Advisory Board

We have an advisory board made up of industry professionals to provide input and insight on the hospitality industry and how it relates to having a complete education leading to a fulfilling career. Thank you for supporting the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management at New Mexico State University.

Current Members

Belia Alvarez
Heritage Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Patrick Merkel
National Distributing Company
Rachelle Howell
Southwest Planning and Marketing

Starvanna Locante
Historic Lodge, LLC

Michelle Dressler
Holiday Inn & GAHLA

Shannon Duffy
Memorial Medical Center

Christopher Puga
Destination El Paso
Danny Guerra
El Paso Community College
Christopher Goblet
NM Wine Association
Carrie Hernandez
Hatch Public Schools
Russell Hernandez
Salud! de Mesilla
Ruth Johnston
RAJ Consulting, LLC

Kathy Komoll
New Mexico Hospitality Association

Ed Linderman
Verlander Inc.

Al Lucero
Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits

Rose Lucero
El Paso Community College
Janet Ortega
Your Event Solutions
Jeff Mahan
Tru Hotels & Resorts
Aaron Marquez
Blue Umbrella Projex
Victoria Martinez
Central NM Community College
Amy Miller
Courtyard by Marriott
Albert Herrera
Visit Las Cruces
Sir Chef Tatsu Miyazaki
World Class Gourmet at Spaceport America
Debbi Moore
Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce
Linda Meyers
Retired
Andres Padilla
Hotel Paso Del Norte
Whitney Reid Pennell
RCS Consulting
Randy Randall
Visit Santa Fe
Phil J. San Filippo
Consultant

John Self
Retired

Greg Wagner
Las Cruces Convention Center

Tim Severns
Crowne Plaza Hotels and Resorts
Laura de la Cruz
Doña Ana Community College

Carol Wight
New Mexico Restaurant Association

Cosette Atherton
Sodexo - NMSU Conference Services

Michael Gallegos
Enterprise Holdings
Ryan Stern
Enterprise Holdings
Ryan Cramer
Enterprise Holdings

Emeritus Board Members

Kelley Coffeen
NMSU FCS- Fashing Merchandising and Textiles

Jerry Harrell
Double Eagle Restaurant
Las Cruces, NM
Lou McLeod
Event Planner
Alto, NM
Ken Mompellier
Las Cruces, NM
Antonia Roybal-Mack
Roybal-Mack Law
Albuquerque, NM

Last updated 8/7/2025