Major Jeffrey Meinders
Meinders is an Army aviator who has been on active duty as an officer for 17 years, with four years of enlisted service in the Missouri National Guard while attending college and ROTC. He was most recently stationed in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, serving as mission commander for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency Open Skies Treaty.
Meinders said he was drawn to UNM by one of his previous supervisors, Col. Ed Brennan, a UNM Air Force ROTC grad, and Chae.
“Both Chae and Brennan spoke highly of Albuquerque, the university and the ROTC programs," he said. “The community support, alumni connections and opportunities for my family are all things we look forward to here at UNM.”