Faculty and Staff

Animal Science

Position/Major Field
Of Interest		 Phone Office E-Mail
Ryan Ashley Professor,
Reproductive Physiology		 575-646-4135 KN 229 ryashley@nmsu.edu
Hannah Bilovesky
College Instructor, Equine Science
 575-646-2929 Equine Center hswarth@nmsu.edu
Lyndi Bryant Visiting Professor 575-646-4316 KN 335 lowensby@nmsu.edu
John Campbell College Associate Professor,
Judging Team Coordinator		 575-646-6180 KN 212 jwcamp@nmsu.edu
Gaylene Fasenko Professor,
Companion Animals		 575-646-3402 KN 217 gfasenko@nmsu.edu
Jennifer Hernandez Gifford Professor,
Reproductive Physiology		 575-646-5090 KN 329 jgifford@nmsu.edu
Shanna Ivey Department Head/
Professor, Rumen Microbiology		 575-646-2515 KN 204 sivey@nmsu.edu
Clint Loest Professor, Ruminant Nutrition 575-646-1714 KN 225 cloest@nmsu.edu
Helena (Lené) Loest Sr. Program Manager 575-646-3427 KN 328 hloest@nmsu.edu
Francine Mezzomo Giotto Assistant Professor, Meat Science 575-646-2492 KN 220 fgiotto@nmsu.edu
Craig Painter Instructor, Livestock Judging Coach 575-646-2716 KN 222 cpainter@nmsu.edu
Jacob Painter Meat Lab Manager 575-646-5694 Meat Lab jacobpa@nmsu.edu
Deborah Rosencrans College Assistant Professor 575-646-2716 KN 222 drosencr@nmsu.edu
Eric Scholljegerdes Professor,
Ruminant Nutrition		 575-646-1750 KN 218 ejs@nmsu.edu
Brandon G. Smythe College Research Assistant Professor 575-646-2458 SK 203 bsmythe@nmsu.edu
Sergio Soto-Navarro Professor,
Ruminant Nutrition		 575-646-2016 KN 224 ssoto@nmsu.edu
Craig Gifford Assistant Professor 575-646-6482 KN 326 cgifford@nmsu.edu
Windmill

Range Science

Position/Major Field
Of Interest		 Phone Office E-Mail
Alexander "Sam" Fernald Professor,
Water Quality Hydrology		 575-646-1041 KN 316 afernald@nmsu.edu
Sara Fuentes-Soriano
Associate Professor, Rangeland Plants
 575-646-5322 KN 322 sfuensor@nmsu.edu
Hatim M. E. Geli
Associate Professor, Landscape Hydrology
 575-646-1640 KN 324 hgeli@nmsu.edu
Magda Garbowski
Assistant Professor, Restoration Ecology
 575-646-1805 KN 321 garbowsk@nmsu.edu
Zachary Rogers College Instructor/Herbarium 575-646-1529 Biology Annex zrogers@nmsu.edu
Santiago Utsumi Associate Professor, Rangeland Ecology 575 646-4342 KN 331 sutsumi@nmsu.edu
Jean L. Steiner Senior Science Coordinator 405-694-0740 Working remotely jsteiner@nmsu.edu

Emeritus Faculty

Position Phone Office E-Mail
Kirk McDaniel Professor Emeritus, Bush Control 575-646-1191 KN 325 kmcdanie@nmsu.edu
Kelly Allred Professor Emeritus, Plant Taxonomy 575-646-5002 KN 323 kallred@nmsu.edu
Derek Bailey Professor Emeritus, Grazing Management and Behavior 575-646-2514 KN 202 dwbailey@nmsu.edu
Reldon Beck Professor Emeritus, Ecology 575-646-2514 KN 202 ascience@nmsu.edu
Glenn Duff Professor Emeritus 575-374-2566 CLRC glennd@nmsu.edu
Tim Ross Professor Emeritus, Sheep Production 575-646-2514 KN 317 tross@nmsu.edu

ANRS Office Staff

Position Phone Office E-Mail
Brittany Oliver Admin Assistant, General 575-646-2514 KN 202 bmoliver@nmsu.edu
Elvira Esparza Bencomo Fiscal Asst Sr. 575-646-2887 KN 208 ebencomo@nmsu.edu
Dana Wiebe Admin Assistant, General 575-646-2516 KN 337 wiebed@nmsu.edu

Clayton Livestock Research Center

Clayton Livestock Research Center Position Phone Office E-Mail
Mike Barnes Farm Ranch Manager 575-374-2566 CLRC mikebarn@nmsu.edu
Mozart Fonseca Associate Professor 575-374-2566 CLRC mozart@nmsu.edu

Campus Agriculture Farm

Position Phone E-Mail
Tyler Gardner Manager, Farm Ranch 575-646-4500 tygardne@nmsu.edu
Paul Maese Livestock Supervisor 575-646-4500 paumaese@nmsu.edu

CDRRC College Ranch

CDRRC College Ranch Position Phone E-Mail
Andrew Cox Farm/Ranch Manager 520-210-1338 arcox@nmsu.edu
Horses

Horse Farm

Position Phone E-Mail
Joby Priest Instructor/Equine Science 575-646-1345 priest@nmsu.edu

Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources