“We welcome Tricia to our team,” said Michael Cerletti, Secretary of the Tourism Department.

““New Mexico Magazine has long, prestigious history in the publishing world, and I am confident that Tricia will help lead us forward as we target a new generation of readers.”

Ware has previously worked as an editorial assistant at  Stereophile and as editor of Christie’s Great Estates, a real estate-oriented title published by Christie’s International. She also has experience as a publications assistant for Northwest Missouri State University, and has contributed freelance articles to numerous titles, including Living West and Southwest Art.

"Nationwide, people are hungry for the cultural mix, fascinating history, and wide-open spaces that we New Mexicans have the privilege of enjoying every day,” Ware said. “Through the pages of New Mexico Magazine, I hope to communicate the breadth of the New Mexico experience, and bring increased tourism to New Mexico in the process.”

She was selected as editor in chief of New Mexico Magazine following an extensive search process. More than 30 applicants from across the nation applied for the open post. Magazine staff interviewed more than a dozen finalists, aided in the search process by Tom Johnson, a former editor at Scientific American and MacWeek, and a co-founder of the Institute for Analytic Journalism.