March 26, 2025

Sandoval County Treasurer Jennifer A. Taylor encourages County junior and senior high school students to submit their application and essays no later than Friday, May 16, 2025 by 5:00 PM for the Junior County Treasurer program. Up to four Sandoval County high school students (junior and seniors ONLY) will be selected. Selections will be announced on Friday, May 23, 2025. These students will have an opportunity to experience firsthand how local government, specifically the Treasurer’s Office, works. This free-of-charge program will be held concurrent with the Fall 2025 school semester. Each School District will offer this program as an elective earning credit.

During the Junior County Treasurers program, participants will follow a curriculum covering:

  • Property tax collection processes.
  • Allocation of collected funds to various services, including DWI programs, fire and 911 services, libraries, public safety initiatives, senior programs, road and infrastructure projects, landfill operations, detention center management.
  • Development of essential customer service skills for interacting with the public in the Treasurer’s Office.
  • Fundamental principles of government investments and the relevant state law criteria.
  • The critical role of transparency in all county financial reporting.

Curriculum requirements are:

  1. Attendance at a County Commission Meeting.
  2. Attendance at a Board of Finance Meeting.
  3. Attendance at a Sandoval County Investment Committee Meeting.
  4. Weekly on the job shadowing in the Treasurer’s Office equaling 90 hours (elective earning HS credit),
  5. Participation in a mock Board of Finance Meeting.

Upon completing these activities, each Junior County Treasurer will receive a Plaque of Recognition and a medallion at a County Commission Meeting. Ms. Taylor emphasizes that participation in this program not only earns students an elective credit but also significantly enhances their resume or higher education applications.

Please note that the county does not provide transportation.

How to Apply for the Program

Interested students must submit their application and a short essay (200 words or less) that explains why they would like to participate in the program. A panel of three will review all the submitted applications and essays and select four Junior County Treasurers.

Essays are due Friday, May 16 2025, by 5:00 p.m., and the four selected candidates will be announced on Friday, May 23, 2025.

Please email essays and application in PDF format to Treasurer Taylor at jtaylor@sandovalcountynm.gov. If you have any questions, please contact Orlando A. Jacquez, Administrative Assistant to the Treasurer's Office, at 505-867-7579 or ojacquez@sandovalcountynm.gov.