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 |
| Ms. Katherine Miller | NMFA Chair; Retired Public Administrator |
| Mr. Andrew Burke | Retired Higher Education Administrator |
| Mr. A.J. Forte | Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League |
| Mr. James Kenney | Secretary, Environment Department |
| Ms. Alicia Keyes | Secretary, Economic Development Department |
| Mr. Steve Kopelman | NMFA Vice Chair; Executive Director, New Mexico Counties |
| Ronald Lovato | Public Member |
| Dr. Olin Cleve McDaniel | Vice President of Administration and Finance, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology |
| Ms. Sarah Cottrell Propst | Secretary, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department |
| Ms. Debbie Romero | Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration |
| Mr. Martin Suazo | Public Member |
Executive Committee
| NAME | POSITION |
| Ms. Katherine Miller | NMFA Chair; Retired Public Administrator |
| Steve Kopelman | NMFA Vice-Chair; Executive Director, New Mexico Counties |
| A.J. Forte | Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League |
| Martin Suazo | Public Member |
Audit Committee
| NAME | POSITION |
| Andrew Burke | Retired Higher Education Administrator |
| Steve Kopelman | Executive Director, New Mexico Counties |
| Sarah Cottrell Propst | Secretary, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department |
| Martin Suazo | Public Member |
Economic Development Committee
| NAME | POSITION |
| Alicia Keyes | Committee Chair; Secretary, Economic Development Department |
| James Kenney | Secretary, Environment Department |
| Sarah Cottrell Propst | Secretary, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department |
Public Lending Committee
Name |
Position |
| A.J. Forte | Committee Chair; Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League |
| Steve Kopelman | Executive Director, New Mexico Counties |
| Debbie Romero | Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration |
| James Kenney | Secretary, Environment Department |
Finance and Disclosure Committee
| NAME | POSITION |
| Martin Suazo | Committee Chair; Public Member |
| A.J. Forte | Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League |
| Alicia Keyes | Secretary, Economic Development Department |
| Debbie Romero | Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration |