Committees
Regent committee charters are available in the Regents Policy Manual (RPM) in Appendix – RPM 1.00-B – Bylaws of the Regents of New Mexico State University.
Regents Audit and Risk Committee
Voting Members
Ricardo Gonzales, Chair
Regent
Christopher Saucedo, J.D.
Regent
Brad Beasley, Co-Chair
Community Member
Shari Jones
Community Member
Yan Zhang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Accounting and Information Systems, College of Business
Non-Voting Members
Valerio Ferme, Ph.D.
President, NMSU
John Frye
Interim Chief Audit Executive
Lisa Henderson, J.D.
University General Counsel
Regents Financial Strategies, Performance and Budget Committee
Voting Members
Deborah Romero, Chair
Regent
Ammu Devasthali
Regent
Craig Buchanan
Community Member
Valerio Ferme, Ph.D.
President, NMSU
Rose Fierro
Community Member
Non-Voting Members
Bryan Ashenbaum, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Business
Allen Bottorff, P.E., Ph.D.
Vice President, Administration and Finance
Carina Frisch
President, Associated Students of NMSU (ASNMSU)
R. T. James McAteer, Ph.D.
Acting Provost
Kim Rumford, Ph.D.
Chief Budget Officer
Steve Stochaj, Ph.D., Co-Chair
Professor/Department Head, Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jeff Witte
Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA)
Regents Real Estate Committee
Voting Members
Ammu Devasthali, Ph.D., Chair
Regent
Deborah Romero
Regent
Van Bullock
Community Member
Chris Dulany, Co-chair
Community Member
Valerio Ferme, Ph.D.
President, NMSU
Rolando Flores Galarza, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Jake Redfearn
Community Member
Laura Riley
Community Member
Non-Voting Members
Allen Bottorff, P.E., Ph.D.
Vice President, Administration and Finance
Scott Eschenbrenner
Special Assistant to the President/Director of Real Estate
Scott Field, J.D.
Associate General Counsel
Carina Frisch
President, Associated Students of NMSU (ASNMSU)
Regents Student Success Committee
Voting Members
Christopher Saucedo, J.D., Chair
Regent
Marisol Olivas
Regent
Amy Himelright, Co-chair
Community Member
Rebecca Lescombes
Community Member
Rick Lucero
Community Member
Tony Marin, Ph.D.
VP of Enrollment Management
R. T. James McAteer, Ph.D.
Acting Provost
Non-Voting Members
Clayton Abbey
Assistant Vice President, Government and Community Relations
Mark Cal, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs, NMSU - Alamogordo
Marlene Chavez-Toivanen, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs, NMSU - Grants
Valerio Ferme, Ph.D.
President, NMSU
Kristian Finlator, Ph.D.
Chair, Faculty Senate
Carina Frisch
President, Associated Students of NMSU (ASNMSU)
Enrico Pontelli, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences
Teresa Maria "Linda" Scholz, Ph.D.
Vice President for the Office of Land-grant Excellence, Access, and Partnership
Michele Shuster, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts & Sciences
Patricia Sullivan, Ph.D.
Interim Vice President, Research, Creativity, and Economic Development
Monica Torres, Ph.D.
Chancellor, NMSU System Community Colleges
Other Committees
NMSU Arrowhead Center Board of Directors (regent members)
Ricardo Gonzales
Regent
Marisol Olivas
Regent
Honorary Degree Selection Committee (regent members)
Ammu Devasthali
Regent
New Mexico Higher Education Regent Coalition (NMSU regent representatives)
Deborah RomeroRegent
Christopher Saucedo
Regent