NACA Governing Council

NACA’s governing council members offer several areas of expertise, knowledge and skills. They are committed to NACA and our vision for learning and student success in all aspects of their lives. Our governing board members also serve as role models for our students and believe in giving back to the community.

Andrew Quintana

Andrew Quintana

Andrew I. Quintana, CPA, was raised at Cochiti Pueblo and has served as a tribal official on numerous occasions since 1995. Mr. Quintana received a B.B.A. in finance and a minor in economics from the University of New Mexico in 2005, summa cum laude. Mr. Quintana received a M.P.A. from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. Mr. Quintana has spent much of his professional life advancing the interests of American Indian entrepreneurs throughout Indian Country. As a CPA, Mr. Quintana brings more than 10 years of diverse financial, and business consulting experience to his role as a Certified Public Accountant in Indian Country. In his personal time, Mr. Quintana pursues the advancement of financial literacy in Indian Country and in other at-risk communities in NM. Mr. Quintana enjoys coaching little league baseball and basketball. When time allows, Mr. Quintana pursues wild trout in various streams in New Mexico and Southern Colorado.

Michael Mora

Mr. Michael Mora

Michael Mora is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and Cochiti Pueblo. He attended New Mexico State University and received a bachelors and masters of accountancy. Michael is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of New Mexico where he currently works as financial accounting and reporting consultant in a regional public accounting firm. His team assists tribal governments in reconciling and preparing their financial statements for required annual audits. He has provided over seven years of consulting and audit services in various industries including tribal governments and enterprises, higher education, healthcare, and manufacturing. His work experience has provided familiarity in assessment of internal controls, risk identification and assessment, supervision of audits including audit program determination, account reconciliations, and financial statement preparation.

 

Michael assists his local community by being a Governing Council member of the Native American Community Academy in Albuquerque, NM. He has been a member since 2018 and has been serving as the Treasurer since 2020. Additional volunteer services include serving on the New Mexico State University Business Advisory Board.

 

Val Siow

Ms. Val Siow

Valerie Siow is from the Pueblo of Laguna. She taught in Albuquerque for thirteen years and worked as Native Literature teacher at NACA from 2007-2016, where she co-developed the middle school reading program. Valerie is an advocate for Indigenous Education. She has written curricula for various Indigenous initiatives in New Mexico, served on the Laguna Department of Education school board and was the project director for a language revitalization initiative within her Pueblo. Valerie received her Bachelor’s Degree from Stanford University and her Master’s Degree from the University of New Mexico. She currently works at the NACA Inspired Schools Network as the Senior Director of Education and Transformation. She is a proud mom of a NACA student.

Heidi Macdonald

H.M.

Heidi Macdonald (Wohiste Maxbiya) is an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Tribes (Nakoda/Dakota) in Montana and a descendent of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in North Dakota. Before embarking on the journey to New Mexico, they were a drug and alcohol prevention educator at the Onondaga Nation School in upstate New York. In 2008, Heidi attended the Pre-Law Summer Institute at the University of New Mexico and graduated from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 2010. Before joining the OneGen team, they worked in a variety of policy and research spaces, including the American Indian Law Center, New Mexico Indian Affairs Department, Legislative Education Study Committee, Education Commission of the States, and the New Mexico Public Education Department. Heidi is learning the Nakoda language and is diligently working to become fully fluent in the language. 

                                                                               

                                                                                           Alan Brauer

AB

Alan Brauer currently serves as the Senior Director of the Indigenous Farm Hub at Naca Inspired Schools Network. Alan spent his formative years and early career on his family’s dairy farm in western Maryland. He is deeply rooted in sustainable locally centered farming approaches. He moved to New Mexico in 2001 to teach First grade on the Navajo Nation in Smith Lake. Alan entered into teacher coaching and non-profit management with Teach For America in New Mexico and Baltimore. He joined the NACA Inspired Schools Network in 2015 to lead the Fellowship implementation and manage technical assistance and school support. Alan served as the Director of the Charter Schools Division at the New Mexico Public Education Department. He proudly serves as a Public Education Commissioner, representing District 3 and is a member of the Farm Service Agency’s Urban County Committee for Albuquerque. Alan holds a BA from Goucher College, an MAT from Western New Mexico University and an MBA from the University of New Mexico.  

