About

Role of Hearing Office

The UNM Hearing Office adjudicates cases related to personnel issues, student conduct violations, allegations of discrimination, Title IX violations, and other related matters. The hearings are administrative, not criminal, and decisions are made by a trained Hearing Officer. The Hearing Officer is tasked with determining if a respondent has violated one or more UNM policies in a particular situation.

Staff

Ben Zinke, JD(he/him/his)
Director/Administrative Hearing Officer

 

Sierra Dodd, JD (she/her/hers)
Administrative Hearing Advisor

 

Victoria Hernandez, MBA (she/her)
Hearing Coordinator

 

Robyn Hill, JD (she/her)
On-Call Hearing Officer and
Administrative Hearing Advisor

 

Sai Iyer, JD, LLM (he/him)
On-Call Hearing Officer and                                   Administrative Hearing Advisor 

 

Heather Kimball, MA (she/her)
Administrative Hearing Advisor

Erika Lowe, JD(she/her)
Administrative Hearing Advisor

 

Quela Robinson, JD  (she/her/they/them)
Administrative Hearing Advisor  

 

Jennifer Rochelle, MLIS, JD (she/hers)
Administrative Hearing Advisor

 

Noel Orquiz, JD (he/him)
Administrative Hearing Advisor

 

Erin Wood, PhD, JD (she/her) 
On-Call Hearing Officer and                                                                                                                                                                                                  Administrative Hearing Advisor                                                                                                                                                                                


To reach any of our staff, please contact the Hearing Office at (505) 277-0792 or hearingoffice@unm.edu

Hearing Procedures

Here is a detailed description of the UNM Administrative Hearing Procedures.

Discrimination Grievance Procedure

Here is a link to the UNM Discrimination Grievance Procedure.

Orientation Videos

In conjunction with the UNM Division of Human Resources, we have created a short series of videos that help explain the hearing process. We hope you find them informative and helpful.

Hearing OverviewHearings
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AdvisorsWitnesses
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Hearing Process Flowchart

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