Felecia Caton-Garcia (She/Her/Ella)

Dr. Caton-Garcia serves as the Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at CNM. Prior to this role, Dr. Caton-Garcia taught English, American Studies, and Chicana/e/o Studies at CNM for fifteen years. She has spent her life working within and without institutions to advance justice, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism efforts in education. As an educator, scholar, writer, and South Valley resident, Dr. Caton-Garcia is deeply invested in creating communities of care that embrace difference and celebrate our shared humanity.

Email Felecia at fcatongarcia@cnm.edu or call (505) 224-4000 ext. 50285

Renee Quintana-Romero (She/Her)

Renee Quintana-Romero is a Senior Research Analyst in the Office of Data Strategy (ODS) and serves on the DEI Leadership Team. Renee has been with CNM since 2018 and is heavily involved in telling CNM’s DEI Data Story. Her work involves mandatory reporting of college data to federal and state entities and overseeing survey processes for the college. Renee’s work with data started as a student employee hand-entering survey data and continued her data journey obtaining skills in survey research, focus groups, qualitative analysis, and institutional research. Renee has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Art History as well as a Master of Public Administration from the University of New Mexico.

Email Renee at rquintana66@cnm.edu or call (505) 224-4000 ext. 53820

Julie Mason (She/They)

Julie Mason is a full-time SIGN faculty member at CNM and was recently selected as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Fellow. She is Deaf and strives to make sure her courses are accessible and equitable as possible to her students. Julie enjoys incorporating her art and sense of humor into her instruction. As a DEI fellow for CNM, she works closely with the Cooperative for Teaching and Learning (CTL) and other CNM organizations to incorporate anti-racist, anti-ableist, and other ideas and values shared by the students, staff, and faculty that make up CNM.

Email Julie at jmason15@cnm.edu 

Sandra Vazquez (She/Her/Ella)

Sandra Vazquez was born in Mexico City and grew up in Albuquerque, NM. Having attended both UNM and CNM, she graduated from UNM with a BA in International Studies in addition to a BA in Spanish and Portuguese in 2019. She previously worked for CNM’s Accessibility Services and Enrollment Services helping newly enrolled students jumpstart their educational path at CNM. Sandra joins the DEI Office as the Associate Director of Student Life, bringing her passion for learning, helping students, and making education accessible and equitable for all.

Email Sandra at svazquez9@cnm.edu or call (505) 224-4000 ext. 54574

Travis Thompson (He/Him)

Travis Eli Thompson was born and raised in New Mexico. Travis started at CNM as an HR Tech and is now serving as the Interim Director of Learning and Development for the Employee Training Team under Human Resources. He is a member of the DEI leadership team, a member of the CNM Equity Council, and a member of the LGBTQ+ Advisory Board for CNM. His love and passion for CNM drive him to do his best every day. 

Email Travis at tthompson59@cnm.edu or call (505) 224-4000 ext. 53520