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Office of the Secretary

Name Position
Email
Phone
Rob Black Cabinet Secretary 505-469-5946
Isaac Romero Deputy Cabinet Secretary 505-412-7225
Jennifer Webber Director of Operations 505-618-0889
Krystal Speedy Executive Assistant to the Cabinet Secretary 505-500-9589
Yiwei Chen General Counsel 505-394-5481
Chris Chaffin Director of Communications 505-490-7962
Staci Drangmeister Communications Manager 505-660-2437
Lauren Longworth Senior Public Relations Coordinator 505-470-7786
Daye Kwon Senior Economist 505-946-7291
Joshua Smith Infrastructure Program Manager 505-469-3064
Kate Graham Senior Administrative Assistant 505-490-5457

Economic Development Division

Name Position Email Phone
Sara Gutierrez Deputy Division Director Sara.Gutierrez@edd.nm.gov 505-231-4224
Erin Ortigoza Food, Hunger, & Agriculture Program Manager

Erin.Ortigoza@edd.nm.gov

505-819-8914
Jayme Chester Food Value Chain Coordination Rep Jayme.Chester@edd.nm.gov 505-695-8440
Channing Hofman Senior Econ. Development Program Coordinator

Channing.Hofman@edd.nm.gov

505-479-2071
Sarah Muñoz Office Manager Sarah.Munoz@edd.nm.gov 505-469-1987
Jackie Thornburg ED Program Support Specialist Jackie.Thornburg@edd.nm.gov 505-470-1178
Athena Lewis Administrative Assistant Athena.Lewis@edd.nm.gov 505-618-0126
Michaeleen Ramirez Administrative Assistant Michaeleen.Ramirez@edd.nm.gov 505-469-9306

Regional Reps

Name Position
Email
Phone
Jennifer Myers Team Leader 505-660-5371
Lorraine Ruggles Region 1: Northwest 505-490-7662
Rebecca Hansana Region 1: Northwest 505-487-0844
Peter Mitchell Region 2: North Central 505-570-7796
Paige Ryan Region 2: North Central 505-412-5036
Yuriria Morales Region 3: Central 505-479-2308
Beth Waldrip Region 3: Central 505-470-4339
Tim Hagaman Region 4: Northeast 505-862-2322
Julia Brown Region 5: Southwest 575-419-0499
David White Region 5: Southwest 575-463-5809
Jim Lucero Region 6: Southeast 575-749-5336
Kevin Wilson Region 6: Southeast 575-416-7709

To view a map with regions, visit the CBRD page.

Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP)

Name Position
Email
Phone
Patrick Gannon JTIP Manager 505-470-3572
Avelina Borrego JTIP Marketing Coordinator 505-467-9655
Lynette King JTIP Fiscal Administrator 505-795-5872

New Mexico Film Office (NMFO)

Name Position
Email
Phone
Steve Graham Division Director 505-623-1238
Rochelle Bussey Senior Program Manager 505-629-2426
Jey Bernal Program Manager, Film Outreach 505-699-4966
Santana Garcia Film Tax Credit Program Coordinator 505-479-2492
Joann Wylie Program Coordinator 505-629-2160
Shane Shariff Economist 505-490-1537
Alvaro Quintanar Senior Admin Assistant 505-500-9036

Technology and Innovation Office (TIO)

Name Position
Email
Phone
Nora Meyers Sackett Director 505-795-3966
Lindsay Humphries Associate Director 505-670-9400
Michael Prossnitz Program Coordinator 505-490-7419
Esteban Martinez Sr Economic Development Coordinator 505-618-0969
Mark Gilboard Sr Economic Development Coordinator 505-551-2309
Gregory Montoya-Mora Senior Economic Development Coordinator 505-649-3709
Tina Memarian Entrepreneurship Sr Economic Development Coordinator 505-469-1772
Miraysa Cruz Budget Operations Analyst 505-640-2286
Collin Burden Communications & Data Specialist 505-469-5442

New Mexico MainStreet (NMMS)

Name Position
Email
Phone
Daniel Gutierrez Mainstreet Director 505-629-5270
Lucas Pedraza Project Coordinator 505-412-3963
Danielle Maestas Contracts and Grants Coordinator 505-469-4558
Camille Vasquez Community Economic Development Specialist Camille.Vasquez@edd.nm.gov 505-709-0798
Jessica Mraz Communications Specialist 505-365-3998

www.nmmainstreet.org

Outdoor Recreation Division (ORD)

Name Position
Email
Phone
Karina Armijo Director 505-690-7897
Carl Colonius Outdoor Recreation Planner 505-570-7846
Evan Pilling Grants Coordinator 505-795-0119
Michelle Simon Marketing Coordinator 505-469-2320

www.nmoutside.com

Creative Industries Division (CID)

