There's a switcheroo brewing at the Roundhouse, and it means Taxation and Revenue Secretary Jan Goodwin will now be the director of the Educational Retirement Board.

In her stead, Rick Homans (think Economic Development, Spaceport) will return to state government.

The move seems a little out of the blue, but Gov. Bill Richardson signed off on the plan.

"I want to thank Secretary Goodwin for her hard work and her successful efforts to streamline the Taxation and Revenue Department to the benefit of taxpayers," Richardson said in a statement. "Jan helped me design the dozens of tax cuts that resulted in more than $1 billion in tax relief for New Mexicans. Jan also led the effort to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in back taxes from people who are now helping to support funding for our schools and roads."

Homans had been working for this company most recently after leaving the state.

Goodwin is a former director of the state Board of Finance and deputy director of the State Investment Council.

Now she'll oversee a $8.5 billion retirement portfolio at the ERB, the Governor's Office says. The system has more than 68,000 active members and more than 28,000 retirees.

Tax and Revenue for many is an unpopular department; it collects your taxes and makes you pay to register your car or get your license. But it still seems a far more high profile gig for Goodwin than the ERB. . .