STAFF
Ahtza Dawn Chavez (she/they/asdzą́ą́)
Executive Director
Ahtza Dawn Chavez (she/they/Asdzą́ą́) is a two-spirit member of the Diné Nation, born for Kewa Pueblo, and the Executive Director of Naeva, a 501c(3) and NM Native Vote, a 501c(4). Mrs. Chavez brings over 10 years of professional fiduciary and investment experience. She oversees organizations tasked with creating power and educating an Indigenous voting bloc in New Mexico by working with key organizations and governance within NM but has grown to organize regionally and nationally.
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Bernadette Hardy (she/her)
Community Programs Manager
Bernadette Hardy is from Albuquerque and is a member of the Navajo Nation and Jemez Pueblo, and she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of New Mexico. Being an urban Native herself, she has experienced and witnessed the disenfranchisement and inequities of urban Natives striving to achieve and live a good healthy life in Albuquerque and across the United States, leading her to dedicate her time to public service and working in mutual aid.
Read MoreJoseph Hernandez (he/him)
Indigenous Energy Organizer
Joseph Hernandez grew up in Pueblo, Colorado in the Bessemer Community and graduated from Shiprock High School in 2006. Joseph worked as support staff for the Youth Opportunity Program with the Navajo Nation Office of Youth Development, Shiprock Agency. He was a field organizer for Anthony Allison’s campaign for the New Mexico House of Representatives as well as the former Committee President of Gadii’ahi-To’koi Chapter Community Land Use Planning Committee.
Alysia Coriz (she/they)
Native Power Building Center Manager
Alysia Coriz comes from Kewa Pueblo (formerly known as Santo Domingo Pueblo) and currently serves Naeva as the Native Power Building Center Manager. She is passionate about creating empowerment through community building, revitalizing and maintaining Indigenous language and culture, supporting and uplifting youth, and making positive social change in Native communities.
Read MoreMonique Hardy (she/her)
Albuquerque Field Organizer
Monique Hardy is a proud mother of 6 children. Monique earned her degree from the University Of New Mexico in 2017 with a BA in Chicana Studies with a concentration in Social Politics and Community based services. Monique comes from New Mexican roots (sixteen generations), and a family dedicated to community-based organizing and mutual aid. This has inspired her commitment to make her community, the International District and Albuquerque, a better place for working families.
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