Governing Council Bylaws

--Bylaws of the NACA Governing Council

Meetings and Agendas

NACA's Governing Council normally meets once a month at 4:30pm via zoom

or may meet at 1000 Indian School Rd NW Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104-Main Campus 

 Governing Council Meeting November 21, 2024 at 4:30pm

 

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Accommodations for individuals with Disabilities Process-In Person Meetings and Virtual Meetings

If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the Executive Director, Zane Rosette at (505) 505-266-0992 or [email protected] at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact Zane Rosette, Executive Director at the phone number or email address above if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.

 

 

Public Comment Process-In Person Meetings and Virtual Meetings:

Members of the public who wish to speak at the Governing Board meeting, must sign-up prior to the meeting on the Public Comment sign-up sheet. The Governance Board President will set the time limit per presenter at the beginning of the meeting based on the number of persons signed up to address the Board. Persons from the same group and having similar   viewpoints are asked to select a spokesperson to speak on their behalf. Multiple and repetitious presentations of the same view will be discouraged and may be ruled out of order. If the meeting is held virtually, public comment will be allowed during the meeting via ZOOM. To speak during public comment, please email your request to speak with your name to up to twenty-four hours prior to the meeting to [email protected]. Speakers will be un-muted in order to address the Governance Board. Public comments will be limited to _5__ minutes based on the number of speakers. The public may also email comments to Zane Rosette, NACA Executive Director at [email protected].  Email comments will be kept with the records of the meeting.


 
 
GC Meeting Dates Agenda Minutes Financials Meeting link Meeting Recording
December 12, 2024
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Financials
 
Meeting Recording
November 21, 2024
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Meeting Recording
Rescheduled Date: October 24, 2024
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September 19, 2024
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August 22, 2024
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July 24, 2024
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July 18, 2024
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June 20, 2024
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June 10, 2024
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May 30, 2024
 
 
April 25, 2024
 
 
 
March 21, 2024
Financial Reports    
February 22, 2024
Financial Reports    
January 25, 2024
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Special Meeting
January 11, 2024
No Financial Reports    
December 21, 2023
Cancelled-No quorum
Financial Reports    
November 16, 2023
Financial Reports    
October 19, 2023
Financial Reports    
September 21, 2023
Financial Reports     
August 24, 2023
Financial Reports    
July 20, 2023
 
 
June 27, 2023
 
 
June 22, 2023
No Quorum
Reschedule to 6/27/23
 
6.22.23 Financials    
June 15, 2023
No Minutes No Financials    
May 18, 2023
5.18.23 Minutes 5.18.23 Financials    
April 20, 2023
 
 
 
 
 
 
Special Meeting
Review FY24 Budget
April 13, 2023
No
Minutes to present
 
 
Rescheduled meeting
March 30, 2023
3.16.23 Financials    
March 16, 2023
3.16.23 Minutes 3.16.23 Financials    
February 23, 2023
2.23.23 Minutes 2.23.23 Financials    
January 19, 2023
1.19.23 Minutes 1.19.23 Financials    
December 15,2022
12.15.2022 Minutes 12.15.2022 Financials    
November 17, 2022
11.17.2022 Minutes 11.17.2022 Financials    
October 20, 2022
10.20.2022 Minutes 10.20.2022 Financials    
September 29, 2022
Cancelled
9.29.22 Minutes 9.29.22 Financials    
September 15,2022
Cancelled
9.15.22 Minutes 9.15.22 Financials    
August 25, 2022
8.25.22 Agenda 8.25.22 Minutes
 
