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Cindy R. Padilla
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary on Aging
 Cindy Padilla was appointed to the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary on Aging in December 2009. Ms. Padilla most recently served as the Secretary of the New Mexico Aging & Long Term Services Department (ALTSD) under the administration of Bill Richardson.
Cindy holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and studied Public Administration at the University of New Mexico Graduate School of Public Administration. As the Secretary of the New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services Department, Ms. Padilla managed many programs that focused on Independence and Dignity for older New Mexicans and people living with disabilities. Cindy brings her State experience in elder justice – protection, intervention, and advocacy - Aging Network services, Long Term Care Ombudsman, consumer and elder rights, as well as her work with New Mexico’s Tribes, Pueblos, and the Navajo Nation to Washington, DC with a focus on people, and the importance of building relationships with the people served through the Administration on Aging.
Although her professional work in Aging is a recent career change, she has a lifetime commitment to public service. Ms. Padilla has 23 years of experience in environmental regulation and operations, community advocacy and organizing.
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