NM Oil Conservation Division (Nov. 29, 2022) – Oil Conservation Division Director Adrienne Sandoval has accepted the position of Air and Radiation Director for the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Region 8 Office in Denver. December 31 is her last day with EMNRD. She has been OCD director since April of 2019.

Also on December 31, Mining and Minerals Division Director Jerry Schoeppner heads into retirement,
wrapping up a 26-year state government career. He has led MMD since February 2020.

“We are saying goodbye to two accomplished professionals who through their work in this agency have
had a major positive impact on the State of New Mexico,” said EMNRD Secretary Sarah Cottrell Propst.
“We are sorry to see them go, but we wish them all the best in their future endeavors.”

NM OCD Director To Leave At End of 2022