Motor Vehicle Division
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The duties of the Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) are to license drivers; register, title, and license vehicles and boats; license auto dealers and title service companies and contract with private partners to provide selected MVD services. MVD is responsible for assuring compliance with the Motor Vehicle Code. MVD comprises two main areas: Central Administration and Field Operations.
Htet Gonzales
Director
Htet Gonzales has been working with the Motor Vehicle Division for 8 years. She started her career as a field office manager for the Alamogordo office, then transitioned to Zone C Bureau Chief where she oversaw field offices in southwestern New Mexico. Ms. Gonzales holds bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Management. As deputy director of Field Operations, Ms. Gonzales oversees all 33 state field offices along with the call center and will be working to continue her contributions to improve the overall MVD customer and employee experience.
Juliet E. Casalduc
Deputy Director, Central Operations
505-919-9599
Juliet E Casalduc has been working in the Motor Vehicle Division since 2019. She started her career as the bureau chief over the Albuquerque field offices in Zone B.
As deputy director of Central Operations, she oversees the Drivers, Vehicles, Commercial Drivers, Partner Management and Dealers Licensing Bureaus. Her goal is to establish processes that will help improve communications with New Mexico constituents.
Mrs. Casalduc has a bachelor’s degree in Business Management and is a U.S. Army Veteran.
Monti Lopez
Deputy Director Field Operations
505-629-6280
Monti Lopez has been working in the Motor Vehicle Division since 2005. She started her career as a MVD Agent in the Tucumcari Field Office.
As deputy director of Field Operations, she oversees all MVD State offices as well as the Call Center. Monti’s goal is to ensure that customers’ visits are successful and that the services they receive are delivered with a focus on great customer service.
Division Mailing Address
New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division
Joseph Montoya Building
P.O. Box 1028
1100 South St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe 87504-1028
Bernadette Gonzales
Transportation Chief, Commercial Vehicles Bureau
Commercial Vehicles and Drivers
505-699-5071
bernadette.gonzales@tax.nm.gov
Other bureau contact information
Email: TRD-CVBHelpDesk@state.nm.us
NMCDL.helpdesk@state.nm.us
Telephone: 1-888-683-4636
Aurora Lopez
Zone A bureau chief
Northwest New Mexico field offices
505-506-6163
Aurora.lopez@tax.nm.gov
Candace Montoya
Zone B bureau chief
Albuquerque Area Field offices
505-795-3931
candace.montoya@tax.nm.gov
Sandra Porras
Zone C Bureau Chief
Southwest New Mexico Field Offices
(505) 690-0703
Sandra.Porras@tax.nm.gov
Ricardo Rodriguez
Zone D bureau chief
Northern New Mexico field offices
505-670-0960
Ricardo.rodgiguez@tax.nm.gov
De An Morales-Velasquez
Zone E bureau chief
Southeast New Mexico field offices
505-660-9827
dean.moralesvelasquez@tax.nm.gov