Noel Martinez is a Las Cruces native who earned his Master of Arts in Economics with an emphasis in Policy Analysis from New Mexico State University in 2014. Currently, Noel is enrolled in the Economic Development doctoral program at NMSU. His passion for public policy began in 2010 when he interned in Congressman Teague’s Las Cruces office and continued to grow when he was selected as a New Mexico Governor’s Fellow for the Aging and Long-Term Service Department. Noel’s areas of interests include human capital development, health care reform, and poverty reduction. After graduation, Noel hopes to work with a state agency that develops, analyzes, and implements economic development policies in New Mexico