Dr. Stephenanie Hernandez PHD, Acting City Manager City of Alamogordo Thanks Staff for a Successful 2025

Dr. Stephenanie Hernandez PHD, Acting City Manager City of Alamogordo asked that we publish a thank you to each staff member of the city of Alamogordo as 2025 closed out and 2026 moves into full scope.

"As we close out 2025, I want to take a moment to thank the employees of the City of Alamogordo.

Our community relies on the dedication of approximately 330 city employees to ensure public safety, deliver critical services, and preserve the quality of life we value. Day after day, these individuals show up with professionalism and purpose, performing work that is essential to the functioning of our city.

Much of this work happens behind the scenes, yet its impact is felt throughout the community. City employees take pride in their work, understanding that consistency, reliability, and attention to detail are what keep Alamogordo moving forward. Whether responding to emergencies, maintaining infrastructure, managing public resources, supporting community programs, or ensuring fiscal and operational accountability, their efforts touch every resident in meaningful ways.

This work is carried out with a strong sense of responsibility, knowing it serves a community of more than 31,000 residents. City employees operate in a highly visible public environment where trust, transparency, and professionalism matter every day.

Having served in city leadership for seven years and stepping into the role of Acting City Manager this past year, continuity and momentum remained a priority. This was not a period of pause or transition. Expectations were high because confidence in the staff was high. Knowing the capability, experience, and professionalism of our employees, I asked a great deal of this team, and they delivered. This was never going to be business as usual, and our workforce rose to that challenge. That collective effort allowed the City to advance critical infrastructure projects, strengthen financial planning and transparency, support economic development, and continue delivering dependable services residents rely upon.

The progress made this year reflects the professionalism, accountability, and dedication of employees serving this community.

Listed below are the City of Alamogordo employees who serve our community each day. If you know a city employee, please take a moment to thank them for their dedication to public service and the important role they play in supporting our community.

I am honored to work alongside such a committed team. On behalf of the City, thank you for your hard work, your perseverance, and your dedication to serving Alamogordo.

