Board Member
Jon Ghahate is of the Pueblos of Laguna and Zuni, which are in New Mexico, of the Turkey and Badger Clans.
Jon is currently the Museum Cultural Educator at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where his responsibility is to ‘promote and perpetuate’ the histories, legacies, and cultures of the Pueblo communities of New Mexico.
His professional career is diverse, having been: a health care practitioner, public high school science and math educator and athletic coach, journalist, and public speaker on Indigenous cultures and civilizations of the Western Hemisphere.
Jon is a Vietnam Era Veteran and a lifelong resident of New Mexico, where he resides in the homelands of his Pueblo ancestors.
Jon provides scheduled tours to Chaco Culture National Historical Park for the National Park Service and independent tour organizations.
He is a parent, partner, and pet owner.