
NM State Personnel Office
Phone: (505) 476-7759
General Fax: (505) 476-7949
Address: 2600 Cerrillos Rd
Santa Fe, NM 87505-3258 | Map
Staff Directory
DIRECTOR'S OFFICE
L. Teresa Padilla, Director | (505) 396-1982
Denise M. Forlizzi, Special Assistant to Director | (505) 365-3691
ADJUDICATION
Annette Lopez, Paralegal & Legal Assistant | (505) 476-7813
Fax: (505) 476-7727
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Jaime Trujillo, Administrative Services Director | (505) 629-3365
Ernest Lucero, IT Systems Administrator II | (505) 469-8195
Fax: (505) 476-7806
GENERAL COUNSEL
General Counsel- Vacant
Jessica Tolle, Assistant General Counsel | (505) 795-2996
Fax: (505) 476-7806
LABOR RELATIONS
Lisa Garcia, Labor Relations Administrator | (505) 629-6872
Fax: (505) 476-7764
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
Erick Ford Nelson, HR Consultant | (505) 795-0351
Oksana Klapischak, HR Assistant | (505) 250-3361
Chantel Martinez, HR Training & Labor Specialist | (505) 476-7759
Fax: (505) 476-7949
QUALITY ASSURANCE & DATA ANALYTICS | COMPENSATION & CLASSIFICATION
Max Cordova, Operations Manager | (505) 231-8679
Melanie Morgan, Compensation and Classification Analyst | (505) 467-9186
Melissa Gutierrez, Compensation and Classification Analyst | (505) 699-0578
Sherri Knott, HR Process Analyst Senior | (505) 479-0515
Fax: (505) 476-7764
TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT
Johnna K. Padilla, Division Director | (505) 470-5180
Jaime Phillips, Training Manager & Tribal Liaison | (505) 469-5516
Martha Kunkel, Training Specialist | (505) 231-2977
Nichole Medina-Stone, Training Specialist | (505) 231-8282
Fax: (505) 476-7806
WORKFORCE PLANNING
Cynthia Sandoval, Workforce Planning Manager | (505) 660-8333
Celeste DeBari , HR Consultant | (505) 252-0885
Denise Durden, HR Consultant | (505) 629-6348
Maggie Samuel, HR Consultant | (505) 470-4886
Janine Mahkee, HR Consultant | (505) 469-8491
Jessica Maldonado, HR Consultant | (505) 639-3955
Marisa Valdez, HR Associate | (505) 470-5554
Carla Montoya, Compensation and Classification Specialist | (505) 795-3537
Fax: (505) 476-7764
TALENT ACQUISITION
Sheila Zamora, Recruitment Coordinator Manager | (505) 795-0465
Nicole O’Shea, Recruitment Coordinator | (505) 469-8405
Kassidee Lemon, Web & Social Media Coordinator | (505) 257-8362
Fax: (505) 476-7764
Verification of Employment
Please submit Verification of Employment/Student Loan Forgiveness Form Requests to: VOE.Requests@state.nm.us or call (505) 476-7759