Committees

Regent committee charters available in Regents Policy Manual (RPM) in Appendix – RPM 1.00-B – Bylaws of the Regents of New Mexico State University.

Regents Financial Strategies, Performance and Budget Committee

Voting Members

Deborah Romero, Chair
Regent

Ammu Devasthali
Regent

Valerio Ferme, Ph.D.
President, NMSU

Craig Buchanan
Community Member

Rose Fierro
Community Member

Non-Voting Members

Bryan Ashenbaum, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Business

Ala Alhalholy
President, Associated Students of NMSU (ASNMSU)

Kim Rumford, Ph.D.
Chief Budget Officer

Lakshmi Reddi, Ph.D.
Interim Provost

Chris Kinsley
Interim Vice President, Administration and Finance

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 Student Success Committee

Voting Members

Christopher Saucedo, J.D., Chair
Regent

Marisol Olivas
Regent

Lakshmi Reddi, Ph.D.
Interim Provost

Amy Himelright, Co-chair
Community Member

Rebecca Lescombes
Community Member

Rick Lucero
Community Member

Non-Voting Members

Clayton Abbey
Assistant Vice President, Government and Community Relations

Valerio Ferme, Ph.D.
President, NMSU

Mark Cal, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs, NMSU - Alamogordo 

Marlene Chavez-Toivanen, Ph.D.
Vice President for Academic Affairs, NMSU - Grants 

Luis Cifuentes, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research, Creativity, and Economic Development

Vimal Chaitanya, Ph.D.
Chair, Faculty Senate 

Ala Alhalholy
President, Associated Students of NMSU (ASNMSU)

Enrico Pontelli, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Teresa Maria "Linda" Scholz, Ph.D.
Vice President for Equity, Inclusion and Diversity

Michele Shuster, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Research, College of Arts & Sciences

Monica Torres, Ph.D.
Chancellor, NMSU System Community Colleges

Sherry Kollmann, Ph.D.
Chancellor, NMSU Global

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

Lisa Henderson, J.D.
University General Counsel

John Frye
Interim Chief Audit Executive

Regents Real Estate Committee

Voting Members

Ammu Devasthali, Ph.D., Chair
Regent

Deborah Romero
Regent

Valerio Ferme, Ph.D.
President, NMSU

Rolando Flores Galarza, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Van Bullock
Community Member

Laura Conniff
Community Member

Chris Dulany, Co-chair
Community Member

Laura Riley
Community Member

Non-Voting Members

Scott Eschenbrenner
Special Assistant to the President/Director of Real Estate

Scott Field, J.D.
Associate General Counsel

Ala Alhalholy
President, Associated Students of NMSU (ASNMSU)

Other Regent 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)

Christopher Saucedo
Regent

Deborah Romero
Regent