Featured Officers
Featured Officers of the Month and Career Advancement officers answer your questions from the field. Learn more about Conservation Officer (Fish and Game Warden) employment from the Careers in Enforcement page.
Officer of the Month
October – Officer Spotlight: Matt Lackey
Name: Matt Lackey Duty Station: Grants District Corporal Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Game Management Units: 9, 10, 12, 13 Cibola National Forest Length of Service: 8 years Field Training: Farmington Education:High School – Raton High School- Raton, NM College Attended: New Mexico State University – West Texas A&M [...]
Career Advancement
Lt. Shawn Carrell (Promotion)
Name: Lt Shawn Carrell Promotion to: Lieutenant - Revocation Manager Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Overseeing the Revocation program, Special use Permits, and the Guide and Outfitter program. Length of Service: 15 Years Education: High School –Portales High School College – Easter New [...]
Officer of the Month Archives
October – Officer Spotlight: Matt Lackey
Name: Matt Lackey Duty Station: Grants District Corporal Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Game Management Units: 9, 10, 12, 13 Cibola National Forest Length of Service: 8 years Field [...]
July – Officer Spotlight: Ryan Francis
Name: Ryan Francis Duty Station: Carlsbad District Officer Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Game Management Units: 30, 31, 33 Lincoln National Forest, Guadalupe District Length of Service: 2 years [...]
April – Officer Spotlight: Derek Ridgway
Name:Derek Ridgway Duty Station: Cimarron District Officer Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Valle Vidal, GMU’s 55A, 55B, 54, 48 Length of Service: 2.5 years Field Training: Ruidoso Education:High School: [...]
March – Officer Spotlight: Jayme King
Name: Jayme King Duty Station: Socorro District Officer Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Game Management Unit’s 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 Length of Service: 10 months - Game and [...]
January Officer of the Month
Name: Jerry Pohl Duty Station: Estancia District Officer Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: GMU’s 8,14, 39 & 43 Education: Masters in Criminal Justice - New Mexico State University. Go [...]
December Officer of the Month
Name: Clovis Rivera Duty Station: Reserve District Officer Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: GMU: 16A, 16D, northern parts of 16B and 23 Education: BS, Forest Management, New Mexico Highlands [...]
November Officer of the Month
Name: Tommy Heck Duty Station: Pecos District Officer Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: GMU 45, 43, Pecos Wilderness Education: BS, Wildlife Management. Sul Ross State University Length of Service: [...]
October Officer of the Month
Name: Shana Burkhardt Duty Station: District Officer, Bloomfield/Largo Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: GMU 2C, GMU 7 Education: Bachelors of Science Degree in Aquatic Biology from University of California [...]
September Officer of the Month
Name: Matthew Lackey Duty Station: Socorro District Officer Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: GMU 13 17 18 19 20 Education: Bachelor of Science/Wildlife Sciences West Texas A&M Length of [...]
August Officer of the Month
Name: Don Norton Duty Station: Game Warden, Carlsbad District Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: GMU’s 29,30,31 Education: Bachelor Degree Forestry Wildlife/Law Enforcement; WNMU Length of Service: 2.5 years Specialty [...]
July Officer of the Month
Name: Wyatt Harwell Duty Station: Conservation Officer, Espanola District Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: GMU’s 5B, 6C, 45, 50 and 51 Education: New Mexico State University, Go Aggies! Length [...]
June Officer of the Month
Name: Matthew Ordonez Duty Station: Conservation Officer, Raton District Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: GMU: 55A, 55B, 56, 57, 58 Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Forestry/ Wildlife and a Minor [...]
Career Advancement Archives
Lt. Shawn Carrell (Promotion)
Name: Lt Shawn Carrell Promotion to: Lieutenant - Revocation Manager Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Overseeing the Revocation program, Special use [...]
Megan Otero (Promotion)
Name: Megan Otero Promotion to: Guide and Outfitter Program Manager Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Management of Guides and Outfitters- Statewide [...]
Tim Cimbal (Promotion)
Name: Tim Cimbal Promotion to: Colonel Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Statewide Field Operations Length of Service: 17 years Education: High School [...]
Andrew Armendariz (Promotion)
Name: Andrew Armendariz Promotion to: Lieutenant, Law Enforcement Training & Recruiting Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Statewide- Law Enforcement Training, Field Training [...]
Benjamin Otero (Promotion)
Name: Benjamin Otero Promoted: Sergeant, Chama Supervisory District Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: 6A,6B,6C, 7,5A,5B,4,51,52, Rio Chama Wildlife Area, Sargent Wildlife Area, [...]
Brady Griffith (Promotion)
Name: Brady Griffith Promoted: Lieutenant, Field Operations Division Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Training and recruiting (statewide) Education: Bachelor of Science – [...]
Ty Jackson (Promotion)
Name: Ty Jackson Promoted: Captain – Field Operations; Santa Fe Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: I am responsible for law enforcement field [...]
Craig Sanchez (Promotion)
Name: Craig Sanchez Promoted: Assistant Chief of Education, Information and Education Division Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Oversees the Hunter Education, NASP, OHV, [...]