Studies/Arts

Administrative Directors / Coordinators / Managers

Jesus Aragon Director, Athletics/Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Janice Baca, BBA Registrar
Karen Baker-Jepsen, MA Director, Human Resources
Julianna Barbee, MA Director, Small Business Development Center
Tobe Bott-Lyons, PhD Director, Upward Bound
Courtney Bruch, MLS Director, Assessment & Accreditation
Lynn Chamberlain, MA Project Director, Title III
Kristy Dyer, MA Project Director, Title V CASSA & F2F
Nick Eckhert, MPA/MPH Grants Manager & Special Projects
Emma Hashman, MA Director, Admissions & Recruitment
  Director, Educational Opportunity Center
Sandy Krolick, MA Creative Director, Communications & Marketing
Valentina Livingston, MA Coordinator, Veterans Resource Center
Farjahan Shawon, PhD Director, Center for Distance Learning
Shawn Madrid Director, Facilities, Safety & Security
Sara McCormick, MA Career Services Specialist
Alejandra Jaramillo, BAIS Director, High School Equivalency Program (HEP)
Cecilia Romero Director, Continuing Education/Adult Education
Edwina Romero, MEd Director, Dual Credit
Carmella Sanchez, MS Director, Institutional Research
Martin Shupla, MLS Director, Ben Lujan Library
Ambrosia Tuero, BA Director, Advisement
Stephanie Vigil-Roybal, MA Director, College Assistance Migrants Program
Tammy Winston, BA Student Life Coordinator

Full-Time Faculty - NNMC

Sadia Ahmed, Assistant Professor
University of South Florida: PhD, 2014

George Ackerman, Lecturer
Capella University of Minnesota: PhD, 2012

Ken Armstrong, Associate Professor
Capella University: DNP, 2018

Ali Nazim Aslan, Assistant Professor 
Texas Tech University: MS, 2023

Lori Baca, Associate Professor
University of Phoenix: D.B.A., 2014

Teresa Beaty, Associate Professor
University of Texas at Arlington: PhD, 2014

Robert Beshara, Associate Professor
University of West Georgia: PhD, 2018

G. Scott Braley, Assistant Professor
Colorado State University: PhD, 2019

Sean Bowman, Visiting Professor
The University of Texas, MA 2006

Johanna Case-Hofmeister, Assistant Professor
Yale University: MFA, 2013

Sneha Chakradhar, Assistant Professor
Jamia Millia Islamia (Central University): PhD, 2015

Steven Cox, Associate Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: PhD, 1988

Wesley Colgan III, Assistant Professor
Oregon State University: PhD, 1997

Melanie Colgan, Assistant Professor
University of New Mexico: MSN, 2004

Betty Espinoza, Instructor
Northern New Mexico Community College: AAS, 1995

Lori Franklin, Associate Professor
California State University: MA, 1989

Kiersten Figurski, Lecturer
New Mexico Highlands University: MA, 2016

Gloriadell Gonzales, Instructor
Northern New Mexico College: Certificate, 2008

Ana Malinalli X. Gutiérrez Sisneros, Associate Professor
New Mexico State University: PhD, 2017

Michael Gideon, Assistant Professor
Capella University: PhD, 2020

Roxaan Gorden, Instructor
Georgetown University: MSN,

Anne Gray, Assistant Professor
Purdue University: PhD, 2020

Michael Harper, Assistant Professor
University of Idaho, MFA, 2024

Joan Hodge, Assistant Professor
University of Texas-Austin: MSN, 1976

David Lindblom, Associate Professor
Institute of American Indian Arts: MFA, 2016

Brenda Linnell, Associate Professor
University of Texas-El Paso: PhD, 2011

Theresa Lopez, Instructor
University of New Mexico: MSN, 2007

Rachel Meijklejohn, Assistant Professor
Western New Mexico University: ABD, 2005

J.B.Moore, Instructor
University of Oxford: MFA, 2000

Alberto Mares, Assistant Professor
New Mexico Highlands University: EdS, 2019

Ashis Nandy, Associate Professor
Pennsylvania State University: PhD, 2012

Sushmita Nandy, Associate Professor
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India: PhD, 2012

Sandra Rodriguez, Associate Professor
University of New Mexico: PhD, 2001

Mehdi Nikpour, Assistant Professor,
University of Toledo: PhD, 2012

Robert Tierney, Assistant Professor
University of Tuente (Netherlands): PhD, 2014

David Torres, Associate Professor
University of New Mexico: PhD, 1996

Ellen Trabka, Associate Professor
University of Massachusetts-Lowell: MSN, 1995

Ana Vasilic, Associate Professor
University of Delaware: PhD, 2009

Simon Vaz, Assistant Professor
Nova Southeastern University: EdS, 2006

Rhiannon West, Associate Professor
University of New Mexico: PhD, 2013

Heather Winterer, Associate Professor
University of Nevada-Las Vegas: PhD, 2007

Margaret Zak, Assistant Professor
Oregon Health and Science University: MN, 2010

Stephanie Zawadzki, Lecturer
Pennsyvania State University: MSc, 2015

Full-Time Faculty - NNMC Branch Community College

Frank Loera, Instructor
Northcentral University: DBA, 2017

Marvin Romero, Instructor
Journeyman EE-98J

Stephen Skelton, Instructor
NNMC, AS Plumbing, 2023

Faculty and Staff Emeritus

Cora Abeyta, Certificate
Instructor Emeritus of Cosmetology, 1977-1983

Jose Griego, PhD
President Emeritus, 2005-2009

Sigfredo Maestas, PhD
President Emeritus, 1996-2005

Anthony Sena, PhD
Professor Emeritus, 2015

Priscilla C. Trujillo, MA
Executive Vice-President Emeritus, 1996-2003

Levi Valdez, MA
Dean Emeritus, Continuing Education and Community Services, 1996-2001