Items of Interest
Upcoming NM MESA Events
04/13-04/15/2021MESA Day Competition 2021»
See below for links to our events for all specific event correspondence sent to students: Master Event On Site Science On Site Math On Site Engineering On Site Art Achievement…
04/13-04/22/2021MESA Competition Series Volunteer Registration 2021»
Thank You for Your Interest in Volunteering for our upcoming Competition Series! Our competition series will take place over a 2 week period as follows with both in person and…
Friday, 04/16/2021Protected: MESA Day 2021 People’s Choice Voting»
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04/20-04/22/2021NM MESA USA State Competition 2021»
New Mexico MESA is proud to announce our Virtual 2021 MESA USA State Competition! The theme for the 2020-21 MESA USA National Engineering Design Competition is: Designing for Equity. For…
04/28-04/29/2021Professional Development Series 2020-2021»
Professional Development Sessions will be held to help MESA teachers navigate a different type of school year. Instead of in person singular training, we will be utilizing a virtual module…
NM MESA News
NM MESA Awarded 2021 Facebook Community Action Grant»
04/01/2021 – NM MESA will receive a $10,000 Community Action Grant from Facebook in 2021! The grant will support the organization’s goal to bridge the digital divide by creating a video campaign…
Celebrating NM MESA Day at the Legislature»
02/26/2021 – NM MESA students and advisors have been busy with our Legislative activities. Friday, February 26, 2021 was our inaugural virtual Legislative Forum where students discussed a current bill, HB 83:…
2021 Engineering Week Coming Soon: Participate for Credit»
02/16/2021 – Next week is Engineering Week and there are a few partners hosting programs. Students will be able to earn Statewide Activity Credit by participating in a session and completing the…
NM MESA, Inc.
c/o UNM Gallup Branch
Calvin Hall 154
705 Gurley Ave.
Gallup, NM 87301
505-350-9645 cell
844-367-0039 fax
EMAIL
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.