SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 5 -- Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-New Mexico, posted the following news release:

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Melanie A. Kenderdine resigns as EMNRD secretary - Erin Taylor will serve as acting cabinet secretary

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SANTA FE - Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that Melanie A. Kenderdine, secretary of the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), will resign for personal reasons effective today.