Comprehensive Law Enforcement Services For A Safer New Mexico

Our Mission

The mission of the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy is to provide exceptional basic training and in-service instruction to cadets, officers and telecommunicators that is built upon a foundation of character, competence, compassion, commitment, and comprehensive teamwork anchored with a base of exceptional service to the communities and the agencies we serve.

We will provide coordinated, consistent, and dynamic training and strive to ensure that law enforcement officers and telecommunicators are trained to successfully execute their duties responsibly and in accord with these core values.

Our Vision

The New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy strives to serve the State of New Mexico with ideas and innovations shaped more by experience and the rule of law than by emotion, more by best practices than by politics, and more by intellect than by impulse. In doing so, we will responsibly serve the public safety community, New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Board, and the citizens of the state of New Mexico by providing exceptional training opportunities while enforcing the statutory and administrative laws and responsibilities entrusted to the agency; demonstrating the character & competence demanded of the profession.

About

The New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy (NMLEA) is an organizational unit of the Department of Public Safety (§ 9-19-7, Subparagraph C, NMSA 1978), controlled and supervised by policy set by the Law Enforcement Academy Board (§ 29-7-3, NMSA 1978). The NMLEA is established to provide a planned program of basic training and in-service law enforcement training by furnishing instruction and seminars to constantly upgrade law enforcement within the state (§ 29-7-2, NMSA 1978).  The NMLEA staffs nineteen (19) full-time employees who are dedicated to fulfilling the agency’s mission.

NMLEA Main Phone: 505-827-9252
NMLEA Email: NMLEAtraining@dps.nm.gov

Need Specialized Assistance?

Please view our Staff Directory below to direct your questions to the appropriate staff member for quick assistance and support.

NMLEA Staff Directory

Miranda Archuleta Receptionist 505-827-9252
Brian Coss Deputy Director 505-827-9271
Georgia Segovia

Executive Assistant

  • Secondary contact for: DASO, LCPD, & SNMLEA Regional Satellite Academies
  • Secondary contact for: Roster/Course Completion certificate entry
505-827-9209
Layla Reyes

Acadis® Administrator

  • Acadis® Account Access (incl. Locked Account Help)
  • Acadis® Portal Roster Management
  • Acadis® Readiness Suite & Portal User Training
505-827-3320
Vacant

Compliance Officer

505-827-9625
Ariana Torrez

Compliance Officer

  • BCSO Regional Satellite Academy
  • Course Accreditation
  • Advanced Certificate Applications
505-827-9264
Jason Garrett

Compliance Officer:

  • APD, DASO, LCPD, SNMLEA, & SJCCJTA Regional Satellite Academies
  • Roster/Course Completion certificate entry
505-827-9610
Meliza Romero

Compliance Officer:

  • CNM, NMLEA, NMSP, & Western Regional Satellite Academies
  • Psychological Appeals
  • LEA-82 (Agency Employment Action) webform processing
505-827-9627
Laura Escarcida

Misconduct (LEA-90) Case Manager

505-827-9290
Jackee Garica

Misconduct Investigator

505-827-9216
Joey Montoya

Business Operations Manager

505-827-3364
Gabriel Ortiz

Deputy Director of Training

505-827-9275
Lily Romero

Training Executive Assistant

505-827-0218
Janole Marchant

Curriculum Development Specialist

505-827-9276
Robert Girmendonk

Instructor

505-827-9252
Kelly Hampton

Instructor

505-827-9612
Cassandra Reed

Instructor

505-827-9252
Ronaldo Ulibarri

Instructor

505-827-9252
Barb Schalkofski

Instructor

505-827-9217
Elliott Guttman

Legal Instructor

505-827-9206

Core Values

Character

Integrity. Your word is your bond – keep your word.

Competence

Know your job and do it well.

Compassion

Treat people with humility, dignity, and respect.

Commitment

Mission accomplishment through intrinsic discipline, motivation, and focus.

Comprehensive Teamwork

Achieve success through cohesive empowerment and trust.