Perry Bendicksen, shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck's Albuquerque office who focuses on private equity, venture capital, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions.

Robert Castillo, general manager, Continental Divide Electric Cooperative Inc., Grants/Gallup.

Sarah Chavez, manager at Intel.

Caren Cowen, president of the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association, which represents more than 7,000 New Mexico ranchers, and representative of New Mexico Wool Growers, with 500 members.

Dale Dekker, Albuquerque architect and principal of Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, member of the executive board of the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce.

Joe DiGregorio, grocer in Gallup and owner of Six D Inc. real estate

Rebecca Dow, president of the New Mexico Child Care and Education Association.

Karin Foster, attorney and executive director of the Independent Petroleum Association of New Mexico, registered lobbyist for Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Farmington-based Energen, Shell Oil Co. and Shell Wind Energy.

Tom Hutchinson, owner of La Posta Restaurant in Mesilla.

Linda Kay Jones, economic development and community affairs director at Western New Mexico University.

Carlo Lucero, president of Sparkle Maintenance Inc. and former chairman of the Hispano Chamber of Commerce.

Larry Maxey, director Alegria Family Services.

Minda McGonagle, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, the nation's leading association representing small, independent businesses and registered lobbyist for Chicago-based Ajinomoto Food Ingredients, New Mexico Chapter/American Subcontractors Association, Enterprise Products Co. based in Texas, and Phoenix-based Neutron Energy, among other groups.

Anna Muller, president of NEDA Business Consultants Inc. and New Mexico operator of the Minority Business Enterprise Center.

Roxanne Rivera-Wiest, president of Associated Builders and Contractors, New Mexico chapter.

Carla Sonntag, president of Sonntag Enterprises Inc. and registered lobbyist for the National Utility Contractors Association of New Mexico, the New Mexico Business Coalition and the New Mexico Utility Shareholders Alliance.

JR Trujillo, owner of a real estate and insurance company in Española with his wife.

Anthony TJ Trujillo, attorney and chairman of the Association of Industry and Commerce based in Winston-Salem, N.C., and registered lobbyist for Biotechnology Industry Organization, BP America, Dairy Producers of New Mexico, Occidental Petroleum and a dozen other organizations.

Carol Wight, president of the New Mexico Restaurant Association, which represents 3,000 restaurants in the state.

Frank Yates, restaurant owner in Artesia, environmental engineer and member of the Yates Petroleum family.

Kevin Yearout, president and chief executive officer of Yearout Mechanical Inc., a family owned business.

STATE GOVERNMENT APPOINTEES

Secretary-designate Jon Barela, Economic Development Department

Secretary Ed Burckle, General Services Department

Secretary Celina Bussey, Department of Workforce Solutions

Secretary Demesia Padilla, Taxation and Revenue Department

Superintendent Dee Dennis, Regulation and Licensing Department

Deputy Secretary Raj Solomon, New Mexico Environment Department

Brent Eastwood, Economic Development Department

Mike Unthank, General Services Department