To better serve NM Adult Ed Practitioners:

'New Directors' Support Network

Assistance & Mentorship by Adult Ed program clusters -

Tina Newby (UNM Valencia)

- UNM Campuses

Susana Navarette-Rodriquez (NMSU - DACC)

- NMSU Campuses

John Hemphill (ENMU Ruidoso)

- ENMU & WNMU Campuses

Monalee Norman-Armstrong (Clovis CC)

- Independent College Campuses

Thomas Bennett (Dine College Shiprock)

- Tribal & Community Based Programs

Teacher Support Team

Carol Kroyer, Alamo/Navajo

Lorenza Alonso, ENMU- Roswell

Vicki Weaver, NMJC

Amanda Ziegler, NMJC

Ray Dean, ENMU- Ruidoso


NMAEA serves practitioners and students by:
-coordinating professional development and leadership activities
- maintaining a representative board member from each of the five regions of New Mexico
- sponsoring an annual conference
- providing Area Cluster Trainings (ACT)
- providing the NEXUS newsletter
- creating networking opportunities
- promoting student advocacy and leadership
- supporting assessment training for adult education practitioners
- leading legislative initiatives
- providing training in 'skills and techniques for workshop presenters'
- supporting leadership activities:

  • State Resource Team
  • Director's Council
  • Teacher Leadership Team
  • NM Data Advisors & Technical Assistance

- supporting the improvement and quality of adult education instruction

  • NM Learning Differences Initiatives
  • Center for Adult English Acquisition (CAELA)
  • OVAE Math Institute (Got Math!)