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…
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…
03/30-04/03/2026Senior Incentive Field Trip 2026»
The Senior Incentive Field Trip (SIFT) has been scheduled for March 30-April 3, 2026 to Nashville, TN – Huntsville, AL! Up to 20 seniors and 2-4 advisor chaperones from our…
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…
Shawndeana Smith
Regional Coordinator
Shawndeana Smith has been the West Region Coordinator with New Mexico MESA for the past fourteen years. As the West Region Coordinator, Shawndeana carries out the duty of assisting schools in her region to promote culturally diverse students excel in the STEM fields. Shawndeana obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Veterinary Science and a minor in Chemistry at The University of Arizona in 2004.
Shawndeana has always had a love for animals, especially horses, and from a very young age she chose, as a way of life, to compete at rodeos in the roping and barrel racing events. Today, Shawndeana is a mother of two sons and a daughter and she is a wife who shares her passion for rodeo with her husband as well.
