April 1, 2009
New Mexico Tourism Commission
Meets April 14th in Santa Fe
The New Mexico Tourism Commission has scheduled its first meeting of the year on Tuesday
(April 14, 2009), 10 a.m., at the new Santa Fe Community Convention Center in Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe Community Convention Center, which opened in early September 2008, is a
72,000-square-foot meeting facility and visitors center that includes the “Handmade in Santa Fe”
art gallery and the offices of the Santa Fe Convention & Visitors Bureau with its large
information area. The Center is located at the corner of Marcy and Grant streets. The address is
201 W. Marcy Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501. Underground parking exiting Federal Place (one-
way westbound) is available.
The purpose of the Tourism Commission meeting is to update commissioners on Tourism
Department activities, and to gather tourism industry ideas on how both the commission and the
department might enhance the state’s tourism effort.
The Governor-appointed Tourism Commission includes Chairman Al Lucero (Santa Fe), Deidre
A. Lujan (Albuquerque), Ted Garcia (Albuquerque), Chris Stagg (Taos Ski Valley), Randy
Randall (Santa Fe), Selena Chino (Mescalero), and Bill Hirschfeld (Ruidoso).
The meeting agenda includes approval of the Open Meeting Act Resolution; presentations by
Tourism Commission members and Tourism Department Secretary Michael Cerletti; and other
items to come before the commission. The commission will also take questions and comments
from attendees.
The New Mexico Tourism Department supports the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and
encourages individuals with disabilities to attend and participate in this meeting.
Mike Stauffer, Communications Director, New Mexico Tourism Department
505-827-7379, mike.stauffer@state.nm.us