Our Leadership

Stephanie Schardin Clarke has over fifteen years of experience working in New Mexico state and local government administration. She served as Deputy Secretary for the Department of Finance and Administration, where she oversaw the agency’s internal administration and was a member of several State policymaking boards and councils. Schardin Clarke also previously served as Director of the State Board of Finance, Economist for both the Legislative Finance Committee and the Department of Finance and Administration, and Finance Director for Santa Fe County. She brings a wealth of financial knowledge of New Mexico spanning taxation, revenue, economics, audit, procurement, capital funding, legislative process, rulemaking, and more. Schardin Clarke holds a bachelor’s in economics from the George Washington University and a master’s in economics from the University of New Mexico.