Items of Interest
Upcoming NM MESA Events
09/10-05/31/2026Professional Development Series 2025-2026»
Professional Development Sessions will be held to help MESA teachers with resources through the school year. Instead of in person singular training, we will be utilizing a virtual/hybrid module training…
10/29-04/30/2026Technology Series 2025-2026»
This Technology Series will be held to help MESA teachers and students with resources to prepare for competitions and for projects through the school year. Advisors can register their students…
Thursday, 01/22/20262026 Legislative Fieldtrip and Effort»
This is your opportunity to observe the legislative process and your state government in action. A learning experience for all of us, it is also an excellent opportunity for NM…
01/29-01/30/2026CI/NC – trip to Carlsbad Caverns NP & NMSU»
Things to bring: lunch, water bottle, snacks, layers, good walking shoes, a good attitude, & stuff to do (books, movies, homework, napping, games with friends), as well as money for…
Wednesday, 02/18/20262026 STEM Day at the Legislature-NM MESA Participation»
This event is for NM MESA Participation in the general STEM Day Activities. (1) School per region is selected to attend. Only those selected are to register. NOTE: This is…
03/01-05/31/2026MESA Buddies Program Spring 2026»
MESA Buddies is a mentor program in which a MESA high school collaborates with a local elementary classroom (grades 2-5) to provide supplemental STEAM instruction and mentorship. Below you will…
NM MESA News
NM MESA Announces 2025 Recipients of the Dr. Arthur H. and Joan Guenther Advisor Achievement Award»
08/15/2025 – NM MESA has selected recipients of the 2025 Dr. Arthur H. and Joan Guenther Advisor Achievement Award. Marie Booth and Avery Herrera are this year’s outstanding MESA advisors. Each of these…
NM MESA Guenther Advisor Achievement Award – Accepting 2024-2025 Nominations»
05/07/2025 – Calling all students, parents, administrators, teachers, community members — Let’s think about those great NM MESA advisors from this past school year who continuously gave of their time, passion, caring…
2025 MESA Competition Winners Announced»
05/01/2025 – On April 30, 2025 NM MESA held their MESA Day and MESA USA Annual Competitions on the Expo New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Over 600 students competed from…
NM MESA, Inc.
Santa Fe Community College
6401 Richards Ave, 211B
Santa Fe, NM 87508
505-428-1773 office
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Nicholas Kunz
Regional Coordinator
Nicholas Kunz has worked in a wide variety of positions relating to the field of Education for over 25 years. He has spent time with many different organizations as a youth mentor, classroom teacher, nonprofit administrator, and board member. Nicholas earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Performance and Composition and a Master of Arts in Education of At-Risk Youth, both from the College of Santa Fe.
As NM MESA’s North Central Regional Coordinator, he is grateful for the time he spends with many of the brightest, most inspiring and most promising youth throughout New Mexico. When he is not at work, Nicholas can probably be found chopping wood, passing precious hours with his three daughters, or playing the banjo or some sort of percussion instrument.
