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Upcoming NM MESA Events
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NM MESA News
NM MESA Guenther Advisor Achievement Award – Accepting 2022-2023 Nominations»
05/03/2023 – 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…
NM MESA USA Winners Announced»
04/27/2023 – On April 26, 2023 NM MESA held their annual NM MESA USA Engineering Design Competition at NM Tech in Socorro, NM. Award winners are below for both Middle School and…
NM MESA Day 2023 Winners Announced»
04/06/2023 – Congratulations to all of our NM MESA Day Winners! NM MESA Day was held April 5, 2023 at the Albuquerque Convention Center. High School Overall Scores Middle School Overall Scores
NM MESA, Inc.
c/o UNM Gallup Branch
Calvin Hall 154
705 Gurley Ave.
Gallup, NM 87301
505-350-9645 cell
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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.