COE-GSLA Elections & Bios
The COE-GSLA Election is now Open. Please check your UNM E-Mail for the voting link.
Candidates have been selected to run for the positions of four (4) department representatives and two (2) Member-at-Large positions. Runner-ups will be made alternatives for University-wide GPSA council meetings and will have the opportunity to participate in GSLA committees.
The departmental candidates are as follows:
Language Literacy & Sociocultural Studies (LLSS) Representative
- Cindy Nava
- Azul Cortes
- I am a first year doctorate student in LLSS. I have been awarded the GSEA through the Indian Language Retention and Resource center. My undergrad and Master's work in Bilingual and Secondary Education had me working with migrant and indigenous communities in Los Angeles and Surrounding areas. I have worked in the Pueblo of Acoma for the last thirteen years as a general Ed teacher and upon the completion of my Masters in Special ed as coordinator and Special education teacher.
My personal endeavors was been works with cultural and language revitalization bringing back cultural dances and traditional songs in Native communities in US and Mexico. I am passionate about teaching, about using the funds of knowledge of the student to facilitate a step closer to their dreams.
- I am a first year doctorate student in LLSS. I have been awarded the GSEA through the Indian Language Retention and Resource center. My undergrad and Master's work in Bilingual and Secondary Education had me working with migrant and indigenous communities in Los Angeles and Surrounding areas. I have worked in the Pueblo of Acoma for the last thirteen years as a general Ed teacher and upon the completion of my Masters in Special ed as coordinator and Special education teacher.
Educational Specialties (ES) Representative
- Write In Candidate
Individual, Family, & Community Education (IFCE) Representative
- Mary Hershberger
Health, Exercise, Sports Sciences (HESS) Representative
- Edria Mitchem
- Student Cabinet Member UNM - 2014
BA in Criminology from UNM - May 2014
Graduate Student UNM - Summer 2015 to present in PE Concentration in Sports Administration
I believe it is important to be active in various aspects of my higher educational career. I enjoyed being a student cabinet member here at UNM as an undergrad, meeting with President Frank and sharing the voice of the underclassmen was an important task and I took it seriously.
Currently I am a graduate student here at UNM and it is my hope to graduate with my Masters Degree in the Fall of 2016. I aspire to work with staff and student athletes in a way that helps strengthen the mind of the athlete as they transcend and acclimate into the world of the professional sporting arena.
I appreciate your consideration to help at this level.
- Student Cabinet Member UNM - 2014
Member-At-Large
- Moses Allen
- I moved to Albuquerque from Seoul in 2013 to begin the Educational Linguistics Doctorate Program at UNM.
I have robust experience in the graduate student community. I am familiar with the structures and organization of student funding, student government, and COE administration. I believe I can be valuable to the GSLA and would welcome an opportunity to continue participating in this organization.
- I moved to Albuquerque from Seoul in 2013 to begin the Educational Linguistics Doctorate Program at UNM.
- Paul Morneau
- - August, 2015, Admitted to COE Graduate School, Secondary Education Curriculum & Instruction Program, Social Studies Endorsement
- B.S. Finance, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe AZ
-A.A. Business, Winona State University (WSU), Winona MN
College Leadership Positions:
ASU: Intra-Fraternity Council - Treasurer & Council Member
ASU: Philanthropy Chairman, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
WSU: Treasurer & Student Activity Funds Chairperson, WSU Student Senate
WSU: Senator & Member, Legislative Affairs Committee, WSU Student Senate
- - August, 2015, Admitted to COE Graduate School, Secondary Education Curriculum & Instruction Program, Social Studies Endorsement
Teacher Education, Educational Leadership & Policy (TEELP) Representative
- Cameron Goble
- Cameron Goble is growing deep roots in teacher education. These roots go back to high school, when--as a chronic public school failure--he was given the opportunity to mentor his peers in the one class he was succeeding in. It transformed Cameron's life. That choice by a visionary teacher inspired Cameron to understand how engaged teaching can help make the difference for struggling students. In his second senior year, he turned his GPA around from a 1.2 to a 2.5: enough to graduate and enter college.
Since then, Cameron has been a professional trainer, a K-5 educator, and a freelance instructional designer to local non-profits. Cameron currently works as a Training Consultant at UNM. He trains staff and faculty in leadership skills and organizational development topics. One recent project was to facilitate a retreat for the College of Education's Elementary Education faculty. Another was to develop a peer-driven training system to UNM student employees in the IT department: much the same as his own transformative experience in high school.
Today, Cameron pursues an M.A. in Educational Leadership at the CoE. His inquiries focus on developing resilience in new teachers, as well as creating informal, self-directed learning places. Cameron serves on the Board of Directors at Quelab, Albuquerque's premiere non-profit makerspace.
Cameron is the father of a 3 year old girl, and he enjoys playing the banjo.
- Cameron Goble is growing deep roots in teacher education. These roots go back to high school, when--as a chronic public school failure--he was given the opportunity to mentor his peers in the one class he was succeeding in. It transformed Cameron's life. That choice by a visionary teacher inspired Cameron to understand how engaged teaching can help make the difference for struggling students. In his second senior year, he turned his GPA around from a 1.2 to a 2.5: enough to graduate and enter college.
- Paul Morneau
- - August, 2015, Admitted to COE Graduate School, Secondary Education Curriculum & Instruction Program, Social Studies Endorsement
- B.S. Finance, Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe AZ
-A.A. Business, Winona State University (WSU), Winona MN
College Leadership Positions:
ASU: Intra-Fraternity Council - Treasurer & Council Member
ASU: Philanthropy Chairman, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
WSU: Treasurer & Student Activity Funds Chairperson, WSU Student Senate
WSU: Senator & Member, Legislative Affairs Committee, WSU Student Senate
- - August, 2015, Admitted to COE Graduate School, Secondary Education Curriculum & Instruction Program, Social Studies Endorsement
*** A Educational Specialties (ES) nomination is still open for one (1) departmental representative. email coegsla@unm.edu for more information about how to nominate yourself or a colleague.
