Navajo Technical University

Advisory Board Members

Automotive Advisory

Name Place of Work
Landon Baker NAPA – Grants
David Hill Rico Motors – Gallup
Alex Begay Gurley Motor Company – Gallup
Will Woodie Tate’s Auto Group – Gallup

Business Administration Advisory Board Members

Name Place of Work
Dr. Kathy Isaacson, Professor University of New Mexico

Navajo Technical University

Dr. Phil Pohl, Engineering Tijeras Technologies
CJ Ondek, Grant Writer Non-Profit Strategic Communication
Paul Mitchell, Small Business Owner Paul Mitchell Painting

Advisory Board for Culinary Arts

ACADEMIA
Julie Bales MA Assoc. Prof
Navajo Technical University
jbales@navajotech.edu
Kathy Issacson PHD
Strategic Planner
kathyisaacson@gmail.com
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
Allen Ebright
Sysco Food Service
ebright.allen.@nm.sysco.com
Tony Majors MBA
Entrepreneurial & Innovation Director
amajor@navajotech.edu
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
Allen Ebright
Sysco Food Service
ebright.allen.@nm.sysco.com
Tony Majors MBA
Entrepreneurial & Innovation Director
amajor@navajotech.edu
Megan Gutierrez
Shamrock Foods
Megan_Gutierrez@shamrockfoods.com
Christine Dorsey (retired)
Restaurant Consultant
grandmachris3@gmail.com
STUDENTS
David Singer Jr.
d.singer@student.navajotech.edu
Angelena Shepheard
a.shepheard@student.navajotech.edu

NTU Engineering Advisory Board

Engineering Advisory Bylaws

Name Organization Title
Dr. Stan Atcitty, Chair Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM Director of Power Electronics and Energy Storage
Steve Grey, Vice Chair Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), Farmington, NM Governmental and External Affairs Director
Dr. Phil Pohl Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM Co-Director, NTU Environmental Science & Technology Center
Arvin Trujillo Arizona Public Service Company (APS) Power Plant, Fruitland, NM Government Relations Manager
Dr. Aaron Thomas University of Montana, Missoula, MT Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Taku Ide Koveva Ltd., Carbondale, CO President and CEO
Shayna Lynn Begay Sandia National Laboratories Plastics Product Realization Team Lead
Dr. Calvin C. Pohawpatchoko Jr. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO  

Members of Navajo Technical University’s Computer Science and Information Technology Advisory Board

IT Advisory Bylaws

Name Organization
Dr. Gil Gonzales
gonzales.gil@outlook.com
Norbert Nez
norbert.nez@gmail.com
Navajo Nation DCD IT Director
Kimball Sekaquaptewa
kimball@sfis.k12.nm.us
Santa Fe Indian School, NM
Marla Meehl
marla@ucar.edu
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
John Hernandez
jph@ucar.edu
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Lamonte James
lamonte.x.james@gmail.com
505.879.3731
City of Gallup, NM
Jim Stewart
jstewart@uen.org
801.585.9030
Utah Education Network (UEN)
Matt McGlamery
McGlamery_M@fortlewis.edu
970.247.7065
Director Information Technology Fort Lewis College (FLC)
Lavern Moore
Lavern.moore@ihs.gov
505.722.1139
Gallup Indian Medical Center Information Resource Management I.T. Specialist Customer Service

Nursing Advisory Board Members

Name Place of Work Title
Maria Atencio, RN Cibola Hospital, Inc. Co-Chief Nursing Officer
Glenna Losito, MSN, RN Crownpoint Facility IHS CNO of Cibola Hospital
Felicia Adams, RN, DNP, NE-BC Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Services Chief Nurse Officer

Trades Advisory Board

ABC New Mexico
Greta Schouman

Apprentice Director
505.830.4222 x 103
gschouman@abcnm.org
AGC New Mexico
Ron F. Taylor

Education Director I
NCCER Master Trainer, Sponsor Representative & Primary Administrator
1615 University Blvd NE I Albuquerque, NM 87102
P: (505) 842-1462 C: (505) 331-5488 F: (505) 842-1980
IBEW 611
Benson Bitsui
 – Northern NM Area
Organizer – Inside Construction
Phone: 505-697-9186
BensonBitsui@ibew611.org
IBEW 640
Philip Aguayo

Industry/Membership Department
Phone: 602-264-4506 x131 / 602.999.0070
paguayo@ibew640.com