Who is the Natural Resources Trustee?
State Natural Resource Trustees are appointed by the governor of each state. In addition to state trustees, the President of the United States and Native American tribes appoint federal and tribal trustees. New Mexico frequently shares trust responsibilities for natural resources with other Trustees.
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Michelle Lujan Grisham was sworn in as the 32nd Governor of New Mexico on January 1, 2019. Prior to becoming Governor, Lujan Grisham served three terms in Washington on behalf of New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District. Previous service to the state included serving as director of the state agency on aging which became a cabinet level agency under her leadership, the Aging and Long-Term Services Department, where she served as the first Cabinet Secretary and later as the Secretary of the state Department of Health. Across her career in state government, she served under three different governors, Republican and Democrat, demonstrating her lifelong emphasis on positive, productive, result-oriented work above all else. |
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Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham appointed Rebecca Roose as Natural Resources Trustee in June 2026. As Trustee, Rebecca draws on 20 years of experience in federal and state government, most recently in the Office of the Governor as New Mexico’s Senior Infrastructure Advisor. In her former role as Deputy Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Environment Department, Rebecca oversaw New Mexico environmental and public health initiatives across all NMED programs and served as the agency’s lead on infrastructure, tribal relations, and water policy. Rebecca also served the state as NMED’s Water Protection Division Director for two years. Prior to joining state government in 2019, Rebecca led national environmental programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over her 13-year federal career. Rebecca Roose,Trustee |
