Our students were mentored by these generous individuals who gave their time to share their industry expertise, provide personal career experiences and career guidance, communication and successful leadership styles, and much more. There are also opportunities to meet one-on-one with aspiring entrepreneurs at NMSU’s Arrowhead Center.
| Mentors | Name | Title/Organization | Years Mentoring |
|---|---|---|---|
 Christine Aguilera | Aguilera, Christine ('86) | President SkyMall | SP 2013 |
 Bill Allen | Allen, Bill | President & CEO Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce | SP 2015, FA 2015 |
 Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria | Arrieta-Candelaria, Carmen ('87) | CFO City of El Paso | SP 2013 |
| Bailey, Scott | Farm Credit of NM | SP 2017 | |
 Lee Ellen Banks | Banks, Lee Ellen ('88) | Controller Varay Systems | SP 2013 |
 Kevin Boberg | Boberg, Kevin | VP-Economic Dev. NMSU | SP 2015 |
 Ken Bouyer | Bouyer, Ken | Ernst & Young Americas Dir. of Inclusiveness Recruiting | SP 2013 |
 Adrian Brito | Brito, Adrian (‘04) | CPA, Tax Partner Lauterbach Borschow & Company | SP 2016 |
 Craig Buchanan | Buchanan, Craig | President Las Cruces Area Market, U.S. Bank | FA 2014 |
| Buckingham, Stuart | VP Southern US Operations Steel Energy Services | SP 2017 | |
 Wil Burke | Burke, Will | Owner Burke Insurance Group, LLC | SP 2016 |
| Camuñez, Dino | Founding president; CEO of First Western Trust | SP 2017 | |
| Cantrell, Will | Farm Credit of NM | SP 2017 | |
 Garrey Carruthers | Carruthers, Garrey | President NMSU | FA 2013 SP 2015 SP 2016 |
 Leslie Cervantes | Cervantes, Leslie | Chief of Staff Las Cruces Public Schools | FA 2013 SP 2015 |
 Mike Cheney | Cheney, Mike | Market President WestStar Bank | FA 2013 |
| Christopher, Ruth | Senior VP & CFO Citizens Bank of Las Cruces | FA 2013 | |
| Coffeen, Kelley | Cookbook author, entrepreneur & food consultant | SP 2014 | |
 Bill Connor | Connor, Bill | Manager, Customer Contact El Paso Electric Company | SP 2016 |
 Dolores Connor | Connor, Dolores | former City Councilor; Mayor ProTem, City of Las Cruces; business owner | SP 2016 |
 Phillip Cook | Cook, Philip | Executive VP/CFO Samson Resources | FA 2013 |
 John Cordova | Cordova, John ('81) | Director Sports Transaction Management The Coca-Cola Company | SP 2014 FA 2012 |
 Danny Crow | Crow, Danny | Partner Williams, Crow, Mask & Company LLP San Antonio | FA 2016 |
 Ammu Devasthali | Devasthali, Ammu | Numerous non-profit boards; founded and funded multiple charitable organizations | SP 2015 |
 Julie Dill, Dean Carruthers | Dill, Julie ('81) | President & CEO Spectra Energy Partners Group | FA 2012 |
 Pete Domenici | Domenici, Pete | Former U.S. Senator | SP 2009 |
 Jack Domme, Dean Carruthers | Domme, Jack (John Christopher) ('85) | CEO Hitachi Data Systems | FA 2012 |
 Mike Drexler | Drexler, Mike (’87) | CPA; Partner CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP | FA 2015: Video |
 Perry Elders | Elders, Perry ('84) | Executive VP & CFO Ray McDermott, S.A. | FA 2012 FA 2014 SP 2014 SP 2017 |
 Carl Everett | Everett, G. Carl ('74) | Corporate Advisor & Venture Capital Consultant | FA 2012 |
 Jon Forrest | Forrest, Jon | President & CEO OneEighty | SP 2013 |
 Howard Funchess | Funchess, Howard | Chief Financial Officer Laguna Development Corp. | FA 2014: Video |
| French, Elizabeth | Relationship Manager Ag New Mexico Farm Credit | FA 2016 | |
 Marcelino Gomez | Gomez, Marcelino | Assistant General Counsel Office of the General Counsel Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community | SP 2015: Video SP 2017 |
 Brad Gordon | Gordon, Brad ('78) | Business Leader & Entrepreneur | SP 2014 FA 2013 SP 2013 FA 2010 |
| Hamilton, Karen | Risk Manager MountainView Regional Medical Center | FA 2013 | |
 Margaret Hardin | Hardin, Margaret ('94) | President Munchkin, Inc. | SP 2013 |
 Matt Heidelbaugh | Heidelbaugh, Matt | SIOR, CCIM Executive Dir., Cushman & Wakefield of Texas, Inc. | SP 2014: Video |
 Henry, Cyndi | Henry, Cyndi (‘88) | CPA, Shareholder Lauterbach Borschow & Company | SP 2016 |
 James Hoffman | Hoffman, Jim | Dean College of Business | FA 2014 |
 Berna Holzman | Holzman, Berna | Southwest District Manager Greater NM Community Banking Wells Fargo & Company | SP 2013 FA 2012 |
 Courage Idemudia | Idemudia, Courage | SW District Manager South Western Border NM Community Banking district Wells Fargo Bank | FA 2014 |
 Mary Kipp | Kipp, Mary | Senior VP, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer El Paso Electric | SP 2013 |