Name Position
Email
Phone
Shani Harvie Director 505-699-2809
Arlen Nelson Coordinator 505-469-4800

Human Resources

Name Position
Email
Phone
Carla Montoya Human Resources Manager 505-709-8037
Julie Dolan Human Resource Generalist 505-469-3185

Administrative Services Division

Name Position
Email
Phone
Chris Romero Financial Coordinator 505-470-0604
Cassandra Romero Business Operations Specialist 505-394-0005
Kelly Byrne Federal Grants Coordinator 505-470-4332
Vandora Montoya Budget Analyst 505-538-5125
Tamara Valencia Account Auditor 505-531-7641

Information Technology

Name Position
Email
Phone
James Romero IT Technology Officer 505-490-5244
Isaiah Garcia-Varela IT Tech 505-670-7842

New Mexico Spaceport Authority - Administratively Attached

Name Position

Email

Phone
Spaceport Assistance

Assistance@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8550
Scott McLaughlin Executive Director

Scott.McLaughlin@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8530
Rani Bush Director of Business Operations

Rani.Bush@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8524
Francisco Pallares Director of Business Development

Francisco.Pallares@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8522
Marisela Cortez Accountant

Marisela.Cortez@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8511
Melissa Force General Counsel

Melissa.Force2@spaceport.com

575-267-8558
Allan Turk Director of Aerospace Operations

Allan.Turk@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8585
Charles Hurley Public Information Officer

Charles.Hurley@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8528
Louise Marquez Business & Tourism Coordinator

Louise.Marquez@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8529
Joachim Lohn-Jaramillo Aerospace Engineer

Joachim.Lohn-Jaramillo@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8525
Sal Rodriguez Aerospace Engineer

Salvador.Rodriguez@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8532
Art Trujillo Chief Financial Officer

Art.Trujillo@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8510
Belinda Benavidez Chief Procurement Officer

Belinda.Benavidez@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8517
Becky Dean Corporate Finance Officer

Becky.Dean@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8526
Sandra Franco Accountant

Sandra.Franco@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8518
Chris Lopez Director Site Operations

Chris.Lopez@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8861
John Dunne Information Technology Officer

John.Dunne@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8545
Marco Armas Airspace Manager

Marco.Armas@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8565
Eric Gensheimer Spaceport Operations Manager

Eric.Gensheimer@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8520
Frank Domiguez Maintenance Technician

Frank.Dominguez@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8519
Sam Norman Maintenance Systems Engineer Technician

Sam.Norman@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8521
Gabriel Salas Facilities Technician

Gabriel.Salas@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8527
Chris Markham Systems Administrator

Chris.Markham@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8455
Jim Henry Airfield & Airspace Operations Specialist

Jim.Henry@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8575
Rod McGillivray Construction Project Manager

Rod.McGillivray@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8531
Maja Perez Protective Services Manager

Maja.Perez@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8535
Cilicia Acosta Aerospace Business Development Coordinator

Cilicia.Acosta@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8515
Joe Hutchison Maintenance Systems Technician

Joe.Hutchison@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8523
Patrick Hernandez Administrative Assistant

Patrick.Hernandez@spaceportamerica.com

575-267-8533

New Mexico Border Authority - Administratively Attached

Name Position Email Phone
Main Phone 575-589-6501
Gerardo Fierro Executive Director

Gerardo.Fierro@nmba.nm.gov

505-629-3175
Laura Romero Deputy Director

Laura.Romero@nmba.nm.gov

505-538-6309
Laura Chaparro Program Coordinator of Commissions Chihuahua & Sonora

Laura.Chaparro@nmba.nm.gov

575-589-6501 x114
Felix Guerra Financial Analysis Specialist

Felix.Guerra@nmba.nm.gov

505-623-1138
Stephanie Camargo Executive and Operations Coordinator

Stephanie.Camargo@nmba.nm.gov

505-660-0377
Horacio Estavillo Border Project Specialist

Horacio.Estavillo@nmba.nm.gov

505-479-0034

New Mexico Office of Military Base Planning - Administratively Attached

Name Position
Email
Phone
Megan Cornett Director 505-469-4341
Coby Gentry Assistant to the Director 505-795-3051

New Mexico Partnership - Partner Organization

Name Position Email Phone
Melinda Allen President & CEO MAllen@nmpartnership.com 505-377-4123
Doreen Avila Executive Assistant DAvila@nmpartnership.com 505-977-0513
Sean Trujillo Marketing Director

STrujillo@nmpartnership.com

505-452-7143
Anthony Aldaz VP of Business Development

AAldez@nmpartnership.com

505-389-5033
Jerry Pacheco Sr Business Consultant (Santa Teresa area)

Jerry@nmiba.com

915-491-5910
Daniel Kooyenga Business Development

DKooyenga@nmpartnership.com