Advisement Subcommittee
Purpose Statement
The Advisement subcommittee is every student’s advocate and aims to provide all students with equal, consistent, and meaningful advisement to meet their educational goals while guiding them toward completion of a certificate and/or degree.
The mission of Luna Community College’s Advisement Subcommittee is to fulfill the committees’ objectives as outlined below.
Advisement Advisor listing per department:
| Department | Name | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health/Pre-Nursing | Sandra Sanchez | sasanchez@luna.edu | 505-454-2526 x1816 |
| Advisor Workforce Development & Contract Ed | Karen Wezwick | kwezwick@luna.edu | 505-454-5308 x1207 |
| Criminal Justice | Kim Baca | kbaca@luna.edu | 505-454-2540 x1150 |
| Dual Credit Coordinator | Alejandro Montoya | amontoya@luna.edu | 505-454-2557 x1256 |
| Financial Aid | Ryan Agosto -Hayes | ragostohayes@luna.eu | 505-454-2534 x1034 |
| Registrar’s Office | Ida Valdez | ivaldez@luna.edu | 505-587-3823 x3003 |
| School of Education | Kevin Williams | kwilliams@luna.edu | |
| STEM | |||
| Student Success Services, ADA | Renee Maestas | rmaestas@luna.edu | 505-454-5355 x1213 |
| Student Success Specialist | Sergio Hartshorne | shartshorne@luna.edu | 505-454-2537 x1024 |
| Student | Jacob Walker | jwalker@luna.edu | 505-454-5365 x1616 |
Committee Objectives
- Improve and standardize advisement practices campus wide.
- Collect data on LCC’s student body in order to facilitate campus-wide policies that assist in LCC’s retention of students until the completion of their degree or certificate.
- Devise data-driven strategies in order to make LCC programs, schedules, policies, and practices more accessible to both LCC’s traditional and non-traditional students.
Current Meeting Schedule
The Advisement SubCommittee meets every other week, on Thursdays, at 3:00pm–location TBD.
Next regular meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 9, 2025