Director’s Office

Louis R. Medina, Director (505) 827-9251

Andy S. Montoya, Assistant Director (505) 827-9252

Ernest Holmes, Investigator (505) 827-3364

Michelle Montez, Business Administrator (505) 827-9210

Monique Lopez, Acting Executive Assistant (505) 827-9255

Meliza Romero, Administrative Assistant (505) 827-9627

The New Mexico Department of Public Safety (DPS) was established by legislation in 1987. This cabinet level agency brought together various law enforcement agencies that had previously been independent entities. The former New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy became the Training and Recruiting Division, now one of six divisions in DPS. This Division has twenty (20) full-time employees who are dedicated to fulfilling the Division’s mission. The Training Academy is organized into three (3) Training Bureaus:

• Basic Training Bureau;
• Advanced Training Bureau; and
• Critical Incident Response Training Bureau.

The staff assigned to these Bureaus work enthusiastically to meet the needs of our customers – the citizens and law enforcement officers of this Great State of New Mexico.

The Director’s Office consists of the Director, Deputy Director, an Executive Secretary, Business Administrator, and Administrative Assistant. The Director’s Office has the responsibility for the administrative operations of the Division, accreditation and certification of training, law enforcement officer and telecommunicator misconduct investigations, and compliance with state statutes and administrative rules affecting the employment and training of law enforcement officers and telecommunicators.