Governance

The NMFA Board of Directors is composed of eleven members. Six ex-officio members with voting privileges include the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration; the Secretary of Economic Development; the Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources; the Secretary of the Environment Department; the Executive Director of the New Mexico Municipal League and the Executive Director of the New Mexico Association of Counties. The Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoints five members to the NMFA Board including the chief financial officer of an institution of higher education and four members who are residents of the state. The appointed members serve at the pleasure of the governor and are appointed to four-year terms.

The NMFA Bylaws provide the fundamental principles of NMFA’s structure, directors and officers. The NMFA Board maintains five standing committees each with specified responsibilities set forth in its committee charter.

NMFA Board of Directors

NAME POSITION
Kathy Keith, Chair Public Member
Martin Suazo, Vice-Chair Public Member

A.J. Forte, Secretary

Designee: Alison Nichols

Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League
Andrew Burke Retired Higher Education Administrator
Teresa Costantinidis Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, UNM

Joy Esparsen

Designee: Richard Garcia

Executive Director, New Mexico Counties

James Kenney

Designee: Kelsey Rader

Secretary, Environment Department

Mark Roper

Designee: Sam Collins

Acting Secretary, NM Economic Development Department
Ronald Lovato Public Member

Dylan Fuge

Designee: AnnaLinden Weller

Acting Secretary, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department

Wayne Propst

Designee: Marcos Trujillo

Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration

 

Executive Committee
NAME POSITION
Kathy Keith Public Member
Andrew Burke Retired Higher Education Administrator

A.J. Forte

Designee: Alison Nichols

Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League

Mark Roper

Designee: Sam Collins

Acting Secretary, Economic Development Department
Martin Suazo Public Member

 

Audit Committee
NAME POSITION
Andrew Burke, Chair Retired Higher Education Administrator

Mark Roper

Designee: Sam Collins

Acting Secretary, Economic Development Department

Dylan Fuge

Designee: AnnaLinden Weller

Acting Secretary, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Martin Suazo Public Member

 

Economic Development Committee
NAME POSITION

Mark Roper, Chair

Designee: Sam Collins

Acting Secretary, Economic Development Department

James Kenney

Designee: Kelsey Rader

Secretary, Environment Department
Ronald Lovato Public Member

Dylan Fuge

Designee: AnnaLinden Weller

Acting Secretary, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department

Wayne Propst

Designee: Marcos Trujillo

Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration

 

Public Lending Committee

Name

Position

A.J. Forte, Chair

        Designee: Alison Nichols

Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League

James Kenney

        Designee: Kelsey Rader

Secretary, Environment Department

Joy Esparsen

        Designee: Richard Garcia

Executive Director, New Mexico Counties

Wayne Propst

        Designee: Marcos Trujillo

Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration
Ronald Lovato Public Member
Finance and Disclosure Committee
NAME POSITION
Martin Suazo, Chair Public Member

A.J. Forte

Designee: Alison Nichols

Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League

Joy Esparsen

Designee: Richard Garcia

Executive Director, New Mexico Counties

Wayne Propst

Designee: Marcos Trujillo

Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration