Featured Officers
Featured Officers 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 Spotlight
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: Franklin High School, Franklin, Massachusetts College Attended: Framingham State University, Framingham, Massachusetts Degree: Environmental Studies and Sustainability Hometown: Franklin, Massachusetts [...]
Career Advancement
Tim Cimbal (Promotion)
Name: Tim Cimbal Promotion to: Colonel Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Statewide Field Operations Length of Service: 17 years Education: High School – Tully High School, Tully NY College – SUNY ESF at Syracuse University Degree - Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Studies Current [...]
Officer Spotlight Archives
April – Officer Spotlight: Derek Ridgway
Name:Derek Ridgway Duty [...]
March – Officer Spotlight: Jayme King
Name: Jayme King [...]
January Officer of the Month
Name: Jerry Pohl [...]
December Officer of the Month
Name: Clovis Rivera [...]
September Officer of the Month
Name: Matthew Lackey [...]
June Officer of the Month
Name: Matthew Ordonez [...]
May Officer of the Month
Name: Shawn Carrell [...]
April Officer of the Month
Name: Logan Vanlandingham [...]
March Officer of the Month
Name: Dominic McCarthy [...]
February Officer of the Month
Name: Keith Haws [...]
Career Advancement Archives
Tim Cimbal (Promotion)
Name: Tim Cimbal Promotion to: Colonel Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Statewide Field Operations Length of Service: 17 years Education: High School [...]
Andrew Armendariz (Promotion)
Name: Andrew Armendariz Promotion to: Lieutenant, Law Enforcement Training & Recruiting Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: Statewide- Law Enforcement Training, Field Training [...]
Benjamin Otero (Promotion)
Name: Benjamin Otero Promoted: Sergeant, Chama Supervisory District Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: 6A,6B,6C, 7,5A,5B,4,51,52, Rio Chama Wildlife Area, Sargent Wildlife Area, [...]
Ty Jackson (Promotion)
Name: Ty Jackson Promoted: Captain – Field Operations; Santa Fe Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: I am responsible for law enforcement field [...]
Sergeant Jason Kline (Promotion)
Name: Sergeant Jason Kline Promoted: Sergeant, Alamogordo District Supervisor Special Area of Responsibility/Game Mgmt Units: GMU’s 38, 37, 36, 34, 29, 28, 18 Education: Bachelor of [...]