Our Leadership

Brigadier General (Retired) Jamison Herrera has served as the Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Veterans’ Services since September 5, 2023, and has made measurable improvements throughout the Agency and has championed the opportunity to synchronize the efforts of all Veteran Service Organizations serving our proud New Mexico Veterans.

Secretary Herrera is a recently retired Brigadier General from the New Mexico National Guard and is a native New Mexican having grown up in Nambe, NM and is a graduate of Pojoaque Valley High School. He served 35 and a half years to our great state and nation. He enlisted as a Private First Class in 1989 as a member of the 515th Maintenance Battalion in Santa Fe and went on to receive his commission through the Officer Candidate School class 33-91. His last assignment was serving as the Deputy Adjutant General and Land Component commander for the New Mexico National Guard. Secretary Herrera comes from an extensive military family spanning all major conflicts of our nation.

Secretary Herrera is a graduate of the Continuous Process Improvement Black Belt Training, Joint Task Force Commanders Course, and the Dual Status Commander Course. He holds a Bachelor’s of University Studies with emphasis in Education from the University of New Mexico and became a licensed teacher for the state of New Mexico, teaching at the Elementary and Middle School levels. United States Army War College. He was awarded an Executive Certificate for completing the General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar in May 2023 at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He also holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.