 
July 21, 2022
7.21.22 Agenda 7.21.22 Minutes
 
 
June 23, 2022
6.23.22 Agenda 6.23.22 Minutes No Financials to present    
June 16, 2022
6.16.22 Agenda 6.16.22 Minutes 6.16.22 Financials    
May 19, 2022
5.19.22 Agenda 5.19.22 Minutes 5.19.22 Financials    
April 21, 2022
4.21.22 Agenda 4.21.22 Minutes N/A    
April 14, 2022
4.14.22 Agenda 4.14.22 Minutes N/A    
March 31, 2022
3.31.22 Agenda 3.31.22 Minutes 3.31.22 Financials    
March 3, 2022
(Special Meeting)
3.3.22 Agenda 3.3.22 Minutes N/A    
February 24, 2022 2.24.22 Agenda 2.24.22 Minutes 2.24.22 Financials    
January 20, 2022 1.20.22 Agenda 1.20.22 Minutes 1.20.22 Financials    
January 12, 2022 1.12.22 Agenda 1.12.22 Minutes N/A    
December 16, 2021 12.16.21 Agenda 12.16.21 Minutes 12.16.21 Financials    
November 18, 2021 11.18.21 Agenda 11.18.21 Minutes 11.18.21 Financials    
October 21, 2021 10.21.21 Agenda 10.21.21 Minutes 10.21.21 Financials     
September 23, 2021 9.23.21 Agenda 9.23.21 Minutes 9.23.21 Financials    
August 26, 2021 8.26.21 Agenda 8.26.21 Minutes 8.26.21 Financials    
August 12, 2021 8.12.21 Agenda 8.12.21 Minutes  N/A    
July 23, 2021 7.23.21 Agenda 7.23.21 Minutes 7.23.21 Financials     
June 23, 2021 6.23.21 Agenda 6.23.21 Minutes 6.23.2021 Financials    
May 25, 2021
Special Meeting
5.25.21 Agenda 5.25.21 Minutes N/A    
May 20, 2021
5.20.21 Agenda 5.20.21 Minutes 5.20.21 Financials    
April 26, 2021
Special Meeting
4.26.21 Agenda
4.26.21 Minutes  N/A    
April 15, 2021
4.15.21 Agenda 4.15.21 Minutes 4.15.21 Financials    
March 18, 2021
3.18.21 Agenda 3.18.21 Minutes 3.18.21 Financials    
February 18, 2021
2.18.21 Agenda 2.18.21 Minutes 2.18.21 Financials    
January 21, 2021
1.21.21 Agenda 1.21.21 Minutes 1.21.21 Financials    
December 17, 2020
12.17.20 Agenda 12.17.20 Minutes 12.17.20 Financials    
November 19 2020
11.19.20 Agenda 11.19.20 Minutes 11.19.20 Financials    
October 30, 2020
10.30.20 Agenda 10.30.20 Minutes 10.30.20 Financials    
October 22, 2020 10.22.20 Agenda 10.22.20 Minutes 10.22.20 Financials    
September 17, 2020
9.17.20 Agenda 9.17.20 Minutes 9.17.20 Financials    
August 20,2020
8.20.20 Agenda 8.20.20 Minutes 8.20.20 Financials    
July 16, 2020
7.16.20 Agenda 7.16.20 Minutes 7.16.20 Financials    
June 25, 2020
6.25.20 Agenda 6.25.20 Minutes 6.25.20 Financials    
June 18, 2020
6.18.20 Agenda Postponed to 6.25.20 Postponed to 6.25.20    
May 21, 2020
5.21.20 Agenda 5.21.20 Minutes 4.16.20&5.21.20 Financials    
April 16, 2020
4.16.20 Agenda 4.16.20 Minutes 4.16.20&5.21.20 Financials    
March 26, 2020 3.26.20 Agenda 3.26.20 Minutes 3.26.20 Financials    
February 20, 2020 2.20.20 Agenda 2.20.20 Minutes 2.20.20 Financials    
January 23, 2020
Special Meeting
 
 
 
 
 
January 16, 2020
Rescheduled to 1/30/2020
 
 
 
 
 
NACA Performance Framework Report:

 

 

Previous School Years Governing Council Dates, Agendas, Minutes.

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