Dr. Matthew Martinez - Executive Director

    We are very happy to announce that board member, Matthew Martinez has accepted the position of Executive Director of Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project.  Dr. Martinez joined the MPPP Board of Directors in 2014 as a Member At Large. 
     He is a former First Lieutenant Governor of Ohkay Owingeh, an award-winning film producer (However Wide the Sky with Silver Bullet Productions) and has an established career as an educator. Dr. Martinez previously served as a Professor of Pueblo Indian Studies at Northern New Mexico College where students were introduced to Indigenous

Studies and petroglyph histories. His knowledge and insight into the history of the area, as well as his vision, are invaluable and we are grateful for his contributions, both in the past and for the future of the project.
      Dr. Martinez received his Ph.D. in 2008 from the University of Minnesota in American Studies and American Indian Studies, M.A. in 2000 from Arizona State University in Political Science as well earned a B.A. in Political Science from the University of New Mexico in 1997.    director@mesaprietapetroglyphs.org