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 Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League
Andrew Burke Retired Higher Education Administrator
Joy Esparsen Executive Director, New Mexico Counties
James Kenney Secretary, Environment Department
Alicia Keyes Secretary, NM Economic Development Department
Ronald Lovato Public Member
Cleve McDaniel Vice President of Administration and Finance, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Sarah Cottrell Propst Secretary, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Wayne Propst Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration

 

Executive Committee
NAME POSITION
Kathy Keith Public Member
Andrew Burke Retired Higher Education Administrator
A.J. Forte Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League
Alicia Keyes Secretary, Economic Development Department
Martin Suazo Public Member

 

Audit Committee
NAME POSITION
Andrew Burke, Chair Retired Higher Education Administrator
Alicia Keyes Secretary, Economic Development Department
Cleve McDaniel Vice President of Administration and Finance, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Sarah Cottrell Propst Secretary, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Martin Suazo Public Member

 

Economic Development Committee
NAME POSITION
Alicia Keyes, Chair Secretary, Economic Development Department
James Kenney Secretary, Environment Department
Ronald Lovato Public Member
Sarah Cottrell Propst Secretary, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department
Wayne Propst Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration

 

Public Lending Committee

Name

Position

A.J. Forte, Chair Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League
James Kenney Secretary, Environment Department
Joy Esparsen Executive Director, New Mexico Counties
Wayne Propst Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration
Ronald Lovato Public Member
Finance and Disclosure Committee
NAME POSITION
Martin Suazo, Chair Public Member
A.J. Forte Executive Director, New Mexico Municipal League
Joy Esparsen Executive Director, New Mexico Counties
Wayne Propst Secretary, Department of Finance and Administration