About Us
The term ‘FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENT’ means— (A) An individual both of whose parents did not complete a baccalaureate degree; or(B) In the case of any individual who regularly resided with and received support from only one parent, an individual whose only such parent did not complete a baccalaureate degree.
MEET THE TEAM
Dr. TONY MARIN
Associate Vice President of Student Success & First Gen Forward Cabinet Leader Representative
Dr. TERESA MARIA LINDA SCHOLZ
She/Her
Vice President of Equity, Inclusion and Diversity & First Gen Forward Cabinet Leader Representative
MARIANA ORTEGA
She/Her/Ella
Assistant Vice President of Diversity Initiatives & FirstGen Forward NMSU Delegate
First Generation Celebration Co-Chairs
First Generation Steering Committee
• Mariana Ortega: Co-Chair; Assistant Vice President of OLGIM
• Bernadine Booky: Co-Chair; Director, TRIO Student Support Services
• Gina Reyes: Director, Avanza Program, Doña Ana Community College
• Ambros Knighton: Acting VPSS, NMSU Grants
• Debbie Giron: Academic Compliance Specialist, NMSU Global
• Martín Muñoz: Senior Director of Philanthropy, NMSU Foundation
• David Cota: Senior Admissions Advisor, Undergraduate Admissions
• Rafael Delgado: Director, Aggie OneStop
• Cecil Rose: Black Programs Director, OLGIM Division
• Sarhan Osman Bhuiya: OLGIM, Web Developer
• Miriam Silva: OLGIM Student Staff
• Dae Romero: Faculty, Communication Studies & Interim LGBT+ Director, OLGIM
• Marko Mohlenhoff: McNair Director, Honors College
• Bernadine Booky: Co-Chair; Director, TRIO Student Support Services
• Gina Reyes: Director, Avanza Program, Doña Ana Community College
• Ambros Knighton: Acting VPSS, NMSU Grants
• Debbie Giron: Academic Compliance Specialist, NMSU Global
• Martín Muñoz: Senior Director of Philanthropy, NMSU Foundation
• David Cota: Senior Admissions Advisor, Undergraduate Admissions
• Rafael Delgado: Director, Aggie OneStop
• Cecil Rose: Black Programs Director, OLGIM Division
• Sarhan Osman Bhuiya: OLGIM, Web Developer
• Miriam Silva: OLGIM Student Staff
• Dae Romero: Faculty, Communication Studies & Interim LGBT+ Director, OLGIM
• Marko Mohlenhoff: McNair Director, Honors College