The New Mexico Game Commission has a packed agenda that includes the selection of the next director of the Game and Fish Department.
The commission is meeting Thursday in Albuquerque. It will have to choose from four wildlife management officials who are vying to become the department's top administrator.
The finalists are Edward "Ted" Koch of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, who's been supervisor of its programs in Nevada; Brian Wakeling, who works for the Arizona Game and Fish Department; Alexandra Sandoval and Matthew Wunder, who are employees of the New Mexico game agency.
The new director will oversee a department with a $38 million yearly budget and more than 300 employees.
Jim Lane resigned as director last year. The department has remained tightlipped about his departure.
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