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Advisory Council

Advisory Council on Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Disease and Disablement

The Advisory Council is a statutory body, established by New Mexico Workers’ Compensation Laws and Regulations, advising the Governor and Legislature on the state’s workers’ compensation system.

Role:

Provides annual reports and recommendations on rules and regulations.
Appoints members to the Independent Medical Examination provider approval panel.
Functions in an advisory capacity only; it cannot make recommendations on individual cases.

Membership:

Six voting members appointed by the Governor: three representing labor and three representing business.
The WCA Director serves as an ex-officio, non-voting member.

Current Members

Labor

Darrell Deaguero (Term expires: June 25, 2027)

Courtenay Eichhorst (Term expires: April 1, 2027)

Sara Ranney (Term expires: April 1, 2025)

Business

Marni Goodrich (Term expires: July 1, 2025)

Buffy Jackson (Term expires: April 1, 2025)

Annie Lynn Scoggin (Term expires: April 1, 2027)

Administration (Ex-Officio)

Director, Workers’ Compensation Administration

Meeting Schedule

The next Advisory Council meeting will be held on April 29th at 2:30 PM. The meeting will take place at our Albuquerque office located at 2410 Centre Ave SE.

Download the Final meeting minutes from December 19, 2024, meeting.
Download the Final meeting minutes from September 5, 2024 meeting.
Download the Final meeting minutes from July 11, 2024 meeting.
Download the Final meeting minutes from May 2, 2024 meeting.
Download the Final minutes from January 25, 2024 meeting.
Download the Open Meeting Resolution – 2024.
Download the meeting minutes for November 16, 2023.
Download the meeting minutes for October 3, 2023.
Advisory Council Bylaws

Advisory Council reports can be found below, and in Publications.