AWO Leadership

Nathan Cheesman

Nathan Cheesman (he/him)
Director of Orientation & Student Success

Claudia Gonzalez Astorga

Claudia Gonzalez Astorga (she/her/ella)
Family Engagement Coordinator 

Pistol Pete

TBD
Student Transition Coordinator

Patty Grajeda

Patty Grajeda (she/her)
Administrative Assistant

Justina Eshun

Justina Eshun
Graduate NODA Intern

Frank Cabrera

Frank Cabrera (he/him)
Graduate NODA Intern

Rowan Denton

Rowan Denton (she/they)
Student Transition Ambassador
Anthropology

Alyssa Koller

Alyssa Koller
Family Engagement Ambassador
Nursing

Nevaeh Smith

Leah De La Torre (she/her)
Student Transition Ambassador
Journalism & Media Studies

Mariel Munoz

Mariel Munoz (she/her)
Family Engagement Ambassador
Nursing

2026 Orientation Leaders

Blaze Acosta

Blaze Acosta (they/them)
El Paso, TX
Film

Jody Blackwood

Jody Blackwood (she/her)
Miramar, FL
Social Work

Alize Cruz

Alize Cruz (she/her)
Edgewood, NM
Psychology and Criminal Justice

Nicole Decanini

Nicole Decanini (he/she/they)
Juarez, Mexico
Animation & Visual Effects

Lucene Drissell

Lucene Drissell (he/they)
Silver City, NM
Fine Art

Reina Gallegos

Reina Gallegos
Fabens, TX
Civil Engineering

Erik Gchachu

Erik Gchachu (he/him)
Zuni, NM
Information & Communication Technology

Andrea Dominguez

Cameron Hodges (she/her)
Conyers, GA
Kinesiology

Bianca Inzunza

Bianca Inzunza (she/her)
Tucson, AZ
Special Education

Victoria Jimenez

Victoria Jimenez (she/her)
El Paso, TX
Communication Disorders and Linguistics

Matthew Mendoza

Matthew Mendoza (he/him)
El Paso, TX
Nursing

Alejandra Morales

Alejandra Morales (she/her)
Anthony, NM
Art

Raquel Moreno

Raquel Moreno (she/her)
La Paz, Mexico
Management

Ha Nguyen

Ha Nguyen
Da Lat, Vietnam
Electrical Engineering

Valeria Ramirez

Valeria Ramirez
El Paso, TX
Psychology

Uzi Ramos

Uzi Ramos (he/him)
Horizon City, TX
Geography

Journey Roberson

Journey Roberson (she/he/they)
Artesia, NM
Management

Jackie Romero

Jackie Romero (she/her)
Belen, NM
Animal Science

Myles Skelton

Myles Skelton
Santa Fe, NM
Spanish and Linguistics

Morgan Tierney

Morgan Tierney
Las Cruces, NM
Communication Disorders and Linguistics

Benjamin Torres

Benjamin Torres (he/him)
El Paso, TX
Accounting

Pedro Tovar

Pedro Tovar (he/him)
Boise, ID
Psychology

Nyah Vargas

Nyah Vargas (she/her)
El Paso, TX
Chemistry (pre-med)