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The headline for this story originally misstated J.C. Borregos' former title at the city, and has been corrected.
Juan Carlos “J.C.” Borrego, the city’s assistant director of human resources since 2022, will fill the vacant assistant city manager position.
The position opened when the Las Cruces City Council elevated Ikani Taumoepeau from assistant manager to manager in March. Borrego joins Sonya Delgado as an assistant city manager, assisting the city manager with day-to-day operations and overseeing the operations of some departments.
“There is no higher calling professionally than to be a public servant and I am honored by the opportunity to serve this great City in the Assistant City Manager capacity,” Borrego stated in a news release announcing his new role. “I will humbly serve this City’s employees and community members with dignity, respect, kindness, and most importantly, Cariño!”
Borrego graduated from New Mexico State University, although the news release did not say what degree he earned or when he graduated. Publicly available resume information was noted. Borrego formerly worked as the director of human resources and then deputy cabinet secretary for the New Mexico Environmental Department from 2013 to 2018.
He also worked at Sandia National Laboratory from 2018 to 2022 before becoming deputy director of human resources in Las Cruces.
“I am happy to have J.C. join the City Manager's Office Team. He has only been with the City for a short time, but in that time, he has made a real impact on employees and supported major City initiatives such as implementing a City-wide Class and Compensation review. We were lucky to have many qualified internal candidates, but J.C.’s diverse leadership experience across multiple operations in the State set him apart. I look forward to working with him more closely and serving our community, Adelante con Cariño!” Taumoepeau stated in the news release.
Borrego begins his new role on June 16.
