Meet the 2023 Aggie Leadership Training Academy Cohort

Lorraine Arvizu - Assistant Director of Student Activities for the Associated Students of NMSU (ASNMSU)

Michele Banner - Senior Research Scientist in Public Health Sciences and Associate Director of Crimson Research

Gena Barela - Executive Assistant­ to the Vice Chancellor

Susanne Berger - Executive Director of Facilities and Services

Amanda Bradford - Director of Communications and Media Relations

Greg Cooper - Security Officer in Information Systems

Reyna Diaz - Creative Services Senior Web Designer in Marketing and Communications

Ruben Diaz - Senior Training Specialist in Center for Learning & Professional Development

Robert Estrada - Senior Project Manager in Facilities and Services

Gaylene Fasenko - Professor in Animal and Range Sciences and Faculty Senate Chair

David Fletcher - Associate Professor in Mathematics

Karen Hamilton - Operations Director in Physical Science Laboratory

Spencer Herrera - Professor in Language and Linguistics

Amy Lanasa - Professor and Department Head of Journalism and Media Studies and the Creative Media Institute

Anthony McGlone - Senior Program Coordinator of Outdoor Recreation

Cruzita Montoya - Immunization Room Charge Nurse for the Student Health Center

Monica Montoya - Associate Professor in the School of Social Work

Sofia Ugarte - Senior Program Manager for the Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions and Student Success Coach

Eli Valdez - Degree Audit Specialist in University Student Records Office

Cynthia Wise - Post Doctoral Fellow in Borderlands and Ethnic Studies

Derrik Wootton - Safety Specialist in Environmental Health Safety and Risk




Stephanie Miller – ALTA Program Coordinator and Senior Training Specialist in Center for Learning & Professional Development

Vanetta Busch - ALTA Program Coordinator and Director in Center for Learning & Professional Development