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Chaco Culture Conservancy

A New Mexico nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization created to assist and support Chaco Culture National Historical Park and Aztec Ruins National Monument

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Meet the Board

Jim Speicher

Jim Speicher

President

Jim was raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, received a BS in Mathematics from Michigan State University and an MS in Structural Engineering from The University of Pittsburgh, after which he spent 40 years as a structural engineer. Read more…

    Mary Beth Kuderick

    Mary Beth Kuderik

    Vice President

    Mary Beth grew up in Dayton, Ohio and after college, moved to the Detroit, Michigan area to work in the auto industry. Read more…

      John Lehleitner

      John Lehleitner

      Treasurer

      Originally from Missouri, I moved to New Mexico from Washington in 1978 after getting an AS degree in hydrology and doing stream surveys for USGS. Read more…

        Jon Ghahate, Board Member

        Jon Ghahate

        Board Member

        Jon Ghahate is of the Pueblos of Laguna and Zuni, which are in New Mexico, of the Turkey and Badger Clans. Read more…

          Jennifer Nelson, Board Member

          Jennifer Nelson

          Ex Officio Board Member

          Jennifer hails originally from Wisconsin, but her love affair with New Mexico goes back to college when she spent a summer in Taos. Read more…

            Dr. Shelly Valdez-Kawaika

            Dr. Shelly Valdez-Kawaika

            Board Member

            Dr. Shelly Valdez is a member of the Pueblo of Laguna Tribe, located in central New Mexico, and of Hispanic descent. Read more…

              Anna Dempsey Alves

              Anna Dempsey Alves

              Board Member

              Anna is an Archaeologist by trade, though she currently works as a Writer/Editor for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Read more…

                Steve Corbato

                Board Member

                Steve was raised in southern California and central Ohio. After graduate school in Philadelphia, he mostly has lived in the western U.S., including 15 years in Utah and the last decade in Oregon. Read more…

                  Bart Wilsey

                  Board Member

                  Bart grew up on a ranch in western South Dakota. He had many interests growing up from drawing and painting, to building, to exploring the ranch on his horse. He earned his BFA in photography from the University of South Dakota in 1989. Read more…
                    Tracy Bodnar, President

                    Tracy Bodnar

                    Board Member Emeritus

                    Tracy grew up in a suburb of Toledo, Ohio, and received an Associate degree from Hocking Technical College in Recreation and Wildlife and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toledo in Natural Resource Management.  Read more…

                      Olivia Thomsen, Board Member

                      Olivia Thomsen

                      Executive Director

                      Olivia is a Southwest archaeologist originally from Missouri and now living in New Mexico. She has her B.A. in Anthropology from Missouri State University and her M.A. in Anthropology focusing on Applied Archaeology from the University of Nebraska. Read more…

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