C’mon Shannon! You have told me too many times to count how much you despise Helen over the last several years! I don’t know what you said to Cruz only you and her really know what was shared but, I DO KNOW THAT YOU CAN’T STAND HELEN! AND WHY WOULD YOU SPECIFICALLY TELL CRUZ NOT TO TALK TO THE MEDIA ABOUT YOU AND HER SHARED IN CONVERSATION IF WHAT YOU WERE TELLING HER WOULDN’T SHED A NEGATIVE LIGHT ON YOU? I’ve known Cruz longer than I’ve known you and she is a reliable , forthright and credible human being. Until now I thought you were too! As HR Employees we are all often put into very uncomfortable positions by the people we work for (our supervisor’s) and the information we have access to on all UNM employees as a product of our job duties when we are expected to follow UNM Policy and Procedures while also accommodating our supervisor’s wishes which are often not consistent with UNM Policies and Procedures. We can not allow ourselves or our loyalty to our work responsibilities as HR Employees to be manipulated and coerced to the blatant disregard of the wishes of this Administration’s self imposed mandates. YOU WOULD NEVER DESTROY ANY DOCUMENTS OF A PERSONNEL EMPLOYEE RELATED MATTER EVEN IF IT IS JUST AN INQUIRY THAT YOU WERE DIRECTED TO DO BY YOUR BOSS PAUL KREBS!!!! I truly like you Shannon …but, now that you have decided to go to the “dark side” and weave yourself into this mess and in light of the fact that YOU are actually stating by YOUR OWN WORDS (FINALLY!) that you destroyed those notes. . .then you need to be replaced. We all make mistakes and bad choices but, not to the level of your trained knowledge in Human Resources to destroy documents! Now if you were directed to destroy these documents and your being advised to only tell the “half truth” then that would be more consistent with the Shannon Garbiso I know! And if that is so ….speak out now before you go down with them! WHAT A HORRIBLE PLACE THIS UNIVERSITY HAS BECOME TO WORK FOR!!! I STILL LOVE THESE KIDS (STUDENTS) AND MOST OF MY CO-WORKERS, THE FACULTY & STAFF BUT THIS REVELATION IS MOST DEPRESSING!
I am an HR Professional, and for the record to every V.P., including my supervisor Helen Gonzales, President Schmidly, and the Regents . . . I WILL NOT BE MADE TO FEAR YOU! AND I WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO EVER MANIPULATE ME TO FURTHER YOUR PERSONAL AGENDAS OR CLEAN UP YOUR MESS!
I AM A PROUD UNM EMPLOYEE AND THIS UNIVERSITY BELONGS TO ME , MY COLLEAGUES , MY NEIGHBORS . . .AND MY CHILDREN!!!!
I will make myself known and accountable to the UNM Employees I proudly serve and assist and I will not sit back and allow corruption and cronyism to prevail in my presence!

Something is rotten here at UNM.

This article creates more questions than answers! Where was all this denial by you Shannon when Cruz went before the board of regents on Nov. 10th (the day after you spoke with her by phone) protesting the Administration’s depiction of you at their media conference as being incapable of conducting valid and credible interviews with regards to your notes that they produced to the media and asking for an indepedent investigation of the Regents? just silence is what you contributed then! oh! I forgot this is the first you’ve heard of it? …I’m sure!
Paul Krebs admits that he directed you to compile and obtain the information from the asst. coaches present at the Sept. 20 incident/altercation . . . if it isn’t about a “battery” then what info. did he direct you to obtain? Sworn statements? is that the new angle? we all know that you’re not a lawyer shannon! Maybe you should retain a lawyer and quit listening to those clowns/court jesters up at Scholes Hall who call themselves legal counsel. FYI ….I’m not admitting any “official” affiliation with “Another Garbiso Co-worker” who previously posted before me. . .and you can’t prove that I know them!
Shannon you just aren’t credible at this point at all ! and we have all known for sometime in UNM HR that Maria has a lawsuit against the University for pregnancy discrimination and from what I’ve heard (official rumor!) she should probably go public with it! Of course she (Maria) has handled herself with integrity in not disclosing her personal dispute with the university unlike others (Do you hear me Sylvia?) who have been confrontational and gone to the media and have gotten paid! If you do hear me Sylvia could I get your comped B-ball tickets to the Cal game?
Time to go to bed… lot’s of HR gossip tomorrow(I mean today!) to discuss around the HR water cooler! Thanks for letting me know of this article “Another Garbiso Co-worker” ..I “officially” don’t know you though!

That she wasn’t angry with Helen is 100 percent false,” Garcia said. “She told me several times that she was angry with Helen. … She doesn’t want to lose her job. That’s what pays her bills. That’s what’s taking care of her and her family. She’s not going to say that it’s going to possibly put her in the line of fire. She has to deny what I’m saying.”

Garcia added that Garbiso is likely being pressured by University officials to discredit her claims.

