Mendiola served in an acting capacity following the departure of Marylou S. Ada, a Board of Education member.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Roger to NMC’s management team,” said NMC President Carmen Fernandez. “In addition to his experience as a seasoned financial manager, he brings a broad base of administrative knowledge and expertise to the college.”
As a former director of NMC’s office of planning, budget and capital improvement projects, Madriaga led the college’s efforts in planning, evaluation, research, assessment, and grant management.
He also directed the development of the college’s annual budget, including the examination of departmental budget submissions, the monitoring of revenue collections, and the preparation of operational plans for all federally funded programs.
Madriaga worked as NMC’s associate director for the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Grants, and assistant director for the Office of Research, Planning and Evaluation.
He was instrumental in implementing rigorous financial controls and cost-efficiencies as well as compliance with federal, CNMI and board policies.
He was part of a working group that developed the college’s first budget manual which is still being used.
Most recently, Madriaga worked for more than eight years at the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation as the manager of administration and operations.
In addition to providing administrative and fiscal leadership and direction, he assisted in overseeing OVR’s budgeting processes, planning activities, research and evaluation functions, human resource management, financial management, audit resolutions, and program assessment activities.
Madriaga graduated with a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1994.
He earned two bachelor’s degrees — one in business administration and the other in social sciences — from UH Hilo.
The NMC president said Madriaga “is highly regarded for having a deep understanding of NMC’s planning, assessment, and budgeting processes.”
She added, “His prior work at NMC will especially come in handy as he will have to hit the ground running.”
According to Fernandez, the college community is also “deeply thankful to Martin for capably filling this critical role for the last several weeks,” adding that Mendiola’s contributions have made a significant impact on the college’s accreditation efforts.
