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New Mexico Higher Education Department 

2048 Galisteo Street 

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505-2100

 

505.476.8400

 

 

www.hed.state.nm.us

 

 

 

     

Albuquerque Satellite:

5201 Eagle Rock NE, Suite 1- A

Albuquerque, NM 87113-1885

     
       
Office of the Secretary & Financial Aid Fax   505.476.8454  
Office of the Deputy Secretary & Main Fax   505.476.8453  
Education Trust Board   505.476.8406  
Financial Aid & College 529 Savings Plan   800.279.9777  
       
Office of the Secretary      
Dr. Jose Garcia, Cabinet Secretary   505.476.8404 jose.garcia@state.nm.us
Glenn Walters, Deputy Cabinet Secretary   505.476.8446 glenn.walters@state.nm.us
James Hart, Executive Assistant to the Cabinet Secretary   505.476.8404

James.Hart@state.nm.us

Connie Trujillo, Administrative Assistant  

505.476.8400

connie.trujillo@state.nm.us
Larry Behrens, Public Information Officer   505.795.0182  
       
Administrative Services Division      
Jessica Lucero, ASD Director/ Chief Financial Officer   505.476.8415

JessicaA.Lucero@state.nm.us

Kevin Romero, Staff Manager   505.476.8413 kevin.romero1@state.nm.us

Vera Lyons, Budget Analyst

  505.476.8445 vera.lyons@state.nm.us
Dyanne Salazar, Federal Fiscal Analyst   505.476.8441 dyanne.salazar@state.nm.us
       
Adult Basic Education Division      
Frances Bannowsky, Program Director    505.476-.8437 frances.bannowsky@state.nm.us
Cheril C. Carrington, Policy & Program Improvement   505.476.8429 cheril.carrington@state.nm.us
Cesaria (Cia) J. Tapia, Business Manager    505.476.8421 cesaria.tapia1@state.nm.us
Michael Wright, Operations Research Analyst   505.476.8420 Micheal.Wright@state.nm.us
       
Education Trust Board      

Kevin Deiters, Executive Director, Education Trust Board/ 529 College Saving Plan

  505.476.8406 kevin.deiters@state.nm.us

 

Angela M. Gallegos, Legal Assistant/Education Trust Board Secretary

 

  505.476.8436 angela.gallegos@state.nm.us
       
Financial Aid Division       
FINANCIAL AID OFFICE   1.800.279.9777

fin.aid@state.nm.us

Heather Romero, Financial Aid Coordinator   505.476.8410 heather.romero@state.nm.us
Mia Candelaria, Financial Aid Program Coordinator   505.476.8412 miap.candelaria@state.nm.us
Vacant, Financial Aid Specialist   505.476.8411  
       
General Counsel      
David Mathews, Chief Legal Counsel   505.476.8402 david.mathews@state.nm
       
Information Technology Division      
Dan Koleski, IT Director   505.476.8432 dan.koleski@state.nm.us
Isaac Bush, IT Specialist   505.476.8439
isacc.bush@state.nm.us
Applications Developer   505.476.8432 dan.koleski@state.nm.us
IT Developer III   505.476.8435

 

       
Institutional Finance and Capital Projects Division      
John Rush, Director of  Institutional Finance   505.476.8434 john.rush@state.nm.us
Institutional Auditor   505.476.8434 john.rush@state.nm.us
Henry Mignardot, Capital Projects Coordinator    505.476.8433 Henry.mignardot.@state.nm.us

Qi Liu, Sr. Financial Coordinator

  505-476-8403  Qi.Liu@state.nm.us
Loretta Marquez, Financial Coordinator   505.476.8453 Loretta.Marques@state.nm.us
       
NM GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)      
Brigette Russell, Director GEAR UP New Mexico   505.476.8424 Brigette.Russell@state.nm.us

State Coordinator  

  505-476.8425  
Barbara Armijo, College Readiness Coordinator   505-476-8447 Barbara.Armijo@state.nm.us
Carol Ann Gutierrez, Regional Coordinator   505-476-8438 Carolann.Gutierrez@state.nm.us
Ramona Lopez Marcus , Executive Secretary   505.476.8425 Ramona.Marcus@state.nm.us
Susan O`Brien, Regional Coordinator   505.470.5878

Susan.O'Brien@state.nm.us

Diane Peterson, GEAR UP Data Coordinator      
Melanie Romero, Regional Coordinator   505-819-7933 Melanie.Romero@state.nm.us
Feliz Romero, Outreach Coordinator   505-476-8426 Feliz.Romero@state.nm.us
Fiscal Officer      
Data Coordinator      
       
Planning and Research Division      
Dina Advani, Director of Planning  & Research   505.476.8408 dina.advani@state.nm.us
Operations Research Analyst   505.476.8417

zach.markiss@state.nm.us

       
Private & Proprietary Schools      
Administrator   505.476.8418  
Diane Vigil-Hayes, School Administrator & Compliance Officer   505.476.8418 diane.vigil@state.nm.us
       
P-20 Policy and Program      
Gerald Pitzl, P-20 Policy Analyst    505.476.8407 gerald.pitzl@state.nm.us
       
Dr. Brigette Russell, Policy Director and Public Education Liaison   505.476.8440 brigette.russell@state.nm.us

 

 

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