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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
| Sandra Archuleta | Receptionist |
505-827-9252 |
| Brian Coss | Deputy Director |
505-827-9271 |
| Sheyenne Boling | Executive Assistant | 505-827-9209 |
| Layla Reyes |
Acadis® Administrator
|
505-827-3320 |
| Maria Lozoya-Grado |
Compliance Officer
|
505-827-9625 |
| Ariana Torrez |
Compliance Officer
|
505-827-9264 |
| Jason Garrett |
Compliance Officer:
|
505-827-9610 |
| Meliza Romero |
Compliance Officer:
|
505-827-9627 |
| Laura Escarcida |
Misconduct (LEA-90) Case Manager |
505-827-9290 |
| Ellena Romero |
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 |
| Joshua Calder |
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.