City of Alamogordo Employees

Alamogordo Fire Department

Jerry Ramirez, Chief

Liam Arnold

Marco Chairez

Michael Coyazo

Gabriel Dorame

Juan Flores

Tyler Harrison

Andrew Herrera

Liam Lashley

Jacob Lawrence

Michael Lucas

Izaak Lujan

Eric Martinez

Estrella Martinez

Kylen Mathias

Tunie Molina

Billie Moore

Joe Murillo

Marcus Murray

Thomas Ontiveros

Nathan Preisner

Amanda Renner

Marcos Renteria

Jubel Ross

William Skaggs

John Stewart

John Stroope III

Austin Tucker

Juan Valles

Alamogordo Police Department

David Kunihiro, Chief

Emilio Alonzo

Travis Anderson

Aldrin J Aranda

Zakary Barclay

Ian Beatrice

Alex Bird

Jeanette Borunda

Raymond Brown

Chyenne Bunker

Monica Bustillos

Delton Chambers

Hilton Chapman

Rocky Chavez

Charlene Chavez

Kevin Chipi

Rachel Craig

Phelan De La Fuente

Kevin De La Fuente Sanchez

Zachariah Diaz

Jesus Diaz

Austin Edwards

Mark Esquero

Mykela Finnigan

Leo Garcia

Victoria Gathe

Justin Gillespie

Ryan Glidden

Teresa Gutierrez

Desiree Herrera

Steven Howe

Herbert Huffmon

Christopher Hughs

Kerry Jarrett

Jared Johnson

Travis Jones

Brenda Keelin

Tobey Kerlin

Daniel Kochendarfer

Laura Lara

Adam Lem

Simeon Long

Aaron Lopez

Obed Marte

Dwain Martinez

David Mccolley

Margaret Mccolley

Tim Mcdaniel

Angel Medina

Victor Mendoza

Matthew Mirabal

Hudson Moon

Cecily Nix

Sabrina Padilla

Christopher Padilla

Gerardo Parra

April Payan

Andres Perez

Mauricio Puente

Katie Pulliam

Aaron Ramirez

Fernando Ramirez

Dawn Rayner

Richard Rincon

Erin Ringler

Tracy Rivera

Eddie Rodriguez

Laura Sanderson

Rodney Scharmack

Joshua Sides

Nathaniel Silva

Timothy Skelton

Audra Smith

Justin Soto

Kristin Stepp

Dylan Sullivan

Aaron Thompson

Veronica Torres

Brittany Villa

Pierson Villa

Frank Webb

Neil Zeck

City Attorney’s Office

Darrell Mori, City Attorney

Stephanie Brusuelas

Jennifer Prosoco

City Clerk’s Office

Raquel Hughs, City Clerk

Beau Aleshire

Heather Baisley

Donneen Cota

Tamara Hansen

Shannon Thompson

City Manager’s Office

Shelbe Abbott

Paul Brusuelas

Community Services Department

Eileen Flint, Director

Jonuen Breton Breton

Cheryl Burnett-Gerber

Senta Carcopa

Louis Chavez

Heather Coons

Duane Deboer

Theresa Duncan

John Ely

Donald Frankforther

Betsy Garcia

Melissa Garcia

Antonio Gonzalez

Gloria Guerrero

Ami Jones

Mitzi Jones

Erin Kirchem

Joshua Lopez

Samantha Marin-Marcial

Bonnie Meagher

Magdalena Morales

Violet Norman

James Odell

Nita O’Dell

Zachary Oian

Troy Orr

Maureen Otero

Kristen Salas

Jason Shanks

Kimberly Sheley

Trevor Snell

Monica Thompson

Clinton Trujillo

Kimberly Underwood

Donna Valdez

Hector Vazquez

Brandi White

Jamie White

Britney Ybarra

Finance Department

Evelyn Huff, Director

Nathan Adler

Crystal Aguirre

Maria Ashe

Christopher Avery

Pedro Barajas

Crystal Boylan Topp

Janise Crawford

Fabian Esquero

Kiwani Francis

Maurice Gutierrez

Jonathan Hopper

Alyssa Kochendarfer

Tina Mendell

Deborah Osborne

Vivian Pedone

Barbara Pyeatt

Cynthia Quairoli

Susan Reiersen

Jayme Sanchez

Justin Sharp

Nichole Sierra

Alejandro Torres

Human Resources Department

Michelle Osborn, Director

Lilia Beltran

Cassandra Johnson

Kristy Shaklee

Municipal Court

Marina Arispe

Leslie Budner

Patricia Hall

Kelly Means

Nicholas Sanchez

Parks and Recreation Department

Belinda Bass, Director

Katherine Andrews

Thomas Atencio

Pedro Barajas

Robert Billingslea

Michael Bradley

Ryan Butson

Travis Canelo

Lucas Carrillo

Heather Casebolt

Micheal Chavez

Darrel Davis

Brooke Disney

Isabel Dominguez

Pedro Duran

Amy Falvey

Diego Garcia

Antonio Garcia

John Gaskins

Thaddeus Gilmore

Jack Hallbeck

Arya Halmayr

Richard Havlish

Paul Henley

Ryan Hillard

James Hiller

David Hunt

Rodolfo Jaquez Rosales

Patricia Kiscadon

Michael Kitchen

Matthew Lawrence

Johnathan Loveland

Kate Maes

Bruce Manning

Erik Marion

Graycee Medeiros

Regina Michaud

Anderson Moon

Michaela Oberlander

Gabriel Padilla

Alberto Palafox

Deborah Pallett

Richard Ridge

Sarah Rocha

Daniel Sago

Sven Sears

Sonny Shaw

Palmer Shelton

Scott Sherwood

Alan Topp

Mario Torres

Rudy Trujillo

Amanda Valant

Vincent Wilson

Ashton Wyckoff

Public Works Department

Jimmy Vargas, Director

Daniel Apodaca

Raymond Avila

Paul Bennett

Roberto Bernal

Kyle Corich

William Eaton

Michael Elias

Craig Frantz

Jorge Gallegos

Gabriel Garcia

Eduardo Garza

Candice Gebhardt

Marquise Humphrey Perry

Jeffery Jensen

Karla Jorgensen

Louis Lakey

Justin Miranda

Richard Ortega

Frank Portillo

Stephanie Reyes

Filiberto Rios

Dennis Romo

Alfonso Salas

Ronald Silva

Robert Williams

Len Zaffino

Utilities Department

David Nunnelley, Director

Christian Baca

Isaiah Baca

Jerry Baczik

Chantel Baker

Paul Michael Bennett

James Berger

Justen Boyle

Ryan Butz

Riley Cady

Krista Carper

Jorge Cereceres Estrada

Edward Chew

Donovan Crain

Thomas Dorris

Cameron Drinkard

Jonathan Duran

Aaron Foster

Willis Gerhart

Darrell Grah

Jacob Hall

Jubal Hall

Roy King

David Lucero

Nicholas Lynch

Timothy Mizukami

Sadrac Monge

Clayton Muncy

Victor Ochoa

Javier Palacios

Jamie Paz

Davondre Pistilli

Paul Robinson

Joseph Samora

William Sandidge

Craig Swenson

Joseph Swing

Peter Tafoya

Daniel Thomas

Adam Tijerina

Diana Tovar

Todd Waghorn

Meah Washington

David Weyandt

Jonathon Wixon

Kimberly Wofford

Thank you and to a successful 2026!

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