NAVAJO TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

Established 1979

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 Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM Director of Power Electronics and Energy Storage
Steve Grey Navajo Transitional Energy Company (NTEC), Farmington, NM Governmental and External Affairs Director
Dr. Phil Pohl, Chair 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
Shayna Lynn Begay, Vice Chair Sandia National Laboratories Plastics Product Realization Team Lead
Dr. Robert K. Whitman University of Denver, CO
Dr. Indra Adrianto Michigan State University, MI
Arindam Basu Rebo, Ann Arbor, MI  
Dr. Noel Blackburn Brookhaven National Lab, NY  
Dr. Sina Mostafavi Texas Technical University, TX  

Members of Navajo Technical University’s Information Technology Advisory Board

IT Advisory Bylaws

Name Organization
Dr. Gil Gonzales, Chair
Marla Meehl University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO
Lavern Moore, Vice Chair Gallup Indian Medical Center Information Resource Management I.T. Specialist Customer Service
Kimball Sekaquaptewa Santa Fe Indian School, NM
Jim Stewart Utah Education Network (UEN)

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