Names submitted to the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government in response to request for names of 59 exempt employees laid off by the governor:

• Hazel Mella, agency director, Aging and Long-Term Services Department

• Fernando Gallegos, division director, Corrections Department

• Everett LeMaster, deputy Cabinet secretary of operations, Corrections Department*

• Janice Spence, special assistant, Department of Cultural Affairs

• Stephen Helgesen, division director, Economic Development Department

• Danny Lujan, administrative assistant, General Services Department

• Joby Wallace, special projects coordinator, Department of Health

• Tom Trujillo, special projects coordinator, Department of Health

• Terri Gomez, position not listed, Human Services Department

• David Harwell, public information officer, Indian Affairs Department

• Lawrence Naranjo, division director, Information Technology Department

• Shanon Riley, general counsel, Department of Military Affairs

• Delano J. Garcia, administrative assistant, Department of Military Affairs

• Veronica Valencia, assistant public information officer, Department of Transportation

• Priscilla Martinez, administrative assistant, Workers' Compensation Administration

• James Moran, special projects coordinator, Workers' Compensation Administration

• Joseph Lucero, special assistant, Workers' Compensation Administration

• Robert Cooper, Expo New Mexico

• Leo Pacheco, Expo New Mexico

• Harry Pavlides, Expo New Mexico

• John H. Hooker, Expo New Mexico*

• Alfonso Otero, Expo New Mexico*


* Department correspondence indicates the employee resigned or retired