Leadership
The is the chief executive officer of the university system and is charged with responsibility for providing strategic direction and general supervision over all affairs of the university. The president is selected by the
NMSU is served by a . The provost is the president's chief academic officer. Under the president, and for their respective units, the provost oversees all academic programs and provide general administrative supervision of all academic units of the university.
Various vice presidents and others who report directly to the president are responsible for day-to-day administration of particular units.
Senior Leadership
![Monica Torres](/assets/img/leadership/MonicaTorres_050324.png)
Mónica Torres
Interim of the
NMSU System
![Lakshmi Reddi](/assets/img/leadership/Lakshmi-Reddi.jpg)
Lakshmi Reddi
Interim and
Chief Academic Officer
![Andrew Burke](/assets/img/leadership/AndrewBurke.png)
Andrew Burke
Interim Chancellor of NMSU System Community Colleges
![Sherry Kollman](/assets/img/leadership/SherryKollmann.jpg)
Sherry Kollmann
Chancellor of
![Teresa Maria Linda Scholz](/assets/img/leadership/Teresa-Scholz.jpg)
Teresa Maria Linda Scholz
Vice President for
![Luis Cifuentes](/assets/img/leadership/Luis-Cifuentes.jpg)
Luis Cifuentes
Vice President for
, Creativity, and Economic Development
![Renay Scott](/assets/img/leadership/Renay-Scott.jpg)
Renay Scott
Vice President for Student Success
![Lisa Henderson](/assets/img/leadership/Lisa_Henderson.jpg)
Lisa Henderson
& Chief Legal Officer
![Eric Sanchez](/assets/img/leadership/esanchezjpg.jpg)
Eric Sanchez
Director of the Physical Science Laboratory
![Mario Moccia](/assets/img/leadership/GENMoccia.jpg)
Mario Moccia
Director of