Superintendent Marguerite Salazar

    Marguerite Salazar was previously the chief regulator of the state of Colorado, where she served as the executive director of the Department of Regulatory Agencies. She oversaw nine divisions and provided administrative oversight of the Colorado Office of Policy Research and Regulatory Reform and the broadband fund. She was appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper in July 2017. Prior to that, she was Colorado’s insurance commissioner, appointed by Hickenlooper in 2013, regulating all forms of insurance in the state. Salazar also was appointed by President Obama to serve as Regional Director for Region VIII, Health and Human Services where she assisted in implementing the Affordable Care Act in six states. She has experience serving on numerous boards and panels, including as a trustee for the Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation and on the Colorado State University Board of Governors. Salazar earned an undergraduate and master’s degree, in counseling psychology, from Adams State in Alamosa, Colorado.

Nicole Bazzano, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent

Constituent Services Liaison

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Deputy Superintendent Claudia Armijo, Esq.

 Deputy Superintendent Armijo previously served as Deputy General Counsel for the Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD), where she supervised the Legal Bureau, which provides legal services to the Office of the Superintendent, the agency’s six Divisions, the Human Resources Bureau and Information Technology Bureau. Prior to joining RLD, Armijo worked for several years at the New Mexico Legislative Council Service, where she drafted legislation and was a lead attorney for various legislative interim committees.  Armijo has served on the board of her local little league, homeowners association and as a trustee for the Public Employees Retirement Association. She received an undergraduate degree in Business and Management from the University of Redlands and was awarded a Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law in 1999.  Her legal career has centered on public service since she moved to New Mexico in 1998 and attended her final year of law school as a visiting student at the University of New Mexico, School of Law.

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