Trujillo is now superintendent of the state’s Regulation and Licensing Department, which has less than a year to set up the state’s legal cannabis market.
Daniel Ivey-Soto, D-Albuquerque, wears a face shield while chatting with then-Rep.
Trujillo, who had reduced her workload at the Walsh Gallegos law firm in Albuquerque to devote more time to being a lawmaker, went back to work at regulation and licensing, where she had previously served as deputy director of the Boards and Commissions Division.
Though “heartbreaking,” Trujillo’s resignation from the Legislature last year may have worked out to the advantage of the state, said Rep.
“I’m just over the moon that we’ve even been able to sort of pick up where we left off in this last , so it’s just been amazing to see her totally in her element and doing the very best by the state,” added Romero, one of the principal sponsors of the Cannabis Regulation Act, which Gov.
That’s also the deadline for the department’s new Cannabis Control Division to create a new Cannabis Regulatory Advisory Committee, which will help develop rules for the new industry.
“We have all of the skill sets here when you think about the things that we currently regulate,” she said.
“When you find kids in school that are not engaged, it’s because they’re having troubles learning,” Trujillo added.
Before moving to New Mexico, Trujillo, a mother of five, operated a home child care center, taught Head Start and managed multiple AmeriCorps programs in Washington state.
Trujillo worked briefly for Santa Fe County before going back to work for state government at the State Records Center and Archives, where she spent about five years, including as the state records administrator.
While working for the state, Trujillo ran for a seat on the Santa Fe school board and was elected in 2011 and reelected in 2014.
“I think it’s a balance: public safety and ensuring that businesses have the tools that they need in order to function in New Mexico,” she said.
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