2025 Board Members
Elected Officers
President
Dr. David Schultz
Universities Research Association
January 2025-December 2025
president@nmas.org
President-Elect
Dr. Debra Thrall
Science Educator, Retired
January 2025-December 2025 then to President
president-elect@nmas.org
Vice President
Membership
Dr. Nabanita Saikia
NM Highlands University
January 2025-December 2025 then to President-Elect
vice-president@nmas.org
Past President
Dr. Diane E Peebles
Sandia National Labs, Retired
January 2025-December 2025
past-president@nmas.org
Treasurer
Dr. Cecilia Hernandez
NM State University
treasurer@nmas.org
Secretary
Malva Knoll
Science Educator (Retired)
secretary@nmas.org
Director at Large
Prof. Mubarak Syed
University of New Mexico
January 2025-December 2026
unm-rep@nmas.org
Director at Large
Dr. Juchao Yan
New Mexico State University
January 2025-December 2026
director1@nmas.org
Appointed Directors
Director, Junior Academy of Science
SWARM, AAAS, NAAS Delegate
Jennifer Nilvo
nmjas@nmas.org
Director, NMAS Education Awards
Lecture Committee, NMMNHS Museum Liaison
Jayne Aubele
NM Museum of Natural History & Science
education@nmas.org
Director, Public Relations/ Communications /Newsletter
Open
Editor, NM Journal of Science
Open
Liaisons Voting Members
Liaison for University of New Mexico
Prof. Mubarak Syed
unm-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for New Mexico State University
Dr. Cecilia Hernandez
nmsu-rep@nmas.org
Liaison for New Mexico Tech
Vacant
Liaison for New Mexico Highlands University
Dr Nabanita Saikia
Liaison for Eastern New Mexico University
Dr. Juchao Yan
Liaison for SFCC
Prof. Stephen M. Gómez
sfcc-rep@nmas.org
Liaison to teachers
Dr. Romalyn Ubaldo
Liaison to Sandia National Laboratories
Hy Tran
Liaison to Los Alamos National Laboratories
Open
Liaison for Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Oscar Martinez Jr.
afrl-rep@nmas.org
Liaison to NM PED/Legislature
Shafiq Chaudhary
Liaison NM EPSCoR
Vacant
Committees
Annual Meeting/NM Research Symposium
Dr. David Schultz
president-elect@nmas.org
National Youth Science Camp
Margaret Showalter
nysc@nmas.org
Outstanding Scientist/Igor Sevastianov Award
Vacant
Publications
New Mexico Journal of Science – Editor
Vacant
journal@nmas.org
NMAS Newsletter – Editor
David Schultz
newsletter@nmas.org
Website – Editor
Ellen Loehman
Science Educator (Retired)
webmaster@nmas.org
Social Media
Open
Directors Emerti
Lynn Brandvold
NM Tech
David Duggan
Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. David Hsi
New Mexico State University
Harry Pomeroy
Clovis Municipal Schools (Retired)
Dr. Maureen Romine
New Mexico Highlands University