Alex George 

Alex has two degrees from NM Tech, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and in Electrical Engineering.  He has taught our Taijutsu courses on and off for 3 years now. Alex has a 1st degree Black Belt in Taijutsu.

Bill Stone

Dr. Stone is a Mathematics professor at NMT, but has shared his knowledge of wine since 2007, teaching Zymurgy (wine tasting) to thirsty Techies for 8 years now.

Brad Hoffman

Bradley holds a Masters in Psychology Counseling from Dominican University, and a BA in Political Science from Swarthmore College. He currently coaches Basketball at Swarthmore, Dominican, and the University of California at Davis.

Carrie Marsyla

Carrie has an MBA w/a minor in Accounting and she also has been a certified instructor in a variety of fitness areas since 1989. She has served as a personal trainer and has taught Yoga, Pilates, Prenatal and Aerobic fitness. She has also trained in fitness instruction with the Arthritis Foundation.

Dug Corpolongo

Sifu Dug Corpolongo has been practicing Martial Arts since 1979 and teaching Martial Arts since 1989.  He has acquired many awards, appointments, memberships and certifications during his lengthy career. Presently, he teaches in Albuquerque, Los Lunas and in Socorro.

Gaby Benalil

Gaby Benalil has a Masters in Music from UNM in Vocal Performance and has participated in many performances like "Larina" in Eugene by Tchaikowsky. She has played the cello for the Chamber Orchestra here at New Mexico Tech.

Jenny Blomquist

Jenny has a Bachelor's in Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from UNM and is currently working towards a Master of Fine Arts degree. She completed a teaching/painting apprenticeship under Midge Grace and has worked as a painting instructor at New Mexico Tech since 2006. Jenny's work sells around New Mexico and she accepts commission work, as well.

Judy Richardson

Judy is a sculptor who moved from Brooklyn to Magdalena, NM just in time.  She has purposely lived all over the country and makes her work from discarded materials, both natural and manufactured, along with parts that she fabricates.  Her work is inspired by many different sources, from the political to the personal.  She is a former scenic artist for the San Francisco Opera, which had an enormous effect on her work.  She is a 2013 recipient of the Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant and has had a number of artist’s residencies, from Roswell, NM to the Vermont Studio Center to Cochabamba,  Bolivia, to Mesa Verde, CO.  Judy’s work is in permanent collections in New York, Vermont, New Mexico and California. 

Julie Johnson

Julie Johnson, MS Physics, New Mexico Tech. Julie took up belly dancing as a hobby in 1977 and has been performing, directing and teaching it for the last 45 years. She has been the choreographer and director of the Et Alia Mideastern Dance Troupe since 1979. She has been teaching belly dance at New Mexico Tech since 1986. She is the adviser for Aditi Natesa, the belly dance club at New Mexico Tech.

Kenneth T Gonzales

Kenneth (Kenny) Gonzales, is a life long resident of the Socorro area. He served in the United States Marine Corp. After the Corp he has contributed countless hours serving Socorro County and Socorro Consolidated Schools. He has subsititue taught, coached baseball and is now serving as the Community Education Welding Certification Instructor. 

Kim Padilla

Kim has been an aerobics instructor for 20+ years, and has been certified for Spinning since 2010. She also taught Aerobics for Tech and enjoys biking in her spare time.  She teaches the regular Spinning course and the Early Morning Spinning at 6:30am.

Leslie Johnson

Dr. Johnson is a local physician here in Socorro receiving her MD from the University of New Mexico.  She teaches the Ceramics and Handbuilding courses.  Leslie has shown her works at the Festival of the Cranes and at the Alamo Gallery.

Maggie Griffin-Taylor

Maggie has a PhD in Rhetoric and Composition and teaches in the CLASS department.  Maggie earned her first certifications in 2008, and has added hundreds of hours since then. Maggie is skilled in Hatha Yoga and Pranakriya. In addition to teaching at Tech, she has taught Yoga for Socorro Mental Health, Socorro Senior Citizens Center, and Yoga del Sol. 

Marisa Wolfe

Marisa Wolfe has a Bachelor's degree in Rural Development and is an E-RYT Kripalu Yoga Teacher and owner of Yoga del Sol Studio in Central New Mexico, where she teaches a diverse roster of classes and offers bodywork as a licensed massage therapist and certified Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner.

Maureen Wilks

Maureen switched careers from the earth sciences in 2016 after 22 years with the New Mexico Bureau of Geology to become a compassion-based mindfulness teacher. She has been meditating on a daily basis for over ten years. In 2017 she trained locally in New Mexico undertaking a 9-week one-on-one meditation course. In 2019 she went to Stanford University to take their 8-week Compassion Cultivation Training course. In 2020 she completed an 11 month program with the Applied Compassion Academy in Conjunction with the Center for Compassion Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford to bring compassion-based mindfulness back to her community.

Melissa Begay

Melissa has a Master degree in Health and Wellness from Highlands University and has taught Physical Recreation courses  since 2000, Melissa has completed literally hundreds of hours of Yoga training. She is also certified in Spinning and Kickbox Aerobics. Melissa is a certified consultant on Exercise, Lifestyle & Weight Management.

Ramona Montoya

Ramona's painting are seen all over Socorro, including Wal-Mart, K-Bob's, Sophia's, Sonic, and other locations. Ramona has taught Acrylics at NMT since 2008.

Sabino Grijalva

Sabino has been a PGA golf professional since 2004. He has taught golf in the Socorro area to both college and high school students. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Western New Mexico University.

Scott Roberts

An active climber since 1991, Scott is an Eagle Scout with bronze, silver, and gold. He has been an Instructor of Wilderness Survival, Orienteering, and Backpacking, and has served as a rock climbing guide. He is the most prominent and active route developer and area steward in the local Socorro Climbing Community. Scott has served as a climbing instructor, co-instructor or substitute instructor at Tech for a number of years. He is currently working on a state of the art rock climbing wall in our very own NMT Gym! 

Scott Teare

Scott Teare has studied several martial art systems and has been a Karate instructor at NMT for more than 10 years. Each semester he also conducts a New Mexico Department of Public Safety approved concealed carry class. On campus, he is a professor in the Electrical Engineering Department.

Theresa Boracci

Theresa has a Bachelor of Science degree from NM Tech.She has been an art instructor at Tech since 1996. A master of metal arts and jewelry making, she shows her work at various venues around New Mexico. She is certified in Precious Metal Clay, and is a specialist in armor making for the medieval enthusiast.

Tony Perreault

Tony has a Bachelor in Science from NM Tech and is a member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals since 2007, Tony is also a veteran of numerous digital photography workshops. His photography is shown around New Mexico, including the Festival of Cranes.