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

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 Field Training: Albuquerque Education:High School – Ruidoso High School- Ruidoso, NM College – New Mexico State University – Las Cruces, [...]

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

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 [...]

May Officer of the Month

Name: Shawn Carrell Duty Station: Corporal, Jemez District Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: GMU 6A,6B,6C, Southern Jemez Mountains Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Wildlife and Fishery Science, Eastern New Mexico [...]