Executive Cabinet and President's Council

 

 Executive Cabinet


 
 President
 Email: dmoore@whzhidi.net
Dr. Derek Moore B.S., University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (1993)
M.P.A., University of Arkansas at Little Rock (1999)
EdD, Morgan State University (2015)
   
Vice President for Instruction
Email: meannace@whzhidi.net
Maryrose Eannace
B.A.,  English, Hollins University, Hollins, Virginia (1967)
M.A., Theatre, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado (1970)
Ph.D., English, University at Albany, SUNY, Albany, New York (2001)
 
 
Vice President for Student Services
Email: dbuckingham@whzhidi.net
David Buckingham
B.S., Campbell College (1972)
M.A., Old Dominion University (1975)
 
 
Vice President for Workforce Development
Email: ssauceda@whzhidi.net
Steve Sauceda
A.A., New Mexico Junior College (2001)
B.A.S.
, College of the Southwest (2003)
M.B.A.
, Eastern New Mexico University (2015)
 
 
Vice President for Finance
Email: jmorgan@whzhidi.net
Josh Morgan
B.B.A., College of the Southwest (2004)
 
 
Vice President for Operations & Special Projects
Email: ccarroll@whzhidi.net
Charley Carroll
B.S., California Coast University (1990)
M.B.A.
, California Coast University (2003)
Ph.D.
, California Coast University (2005)
 
 
 
Vice President of Advancement

Email: rgallagher@whzhidi.net

 
Rachel Gallagher

B.A., Benedictine College (2002)
M.A., New Mexico State University (2007)
PhD., New Mexico State University (2019)

 

 
 
 
Chief Information Officer
 
Email: bkunko@whzhidi.net
 
Bill Kunko B.B.A., New Mexico State University (1985)  
     
 
Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness
 
Email: wbrown@whzhidi.net
 
William Brown

A.A., Marymount California University (1985)
B.S.B.A., Chapman University (1989)
M.B.A., Chapman University (1991)
DBA., Grand Canyon University (2020)

 
     
Executive Assistant to the President
Email: nfaught@whzhidi.net
Norma Faught
 

 

President's Council


 

 
General Counsel / Chief Community Liaison  
Email: sholloman@whzhidi.net  
   
Scotty Holloman B.B.A., Texas Tech University (1980)
J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law (1983)
 
     
 
Dean of Applied Sciences & Learning Technology  
Email: sferguson@whzhidi.net  
Stephanie Ferguson B.S.Ed., Millersville University of Pennsylvania (1989)
M.Ed.
, Southeastern Louisiana University (1998)
Ph.D.
, The University of Southern Mississippi (2002)
M.S.
, University of the Southwest (2019)
 
     
 
Dean of Arts, Sciences & Learning
 
Email: dmarquez@whzhidi.net
 
Diane Marquez B.S., Oklahoma State University (1995)
M.S.
, University of Central Oklahoma (1999)
 
     
 
Faculty President
 
Email: bedwards@whzhidi.net
 
Brady Edwards B.A.,  Utah State University (2004)
M.A.
, Utah State University (2007)
M.A.,
University Of Nevada-Reno (2019)
 
     
 
Dean of Workforce Training & Professional Studies
 
Email: lturner@whzhidi.net
 
Larchinee Turner B.A., College of Charleston (2010)
M.A.
, The Citadel- Military College of SC (2011)
Ed.D.
, The University of South Carolina (2018)
 
     
 
Dean of Students
 
Email: Sedelbrock@whzhidi.net
 
Sarah Patterson B.S., Ashland University (1990)
M.A.T.
, West Virginia Wesleyan College (1992)
 
     
 
Director of Human Resources
 
Email: acoombes@whzhidi.net
 
Amy Coombes A.A., New Mexico Junior College
B.S., Lubbock Christian University
 
     
 
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
 
Email: vgauna@whzhidi.net
 
Valerie Onsurez Gauna A.A., New Mexico Junior College (2006)
B.B.A.
, Texas Tech University (2009)
M.B.A.
, Texas Tech University (2020)
 
     
 
Director of Athletics
 
Email: dclark@whzhidi.net
 
Deron Clark A.S., Paris Junior College (1984)
B.S.E.
, John Brown University (1986)
M.Ed.
, University of Arkansas (1988)
 
     
 
Acting Director of Campus Safety    
Email: cgarcia@whzhidi.net    
Candace McTizic-Garcia    
     
 
Executive Director of the Western Heritage Museum    
Email: lhockensmith@whzhidi.net    
Laura Hockensmith M.A., Johns Hopkins University (2012)  
     
 
Dean of SOAR and Student Success    
Email: krueda@whzhidi.net    
Kelly Rueda A.A., New Mexico Junior College (2006)
B.S., University of the Southwest (2008)
M.S.Ed.
, University of the Southwest (2012)
 

 

 
 
New Mexico Junior College Student    
Email: daz0001@whzhidi.net    
Diana Zapata
2024/2025 SGA President