2026 Board Members
Elected Officers
President
Dr. Debra Thrall
Science Educator, Retired
January 2025-December 2025 then to President
president@nmas.org
Past President
Dr. David Schultz
Universities Research Association
January 2025-December 2025
past-president@nmas.org
President Elect
Dr. Nabanita Saikia
NM Highlands University
January 2026-December 2026 then to President
president-elect@nmas.org
Vice President
Dr. Suparna Chatterjee
New Mexico State University
January 2026 – December 2026, then to President Elect
vice-president@nmas.org
Treasurer
Dr. Cecilia Hernandez
NM State University
treasurer@nmas.org
Secretary
Tyza Faith Arenga Iwag
Science Educator in Raton, NM
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
Tito Busani
University of New Mexico
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
Gabrielle Mendendez
Texas Tech University Health Science
newsletter@nmas.org
Editor, NM Journal of Science
Seyi Adekoya
journal@nmas.org
Liaisons Voting Members
Liaison for University of New Mexico
Prof. Mubarak Syed
Liaison for New Mexico State University
Dr. Cecilia Hernandez
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 to teachers
Dr. Romalyn Ubaldo
Liaison to Sandia National Laboratories
Hy Tran
snl-rep@nmas.org
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
shafiq.chaudhary@ped.nm.gov
Committees
Annual Meeting/NM Research Symposium
Dr. Nabanita Saikia
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
Seyi Adekoya
journal@nmas.org
NMAS Newsletter – Editor
Suparna Chatterjee
newsletter@nmas.ore
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