AJ provides audit, single audit, consulting, training, and AUP services to governments of all sizes, including state agencies, municipalities, counties, school districts, colleges, special districts, and tribes. Over the years, AJ has developed a specialty in offering his expertise in the government arena to better serve his clients and the citizens of the region. He also provides audit and single audit services to not-for-profit entities. AJ’s outgoing personality helps make him a leader in the community. He is known for his ability to explain highly technical issues in plain English, and he enjoys sharing his knowledge with clients and team members alike. He is a frequent public speaker on topics which include, but are not limited to, GASB Updates, Internal Controls, and Understanding Your Financial Statements. 

Ryan is JAG's, Operations Manager.  His role with the firm includes implementing systems to increase overall productivity and effectiveness and help continue building the family and team culture.  Ryan was born in San Francisco, CA, but grew up in Connecticut and a small town in South Carolina, just south of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Ryan was an enlisted Infantryman in the U.S. Army, where he learned and developed a lot of unique skills that are perfect for cultivating a highly efficient team and being able to find creative solutions.  In the civilian world, Ryan spent most of his professional life in an operations/ management role.

He loves animals and has one puppy, two cats, and a snake.  He also loves spending his free time with family, exploring the outdoors, and working on building his Jeep from scratch that way he can take it anywhere.

Scott grew up in a small suburb on the north side of Minneapolis and graduated from a state university in northern Minnesota. After graduation, Scott moved to New Mexico, where he currently resides. Scott began his career in public accounting with a national accounting firm. He then joined a local accounting firm which was subsequently acquired by a large regional accounting firm, where he was an audit partner for eight years. Scott joined JAG as a partner in 2014 and is responsible for JAG’s audits and quality control. 

Throughout his career in public accounting, he has specialized in audits of non-profits and governments in the United States. Scott has provided training on various governmental, accounting, and auditing topics throughout the southwestern United States, including technical aspects of both GASB and FASB, leadership training, AICPA audit standards, resolution of findings, and A-133/UGG compliance testing.  

Debbie has over 20 years of responsible and progressive experience in human resources management, seven years in county government, eight years in Higher Education, and eight years in the Public School system. She likes to consider herself a life-long learner and receives her energy working with people. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Capella University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources. She graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with an MBA in Human Resource Management.

Teresa Casias has been the Business Manager for Wagon Mound Public Schools since August 1999. 

Her double decades of service have allowed her to serve her community on multiple levels within school finance. She is responsible for assisting with the building and maintenance of the annual budget, familiar with and responsible for all General Ledger transactions, payroll processing, Accounts Payable processing, and Federal and State Reporting. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to work in all areas of school finance, including but not limited to Human Resources, construction management, procuring and executing contracts, transportation services, and food service, to name a few. 

As a Board Member on the Board of Directors for the New Mexico Association of School Business Officials since 2010, she has served as the Chair of the Scholarship Committee, the NMASBO Treasurer, and currently serves as the President of NMASBO.  

Sarah Stubbs has worked for Portales Municipal Schools since 2006. She started in the payroll department and then transferred to the comptroller position for three years. The Business Manager position became open, and Sarah jumped at the chance. After earning her MBA, Sarah's title changed to Finance Director. Sarah attended the first NMASBO Boot Camp. Since then, she has earned her SBO II and her SFO license. She is also the CPO for the district. In 2021, Sarah earned the School Business Official of the Year. Sarah has served many years on the NMASBO Scholarship committee, which she now chairs. Sarah is willing to facilitate and participate whenever anyone calls for training.

Claire Cieremans recently retired from the Los Lunas Schools after 26 years of service. Claire was extremely excited to join NMASBO’s team in January of 2023 as the Director of Professional Learning.  She has served on the NMASBO Board of Directors since 2008. On the board, she served as Treasurer and President from 2018-2021. Claire has three children and enjoys watching them play sports. 

She is a 15 Year School Business Official from a banking and business background. She was born, raised, and educated in Eastern New Mexico, and completed her bachelor's degree at ENMU in 2008. She is currently the Deputy Superintendent of Finance for Clovis Municipal Schools 

Claire Cieremans recently retired from the Los Lunas Schools after 26 years of service. Claire was extremely excited to join NMASBO’s team in January of 2023 as the Director of Professional Learning.  She has served on the NMASBO Board of Directors since 2008. On the board, she served as Treasurer and President from 2018-2021. Claire has three children and enjoys watching them play sports. 

Terry is a native New Mexican with over 25 years of experience in NM schools. Before school business, he worked with a local public accounting firm and performed audits on schools and other local governmental units. Terry retired as the CFO/COO of the Las Cruces Public Schools in August 2016 and was announced as Executive Director of NMASBO in February 2018. Terry has been married to Dama for 38 years, and they have two grown children. His hobbies include golf, woodworking, hunting, fishing, and gardening.

Growing up in a family of public educators, Stephanie is passionate about providing legal advice and guidance to school districts. She focuses her legal practice on the representation of school districts in the areas of governance, students, and employment. Stephanie earned her law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she served as Vice President of Advocates for Children and Education, Vice President of the Public Interest Law Foundation, and Chair of Representatives for Youth in Academic Affairs. She was awarded the Dean’s Honor Scholarship, USD Law Student Leader Scholarship, and CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Special Education & Disability Law and Constitutional Law II. She was also named Outstanding Contributor to the California Regulatory Law Reporter. Before law school, Stephanie attended Rice University, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Kinesiology and was a member of the Women’s Volleyball team. At Rice, Stephanie was named Women’s Volleyball Scholar Athlete of the Year and was awarded the inaugural Rice Volleyball Mendívil Award.

Dr. Cindy Sims has been blessed to be a part of Estancia for the last four years as superintendent of schools. She has a career that spans 42 years as a teacher, principal, and HR Director in California, Colorado, and for the last 26 years in the Land of Enchantment. Dr. Sims has served the educational community in New Mexico as the President of the New Mexico School Personnel Association for two terms, and as an advocate for educators across the state serving on reading,licensure and evaluation design committees. She did her undergraduate work at Fresno State University as a Communicative Disorders major, and received her Master’s degree in Elementary Education and her PhD in Educational Leadership at Colorado State University, Denver. Dr. Sims has been married to her sailor, Brad, for 42 years, and their sons Jordan and Jacob continue to be their pride and joy.