Field Offices

500 Gold Street SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102

Phone 505-346-3986
Fax:  505-346-4869
Email: george.vargas@state.nm.us

Counties Served/Albuquerque Region:  Bernalillo, Rio Rancho, Cuba, Edgewood, Socorro, Belen, Los Lunas, Moriarty, Grants, Gallup, Farmington, Aztec, Shiprock, Bloomfield, and Kirtland.

George Vargas is a NMDVS Veterans’ Service Officer based at the Albuquerque downtown location and is accredited by the NACVSO.  He worked at the Clovis location and was a homeless veterans advocate.  He served in Operation Desert Storm with the U.S. Navy. He comes from a strong military family; a cousin who served with the U.S. Marines, and two others who served in the U.S. Army.

5201 Eagle Rock NE, Suite 2A
Albuquerque, NM 87113

Phone: 505-383-2404
Fax:  505-383-2413
Email: gordon.schei@state.nm.us

Counties Served: Bernalillo, Sandoval

Gordon Schei is a NMDVS Veterans’ Service Officer based at the Albuquerque NE Heights location since 2008 and is accredited by the NACVSO.  He served with the U.S. Army as an Engineer from 1979-1988 stationed in Germany.  He’s the proud father of two sons Erik and Deven, who followed his footsteps and are both Purple Heart recipients.  Erik served as a U.S. Army Engineer in Iraq, and Deven served as a U.S. Army Engineer in Afghanistan.

908 E, Buena Vista Ave
Gallup, NM 87301

Phone: 505-863-7457
Fax:  505-863-7836
E-mail: raymie.hurley@state.nm.us

Counties Served: Cibola, McKinley, & Catron

Raymie Hurley is a NMDVS Veterans’ Service Officer based at the Gallup location and is accredited by the NACVSO.  He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in October 1999 and served until 2003.  He was stationed at Marine Security Guard Battalion, Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA.  He is a member of the Navajo Nation.  After his enlistment, he attended the Navajo Law Enforcement Training Academy and became a Navajo Nation Police Officer for eight years. He was a Patrol, Tactical, and Substation Officer.  He attained an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of New Mexico, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Western New Mexico University.  He comes from a family with strong military and law enforcement ties.

917 Douglas Ave
Las Vegas, NM 87701

Phone: 505-454-0068
Fax:  505-454-0068
E-mail: karen.abeyta@state.nm.us

Counties Served: Guadalupe, Mora, San Miguel, Colfax, Catron, Harding, & Taos

Karen Abeyta is a NMDVS Veteran Service Officer based at the Las Vegas location and is accredited by the NACVSO.  She has extensive experience advocating for veterans and their family members.  She worked for the NM Workforce Connection as a Local Veterans Employment Representative.  She was born and raised in Las Vegas, NM and served in the U.S. Navy from 07/1997 to 08/2000.  She was deployed to Spain, Guam, and several U.S. locations.  She attained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from NM Highlands University.  Her grandfather Nicholas Abeyta was a WWII Army Veteran, and has several uncles that served during Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

301 West De Vargas Street (Workforce Connections Bldg)
Santa Fe, NM 87501

Phone: 505-476-7903
Fax:  505-476-7905
E-mail: jeff.george@state.nm.us

Counties Served: Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, and Taos

Jeff George is a NMDVS Veterans’ Service Officer based at the Santa Fe location and is accredited by the NACVSO.  Jeff is a member of the San Juan Chapter of the DAV and Los Alamos VFW 8874.  He has been a lifetime resident of New Mexico and has lived in Farmington, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Espanola and Portales.  Jeff was born in Farmington, NM where his father Eugene “Skip” George, a Vietnam veteran, still resides.  Jeff enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1993 and served as a 19K (M1A1 Armor Crewman) before his honorable discharge with a service-related disability as a Corporal.

2024 E. Griggs Avenue
Los Cruces, NM 8801
Phone: (575) 524-6220
Fax: (575) 524-6130
E-mail: rosa.bycenski@state.nm.us 

Counties Served: Anthony, Chaparral, Deming, Santa Clara/Grant County

Walk-ins are welcome, but DVS strongly encourages those needing assistance to make an appointment by contacting Rosa.

The native of Mexicali, Mexico served 14-years in the United States Air Force shortly after graduating from high school in Calexico, CA. Her USAF career took her to Offutt AFB in Omaha, NE, Kadena AB in Okinawa, Japan…overseas to Guam and Qatar…and a final transfer to Holloman AFB here in Alamogordo. She primarily worked in Logistics and Aircraft Maintenance in support of RC-135, F-16, and F-15 aircraft. At Holloman AFB, Ms. Bycenski was tasked with establishing a new supply section for a newly-relocated training squadron before ending her military service as a Technical Sergeant. While at Offutt AFB, Ms. Bycenski earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources at Bellevue University in Bellevue, NE. She recently earned an Associate’s Degree in Health Information Technology and a Certificate in Insurance Billing & Coding from Dona Ana Community College.

904 W. 6th Street
Clovis, NM 88101

Phone: 575-762-6185
Fax:  575-762-6185
Email: matthew.barela@state.nm.us

Counties Served: Curry, Quay, Roosevelt, & De Baca

Matt Barela is a NMDVS Veterans’ Service Officer based at the Clovis location, and is accredited by the NACVSO.  He served in the U.S. Army in Desert Shield and Desert Storm with the 24th Infantry Division 101st Airborne.  He was born and raised in Clovis, NM and has a BCIS degree.  He is very involved within the Clovis community with resources that include Goodwill, Lighthouse, Matt25, United Way, Chamber, JVC, VFW, American Legion, and local colleges.  He also conducts workshops at Cannon AFB for filing claims and working with e-benefits.