Preston Mitchell is a Professor of Accounting in the New Mexico State University College of Business and a New Mexico-licensed CPA who teaches from real operating experience as a founder and operator of companies across southern New Mexico.
Teaching
Professor Mitchell teaches ACCT 2110 (Introduction to Financial Accounting), ACCT 2120 (Introduction to Managerial Accounting), and ACCT 351 (Accounting Information Systems). He connects accounting principles to the day-to-day realities of running a business: systems, cash, inventory, and internal controls, drawn from companies he actually operates.
Building Businesses in Southern New Mexico
The Hatch Chile Store. Founder of the e-commerce business shipping farm-roasted Hatch green chile from a 5th-generation Hatch Valley farming family.
Bionic Barbell. Built and operates a gym and recovery center in Las Cruces that competes on recovery technology rather than price.
Popsie Fish Company. Leads digital marketing and SEO strategy for the wild-Alaskan-seafood e-commerce brand.
Sunspot Medical Group. Built the web presence for a distributor of advanced biologic wound-care products.
Paradise Greens. Owns and operates manufactured-home communities across Texas and New Mexico, with over 300 spaces under management.
Mesilla Wireless. Runs a small wireless ISP bringing reliable broadband to a rural community near Mesilla.
Service
Board member of the Hatch Chile Association, which secured a federal certification mark protecting the "Hatch Chile" name, and a six-year board member of the Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, which grew its assets under management from under $14 million to over $40 million during his tenure.
Education & Credentials
Master of Accountancy and triple bachelor's degrees (Management, Information Systems, Accountancy) from New Mexico State University. Certified Public Accountant (CPA, State of New Mexico), Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP), and a former senior associate at KPMG.