 Jessica Lin | Lin, Jessica | Operations Support Manager Federal Reserve Bank-Dallas | SP 2014 |
 Larry Lujan | Lujan, Larry | Chairman HUB New Mexico | FA 2013 |
 Bobby Lutz | Lutz, Bobby ('73) | Investment broker, Investor & 2012 COB Executive in Residence | FA 2013: Video FA 2012 SP 2017 |
 Josh Lyon | Lyon, Josh ('11) | Co-owner Insta-Copy Imaging | FA 2015 |
 James Lyons | Lyons, James ('85) | Chief Underwriting Officer Mountain States Insurance Group | FA 2012 |
 Scott Maloney | Maloney, Scott | CEO & Co-Founder Seed Worthy | FA 2015 |
 Gary Mallory | Mallory, Gary | CEO/Owner Heads Up Landscape | FA 2016 SP 2014 |
| Mares-Edens, Lupe | Manager-Public Affairs Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas-El Paso Branch | SP 2014 | |
| Martinez, Bobby | Owner, Desert Sun Motors dealerships: Alamogordo, Roswell, Española | SP 2017 | |
 Tony Martinez | Martinez, Tony | Director Community Engagement Molina Healthcare of New Mexico | Video: FA 2015 |
 Bill Mattiace | Mattiace, Bill | Director NM Border Authority Board | SP 2015 |
 Ross McCallister | McCallister, Ross | Owner Mc Companies | Fall 2016 SP 2016 |
 Tom McCarthy | McCarthy, Tom | Managing Dir. Jones Lang LaSalle | FA 2013: Video |
| McRoberts, Melissa | Regional College Recruiter GEICO | FA 2013 | |
 Travis Melham | Melham, Travis ('02) | Senior Dir. of Finance St. Joseph’s Medical Group | SP 2013 |
| Merhege, Kevin | Assistant VP Citizens Bank | FA 2013 | |
 Eddy Mindlin | Mindlin, Eddy | Independent Sales Representative | FA 2014 |
 Preston and Elaine Mitchell | Mitchell, Preston & Elaine | Owners The Hatch Chile Store | FA 2014 |
 Ken Miyagishima | Miyagishima, Ken | Mayor Las Cruces | SP 2016 SP 2014 |
 Paul Mondragon | Mondragon, Paul (’91) | Corporate Relationship Manager BBVA Compass Bank | SP 2015: Video FA 2015: Video |
 Alejandro Morales | Morales, Alejandro | Senior Project Manager-HR Tesoro Corporation San Antonio | FA 2016 |
 Doug Nordquist | Nordquist, Doug ('85, '87) | Senior Project Manager Sandia National Laboratories | FA 2015 |
 Michael Nunez | Nunez, Michael ('83) | CFO University Medical Center-El Paso | SP 2013 |
| Ottino, JoLou | Corporate Branding Specialist HALO Branded Solutions | SP 2013 | |
| Penn, Jacob | Farm Credit of NM | SP 2017 | |
 Blas Pina | Piña, Blas (’85, ’88) | Director of Fuels Trading, Constellation Energy Gas Choice, Inc. | SP 2016 |
| Porter, Al | Farm Credit of NM | SP 2017 | |
 Eric Powell | Powell, Eric | Retired Sr. Tax Attorney Exxon Mobil Corp. | SP 2014: Video |
 Ermelinda Quintela | Quintela, Ermelinda ('88, '94) | Assistant VP NMSU Auxiliary Services | FA 2015 |
 Tony Ramirez | Ramirez, Tony | Supply Chain Logistics Consultant C.H. Robinson (Fortune 200 company) | SP 2015 |
 Marisa Reynolds | Reynolds, Marisa | Executive VP-Retail Banking First National Rio Grande Bank | SP 2015 |
| Roberts, Damian | Farm Credit of NM | SP 2017 | |
| Roberts, Richard | Senior Manager Corporate Risk & Benefits Ensign-Bickford Industries | FA 2013 | |
 Mike Rogers | Rogers, Mike (’73) | Vice President, Strategy & Business Development True Influence | FA 2015: Video |
| Russell, Warren | Senior VP Ag New Mexico Farm Credit | FA 2016 | |
 Jennifer Sandoval | Sandoval, Jennifer | Co-owner/Operator Hines Construction Company | FA 2015 |
 Gerrie Santos | Santos, Gerrie | Vice President-Corporate Risk Management Parsons Corporation 2014 NMSU Risk Manager in Residence | FA 2014 |
 Bill Sheriff | Sheriff, Bill | Retired Entrepreneur & CEO Brookdale Senior Living | SP 2014 |
 Tom Shockley | Shockley, Tom | CEO El Paso Electric Co. | SP 2013 |
 Donna Stryker | Stryker, Donna | Senior VP First New Mexico Bank | SP 2014 FA 2015 |
| Sullivan, Shacey | Farm Credit of NM | SP 2017 | |
 Adolpho Telles | Telles, Adolpho ('71) | Retired KPMG | FA 2012 SP 2013 |
| Villa, Michael | Office of Emergency Management Doña Ana County & the city of Las Cruces | FA 2013 | |
 Charles Wagner | Wagner, Charles | Owner Wagner Financial Services, LLC | FA 2015 |
 Kerry Weems | Weems, Kerry | CEO TwinMed | SP 2015 |
| White, John | Claims Adjuster GEICO | FA 2013 | |
| Williams, Scott | Sr. VP, Caiman Energy | SP 2017 | |
 Jon Willis | Willis, Jon | FA 2009 | |
 Herb Wimberly | Wimberly, Herb | Former long-time coach NMSU Golf Team Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year (6 times) Big West Conference Coach of the Year | FA 2011 Recognition |
 | Wolslager, Stephen ('99) | President Wolslager Foundation | SP 2013 |
 Peyton Yates | Yates, Peyton | Yates Petroleum Corp. & 2009-2010 COB Executive in Residence | SP 2009 |
| Yung, Martin | Area President HUB International | FA 2013 |