Membership & Staff

The Grants Committee meets periodically throughout the year to award crime reduction grants under the Crime Reduction Grant Act (Section 31-28-1 NMSA 1978, et seq.). More information about crime reduction grants can be found here. 

• Martin Suazo, Chair
• Cindy Aragon, Vice Chair
• Jennifer Barela, Law Office of the Public Defender
• Melanie Martinez, Designee New Mexico Corrections Department
• Sheila McDonald, Department of Public Safety
• Anita Mesa, Behavioral Health Services Division
• Miriam Rabieh, Administrative Office of the Courts
• Rick Tedrow, Designee, Administrative Office of the District Attorney
• Douglas Carver, New Mexico Sentencing Commission Executive Director
• Nancy Shane, New Mexico Sentencing Commission Research Director
• Keri Thiel, New Mexico Sentencing Commisison Deputy Director