Staff Directory

NM State Personnel Office

Phone: (505) 476-7759 | Fax: (505) 476-7949

Address: 2600 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe, NM 87505-3258 | Map

Adjudication

Annette Lopez, Paralegal & Legal Assistant | (505) 476-7813

Fax: (505) 476-7727

General Counsel

Leigh Messerer, General Counsel | (505) 531-7473

HR Services

Johnna K. Padilla, Division Director | (505) 470-5180

Heather Vigil Clark, HR Services Manager | (505) 365-3300

Angela Ortega, HR Consultant | (505) 365-3258

Nikko Sisneros, HR Consultant| (505) 470-4761

Oksana Klapischak, HR Coordinator | (505) 250-3361

Sherri Knott, Management Analyst | (505) 479-0515

Learning & Development

Johnna K. Padilla, Division Director | (505) 470-5180

Jaime Phillips, Learning & Development Manager | (505) 469-5516

Nichole Medina-Stone, Learning & Development Specialist | (505) 231-8282

Gilbert Luna, Learning & Development Specialist | (505) 500-2942

Martha Kunkel, Learning & Development Specialist | (505) 231-2977

Talent Acquisition/Recruitment

Cynthia SandovalWorkforce Planning Director | (505) 660-8333

Sheila Zamora, Recruitment Coordinator Manager | (505) 795-0465

Kassi Lemon, Web & Social Media Coordinator | (505) 257-8362

Earl Nieto, Recruiting Coordinator | (505) 469-8405

Verification of Employment

Please submit Verification of Employment/Student Loan Forgiveness Form Requests to: VOE.Requests@spo.nm.gov or call (505) 476-7759

Director's Office

Dylan K. Lange, Director| (505) 476-7742

Denise M. Forlizzi, Special Assistant to Director | (505) 365-3691

Administrative Services

Jaime Trujillo, Administrative Services Director | (505) 629-3365

Ernest Lucero, IT Systems Administrator  | (505) 469-8195

Labor Relations

Janine Mahkee, Labor Relations Administrator | (505) 469-8491

Chantel Martinez,  Labor Relations Specialist| (505) 216-8392

Quality Assurance & Data Analytics | Compensation & Classification

Max CordovaSystems and Quality Director(505) 231-8679

Melanie Morgan, Compensation and Classification Analyst | (505) 467-9186

Melissa Gutierrez, Compensation and Classification Analyst | (505) 699-0578

Austin Basham, Compensation and Classification Analyst | (505) 470-9867

Christopher Brownlee, Data Analyst | (505) 479-0202

Workforce Planning

Cynthia Sandoval, Workforce Planning Director | (505) 660-8333

Celeste DeBari, HR Comp and Class Specialist II | (505) 252-0885

Denise Durden, HR Comp and Class Specialist II | (505) 629-6348

Maggie Samuel, HR Comp and Class Specialist I | (505) 470-4886

Jessica Maldonado, HR Comp and Class Specialist I | (505) 639-3955

Marisa Valdez, HR Comp and Class Specialist I | (505) 470-5554

Carla Montoya, HR Comp and Class Specialist I | (505) 795-3537

Alex Romero, HR Generalist I | (505) 469-9428