Heather Jordan, Director

Heather Jordan has devoted her career to public service. She worked for the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County where she had a combined 20 years at the Metropolitan Detention Center. She started at the WCA in 2015 as the Clerk of the Court, was promoted in 2022 to the Court and Programs Administrator, and then as the Executive Deputy Director in May of 2024. Jordan earned her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice in 2014.

Vacant, Executive Deputy Director 

David Mora, Operations Administrator

Prior to joining the WCA’s senior management team in August 2024, David Mora spent five years as a Special Investigations Supervisor with the Office of the State Auditor. Previously, Mora was the Consumer / Money Services Industry Manager and Financial Examiner at the Regulation & Licensing Department’s Financial Institutions Division. He holds bachelor’s (University of New Mexico) and master’s (New Mexico Highlands University) degrees in business administration. Mora is a certified fraud examiner (CFE) and a certified government financial manager (CGFM). He oversees the WCA’s Clerk of Court, Field Programs, including Employer Compliance and Ombudsman, Mediation, Self-Insurance and Medical Cost Containment bureaus.

Michael Holt, General Counsel

Michael Holt graduated from Northern Arizona University in 1984 with a degree in geology and received his law degree from the Marshall Law School in Chicago in 1990. Holt was in private litigation practice in Illinois for 27 years with a focus on workers' compensation and personal injury. Prior to his promotion to General Counsel in February, 2021, Holt was the WCA Enforcement bureau chief.

Anthony Couture, Chief Judge

Judge Tony Couture graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2007. He was in private practice in the areas of workers' compensation, general liability and complex civil litigation. Before entering the legal field, he was a registered nurse and computer scientist. His nursing experience has helped him have a deep understanding of the complicated medical issues that often accompany workers' compensation matters. Couture is passionate about working to advance the New Mexico Workers' Compensation Administration's mission to assure the timely delivery of benefits to injured workers at a reasonable cost to employers. Couture is a member of the State Bar of New Mexico and the American Bar Association.