UNM Staff Council President David Groth has been elected president of the New Mexico Higher Education Staff Association. Formed this past summer during the first higher education staff summit, held at UNM, the group held its first official meeting last week at Western New Mexico University in Silver City.
Photo: Staff Council President David Groth
Serving as vice president will be Tim Nesbitt, past chair of the New Mexico State University Advisory Council on Administrative Policy. Mary Camarena-Hittle, president of Western New Mexico University Staff Senate, was elected secretary, and UNM Staff Council Parliamentarian Adam Hathaway will serve as parliamentarian.
During the meeting minor constitutional changes were adopted and mutual legislative planks discussed. The association will meet next on Monday, Oct. 2, at NMSU.
NMHESA represents the working voice of higher education and facilitates discussion of mutual issues facing all higher education staff in the state.