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The University should rename our dept. “damage control operations”! Why is the administration now allowing Shannon to send an e-mail response to the LOBO that is highly suspect in it’s content like “I am not,nor was I, angry with Helen Gonzales or Paul Krebs” and “They were not sworn statements”, and especially “I’ve shared every detail of what I’ve heard and understood to have happened with Paul Krebs and the University’s human resources” . . .you haven’t shared squat! none of us have ! but we know the assistant coaches that are going to resign at the end of their contracts next month will! I will state that I fear losing my job , at least my position within this department if I even so much as lightly wince in pain to the media. This e-mail response from Shannon sounds like another vigorously contrived and invented response by Kathleen Hessert having a mental threesome with UNM Legal Counsel Ira Bolnick and Krebs or maybe it was a full swap including Helen too!
Why doesn’t Shannon come full forward and do some interviews with the media ? Too late! her integrity and suspicion of her involvement in this cover up would be too big of a risk for the administration. . .they will not allow it! Hey Raymond! and the rest of the Regents heard enough “new stuff” yet? Of course you haven’t you want to discredit everyone ! how pathetic of you to try and smear the character of a student reporter at the University’s daily newspaper and now you’re attempting to discredit the integrity of Maria Garcia because you fear what she has been told by Shannon. The PR armor is cracking ! Good job Isaac we all appreciate your continued efforts to blow this thing wide open!

I’m not really lobo louie but, what the hey everyone else is lying at UNM!
I wish all of these supposed unm employees posting comments on here would grow a pair and really come forward instead of hiding behind their posted comments! The way I see it the only people that have put their *sses on line with their statements are Maria Garcia and this news reporter Isaac Avilucea.

“Faith” is right lying for the administration is required in our job descriptions!

At what training seminar do they teach human resources employees to effectively and efficiently destroy documents? How were these notes destroyed? paper shredder?

WOW! another weak attempt to diffuse the public’s interest in your cover up! She said She said , no i won’t do an interview! , no i won’t tattle on daddy and momma! i’m a grown woman but I love daddy, and momma will answer all your questions you have for me!

Karen , that would be the training seminar led by you guessed it! UNM HR! But, if you ask them directly they will “officially deny that the seminar exists” you know, attorney client privilege!

How about somebody pitch this circus as a made for tv reality series! Maybe we could syndicate this and put some of the money that we will be paying to settle Gerald’s upcoming lawsuit and all the other discrimination lawsuits that UNM is now facing! What a hilarious bunch of idiots! Go Aggies!

Oh Shannon, My dear dear Shannon. You have lost total perception of the reality that exists beyond the Athletics Department. What promises have they made you? What do you think the end result of this entire situation is going to be?
I feel for you. I will pray for you.

just in case any of you might be wondering Coach Alford and most of the rest of the coaches for our sports programs are tired of this garbage and know that their ability to get committed recruits is suffering because of all of this as well!
Cut Locksley and Krebs loose before they take down the whole ship

Shannon Garbiso is alive? Really? are you sure it was really her that responded to Maria Garcia’s contentions? I don’t believe it because Schmidly, Krebs, and Gonzales have not stated “officially” through Susan Mckinsey that a Shannon Garbiso actually exists at UNM Athletics. I will wait for the Custodian of records to confirm this new revelation in about 5 months as I just submitted my request for official department records this morning!

Please, anyone with information step forward. I’m sure this Isaac fellow is willing to follow up on any leads. sports@dailylobo.com

What funny fodder! I am so entertained, I want more of this Gossip Girl! I love you Isaac! If you’re not gay,will you marry me ? even if you are would your boyfriend mind? This is the best stuff I have ever read in the Lobo!!! Please tell me you have more! Really , sarcasm aside do your thing boy! Fair and balanced , Maria yesterday Shannon today what can people complain about?
You are doing a great job! Keep it up!

Is there anyone that believes Shannon Garbiso? These comments are clearly not in support of her. I can understand why she hasn’t said anything until now and I’m not really sure that the e-mail referenced in this article are her words as others have questioned as well.

The sky is still blue isn’t it? I’m wondering what color it is over at campus , I’d hate to ask any of the Administration for fear of any of their answers. 2012? Our world ended here at the university 2009 … overachievers we are

I lied better in the 3rd grade about not doing my homework! What are they smoking down at Athletics? Maria Garcia hit a nerve didn’t she?

I need a drink. . . truth syrup anyone?

Gonzoknows must be one of the administrators in question. What a poor attempt at trying to disparage Isaac. The truth will come out and you will all go down. I can’t wait because all of you deserve to pay for all you have done to ruin our University.

In response to the article written about Shannon Garbiso the UNM allowance for her to respond to it gives it credibility in light of the fact that the administration’s position to “zip it” has now been breached. Make no mistake about it, administration be it Krebs , Gonzales , legal staff , pr consultant and Schmidly all have their hands in this so called e-mail response to the Lobo by Shannon Garbiso.
I hope to hear a follow up interview of Garcia and Gonzales on this . Any phone records available to corroborate either side?

Any chance of promoting a Garcia vs. Garbiso undercard to the upcoming Holly Holmes fight at Isleta?

Friends don’t let friends drive drunk . . . or blatantly lie and participate in a damaging cover up. Get the bigger picture Ms. Garbiso and forget about your selfish concerns at the Athletics Department. Resign your position! You are as incompentant as Krebs and Gonzales says you are!

What would any of you do if you were in Shannon Garbiso’s position? really would you just come out and tell the truth? You are all hypocrits , you would do what you had to do to save your job too! I’m not so sure that we are all not being taken on a ride by Garcia and Garbiso because if you really look at it Garbiso hasn’t said anything until now and she is certainly not trusted by Krebs or Gonzales at this point because both Garbiso and Garcia admit to talking and in essence Garbiso is now fully protected by these actions because the University wouldn’t dare take action against her now , can you say retaliation lawsuit cha ching!