Staff Directory

Luis Cifuentes

Vice President for Research, Creativity and Economic Development

vpr@nmsu.edu

575-646-3771

Alisha Giron

Associate Vice President, Research Administration

agiron@nmsu.edu 

575-646-1590

Tanner Schaub

Assistant Vice President for Research

tschaub@nmsu.edu

575-646-2481

Patricia Sullivan

Director, Workforce and Strategic Engagement

patsulli@nmsu.edu

575-646-2913

Dana Catron

Interim Director & CEO, Arrowhead Center

 dderego@nmsu.edu

505-469-8411

Megan Wilson

Executive Administrative Assistant

megwil@nmsu.edu

575-646-3771

Diana Sandoval

Senior Administrative Assistant

dianasan@nmsu.edu

575-646-2481

Stephanie Schumacher

Senior Administrative Assistant

sschum@nmsu.edu 575-646-1590

Cortney Castle Chavez

Program Operations Director

cortneyc@nmsu.edu

575-646-3425

Laura Anaya-Bolivar 

Grants Coordinator

anayal@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Victoria Delgado

Data/Records Coordinator

vicdelga@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Holly Kurtz

Data/Records Coordinator

holly8@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Barbara Gonzales

Associate Director, Pre-Award Administration

barbarag@nmsu.edu

575-646-5899

Vanessa Gonzalez

Grants & Contracts Administrator

nessaglz@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Brieanna Wells

Grants & Contracts Administrator

 brieanna@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Sarah MacCallum

Grants & Contracts Administrator 

smaccall@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Jessica Doak

Grants & Contracts Administrator 

jdoak@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Daniela Miranda-Tellez

Grants & Contracts Administrator 

mirandan@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Rita Parra

Director, Pre-Award Administration

ritparra@nmsu.edu

575-646-5473

John Villescas

Grants & Contracts Administrator

johnvill@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Allison Layfield

Senior Proposal Development Specialist

layfield@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

JoAnne Dupre

Director, Compliance Administration

jdupre@nmsu.edu

575-646-4463

Michelle Gavin

Research Integrity Coordinator

mgavin@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Alfredo Montoya

Manager, Animal Care

alfredom@nmsu.edu

575-646-3241

Michael Toje

Research Integrity Coordinator

mtoje@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Erin Weich

Veterinarian

eiweich@nmsu.edu

575-646-1590

Workforce and Strategic Engagement

Patricia Sullivan

Director, Workforce & Strategic Engagement

patsulli@nmsu.edu 575-646-2913
Cortney Castle Chavez Program Operations Director cortneyc@nmsu.edu 575-646-3425

Samuel Belteton

Director, Microscopic Imaging Core Suite (MICS)

sbelteto@nmsu.edu

575-646-3314

Simeon Schum

Director, Chemical Analysis and Instrumentation Laboratory (CAIL)

 skschum@nmsu.edu

575-646-1144

Maha Abutokaikah

Associate Research Scientist

mta35f@nmsu.edu

575-646-1144

William Bahureksa

Post Doctoral

wbahurek@nmsu.edu

575-646-1144

Paulo Oemig

Director

poemig@nmsu.edu 575-646-6414

Luz 'Estela' Heredia

Program Manager

eheredia@nmsu.edu  575-646-6414

Victory Alfonzo-Westphal

Program Specialist

valfonzo@nmsu.edu 575-646-6414