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