DED Alumni Placement
Our Doctor of Economic Development graduates have gone on to successful careers in government agencies, economic development organizations, academia, consulting, and the private sector. Below is a record of our graduates and their initial placements.
2025
- Abdul Khaliq – New Mexico State University, PhD Student in Water Science and Management
- Hayford Danso – City of Las Cruces, Office of Economic Development
2024
- Alex Bernal – Doña Ana Community College, Data Analyst
- Alisha Murphy – Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development, Economist
- Komla (Basile) Koumi – University of Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research, Assistant Research Economist-Professional
- Kwaku Boakye – New Mexico Department of Transportation, Senior Economist
2023
- Jason Banegas – New Mexico State University, Assistant Professor - Extension Economics
- Percy Taabazuing – Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Economic Strategic Analyst/State Program Manager
2022
- Luyen Nguyen – Navajo Technical University, Assistant Professor of Accounting
- Md. Ziaur Khan – National Board of Revenue of Bangladesh, Joint Commissioner of Customs
2021
- Kyle Eagar – The Research and Analysis Center NM, Operations Research Analyst
2019
- Bernard Baah-Kumi – New Mexico State University, Research Associate
- Richard Riney Bennett – Sandia National Laboratories, Principal Member of Technical Staff
- Saleh Idhirij – New Mexico Department of Agriculture, College Professor
- Starla Elizabeth Bennett – NM State Investment Council, Director of Public Equity
- Leila Shadabi – City of Albuquerque, Economist
2018
- Lucinda Vargas – New Mexico State University, Associate Director, Center for Border Economic Development
- Leonardo Delgado – NM Department of Finance and Administration, Chief Economist
- Aedh Faisal A. Alrasheed – Government Authority, Saudi Arabia, Head of Regulatory Impact Assessment
- Christopher Osuoha – Wayland Baptist University, Associate Professor
- Luis Enrique Rodriguez Davey – FTZ & Trade Compliance Analyst
2017
- Carlos Silva – University of Arkansas Center for Business and Economic Research, Economic Analyst
- Christine Logan – Elephant Butte, NM, Economic Developer
- Rafael Perez Pena – Colorado Mountain College, Associate Professor
2016
- Boris D. Higgins – University of Texas at El Paso, Assistant Professor of Instruction
- Dale Spencer – NMSU Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Assistant Professor
- Victor Owusu-Nantwi – Pennsylvania State University, Assistant Professor
2015
- Francisco Pallares – Spaceport America, Director of Business Development
- Marcella Shelby – New Mexico State University, Strategic Initiatives Officer, Physical Science Laboratory
2014
- Fred Owensby – NMSU-DACC, Executive Director, Career Readiness & Economic Development
- Francisca Reyes – University of California, Riverside, Blackstone LaunchPad Lead EIR
- Griselda Martinez – Ascendo Strategies, LLC, CEO & Founder
2013
- Steven Chavez – Western New Mexico University, Assistant Professor
- John Kramer Winingham – Arrowhead Center at NMSU, Director of Economics Analysis
- Miguel A. Vicens Feliberty – Western New Mexico University, Associate Dean, School of Business
2012
- Ndem Tazoh Tazifor – City of Charlotte Economic Development Department, Chief Economist
- Eduardo Saucedo – EGADE Business School, Director, Department of Finance and Business Economics
- Brent David Ziarnick – American Foreign Policy Council, Fellow in Defense Studies
- Hien Nguyen – MGH Institute of Health Professions, Data Analyst
2011
- Abby Train – New Mexico State University, Director, Mathematics Success Center & Associate Professor
- Harry Burgess – Los Alamos County, NM, County Manager
- J.R. Sri Ranjith – University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Professor in Economics
- Rodolfo Acosta-Perez – Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico, Chief Financial Officer
