Faculty and Staff

Animal Science

Animal Science Faculty & Staff Contact Information
Position/Major Field
Of Interest		 Phone Office E-Mail
Ryan Ashley Professor,
Reproductive Physiology		 575-646-4135 KN 229 ryashley@nmsu.edu
Lyndi Bryant Nutrition Lab Coordinator 575-646-4316 KN 248 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 219 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
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 Program Manager 575-646-2514 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
Adam Summers Assistant Professor 575-646-1549 KN 326 asummers@nmsu.edu
Hannah Bilovesky
College Instructor, Equine Science
 575-646-2929 Equine Center hswarth@nmsu.edu
Windmill

Range Science

Range Science Faculty & Staff Contact Information
Position/Major Field
Of Interest		 Phone Office E-Mail
Derek Bailey Professor, Grazing Management
and Behavior		 575-646-2554 KN 329 dwbailey@nmsu.edu
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
of Landscape Hydrology		 575-646-1640 KN 324 hgeli@nmsu.edu
John P. Ragosta Associate Research Scientist 575-646-2514 KN 332 jragosta@nmsu.edu
Zachary Rogers Herbarium Curator 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

Emeritus Faculty Contact Information
Position Phone Office E-Mail
Kelly Allred Emeritus Professor, Plant Taxonomy 575-646-5002 KN 323 kallred@nmsu.edu
Reldon Beck Emeritus Professor, Ecology 575-646-2514 KN 202 ascience@nmsu.edu
Jerry Holechek Emeritus Professor, Ecology,
Grazing Systems and Management		 575-646-1649 KN 318 holechek@nmsu.edu
Kirk McDaniel Emeritus Professor, Bush Control 575-646-1191 KN 325 kmcdanie@nmsu.edu
Tim Ross Emeritus Professor, Sheep Production 575-646-2514 KN 317 tross@nmsu.edu

ANRS Office Staff

ANRS Staff Contact Information
Position Phone Office E-Mail
Bethany King Admin Assistant, General 575-646-2514 KN 202 kingb@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

CLRC Faculty & Staff Contact Information
Clayton Livestock Research Center Position Phone Office E-Mail
Mike Barnes Farm Ranch Manager 575-374-2566 CLRC mikebarn@nmsu.edu
Glenn Duff Professor,
Superintendent		 575-374-2566 CLRC glennd@nmsu.edu
CiCi Sowers Farm Ranch Manager 575-374-2566 CLRC cgsowers@nmsu.edu

Campus Agriculture Farm

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

Horse Farm

Horse Farm Faculty Contact Information
Position Phone E-Mail
Joby Priest Instructor/Equine Science 575-646-1345 priest@nmsu.edu

Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources