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Policy Advisor, Samantha “Sammi” Kao

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Policy Director, Samantha “Sammi” Kao 

Samantha “Sammi” Kao was appointed as Policy Director for EMNRD in August of 2024. Prior to her time with EMNRD, she was at Conservation Voters New Mexico as the Climate & Energy Director for 4 years. With CVNM, she played a critical role in passing clean energy and just transition legislation. Her work included helping to pass the Clean Fuel Transportation Standard, Advanced Clean Cars I & II and Advanced Clean Trucks, and the Community Energy Efficiency Development (CEED) Block Grant Act.

Sammi graduated from UNM with her Bachelors of Science degree in Biochemistry in 2015 and later earned her Juris Doctorate in 2019.