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Address:
PO Box 1601
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504
505-988-8022
FAX 801 437 2746
e-mail:info@swguides.com

Member:
    Organization of American Historians
    National Trust for Historic Preservation
    New Mexico Guides Organization, LLC
    State Bar of New Mexico
    Association of Attorney-Mediators
    New Mexico Jewish Historical Society
    Western History Association
    Historical Society of New Mexico

Education:
             University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
             Ph.D. degree, history, December 1995
             Dissertation: "Culture: Stasis and Change: Indian-White Relations in Mexico and the United States 1930-1985, Yaqui and Mescalero Apache Perspectives."

    University of California, Berkeley (Boalt School of Law)
        J.D. degree, May 1976

    New York University, New York City
        M.A. degree, urban history, May 1973

    College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, N.Y.
        B.A. degree, history/psychology, May 1972

Professional Experience:
TOUR GUIDE
            A Well-Born Guide Sept 1997—present. (in-town and out-of-town tours)
            Santa Fe Walks April 1998-1999.(in-town and out-of-town tours)
            Desert Tours. Summer 1998. (in-town tours)
            Afoot in Santa Fe. March 1994---Sept. 1997. (in-town tours)

TEACHING
LECTURER.
            Elderhostel. College of Santa Fe. May 1996-2001
            College of Santa Fe. September 1997- May 1998.
            University of New Mexico. Santa Fe. Fall 1994
            Southwest Seminars Quatro Centario series. 1998.
            Historical Society of New Mexico 2001-2006
                 Topics:Leadership in the Pueblo Revolt: Fact and Fantasy;
                 The Indian New Deal in the SW;
                 La Cienega as a Microcosm of NM History
             New Mexico Endowment for the Humanities 2003-2006
                 Topics: The Pueblo Revolt: Fact and Fantasy
                 The Indian New Deal in the SW;
                 Land Grants in NM History;
                 The Effects of the Free Speech Movement on the Counterculture

TUTOR/SUBSTITUTE TEACHER.
            Santa Fe Preparatory School. January 1999
            Santa Fe Indian School. September 1995--May 1996
            Santa Fe Waldorf School. Fall 1985-spring 1986

TEACHING/RESEARCH ASSISTANT/READER
Department of History University of New Mexico Fall 1987--summer 1992

HISTORICAL/TECHNICAL WRITING
CHIEF INVESTIGATOR/WRITER/EDITOR.
            Cultural Resource Survey for Proposed Peralta Properties United Artists Theatres,
                     Santa Fe. August 1999.
            Historical Significance of Lot on Galisteo Street/ Blaine Young, Architect May-June 1986.
            Preliminary Architectural and Cultural Survey of the Westside. With Linda Tigges.
                   City of Santa Fe Planning Dept. Mar—Oct 1980.
            Preliminary Architectural Survey for Solar Access Ordinance. City of Santa Fe Planning
                   Dept. Feb-April 1980.
PROJECT HISTORIAN.
            An Archaeological and Historical Cultural Landscape Study. Rio Grande Foundation for
            Communities and Cultural Landscapes/El Rancho de las Golondrinas
            December 1998—June 1999. OCA #98-300.
INVESTIGATOR/WRITER
            Independent Investigator/Historical Consultant 1986--present
            HMS Associates. 1987—present
            Bureau of National Affairs Washington D.C. June 1980--June 1981;
            Sept 1978-- Sept. 1979
WRITER/EDITOR.
            Planning Department City of Santa Fe November 1979--March 1982
COPYEDITOR.
            University of New Mexico Press. Summer 1985--August 1986

INDEXER, FREELANCE.
            Mothering Magazine. Albuquerque, New Mexico January--June 1984

Sample Group Tours

Friends of the Oakland Art Museum Friends of the Akron Art Museum

Friends of the Pence Art Gallery New Mexico Junior Community College

Cloud County Community College (KS) Elderhostel

Smithsonian Department of Justice SW Regional Office

City of Albuquerque/Senior Citizens' Program Denver Bar Association

Temple Beth Shalom (NM) Temple Hillel (CA)

New Mexico Jewish Historical Society Countrywalkers

Apple Computer The World Outdoors

Adams State College (CO) Yale Alumni Reunion
Backroad Tours

Lectures Presented

Panelist and Creator. "From Extermination to Cultural Empowerment: Native American Experiences in the Twentieth Century." AHA Annual Conference. January 1998.
"Land Grants and Water Rights: Fighting Words in the 21st Century." NM Humanities Council et al..
"Popé, Pose-yemu and Naranjo: A New Look at Leadership in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680." NM Humanities Council et al.
"The Indian New Deal in the Southwest." NM Humanities Council et al.
"Native American Art in the New Deal." WPA lecture series at the Santa Fe Summer Antiquities Fair. July 1998
"The Effects of the Free Speech Movement on the Counterculture." NM Humanities Council.
"La Cienega: A Microcosm of New Mexico History." Historical Society of New Mexico.
"Ownership Genealogy at El Rancho de las Golondrinas." Docent Training Program. El Rancho de las Golondrinas. February 2000.
"Art in Twentieth Century New Mexico." Friends of the Oakland Art Museum. May 2000.
"Jewish Legacy in New Mexico: The Sephardic Jews." Private Groups. May 2000.
"Ethnic Diversity in New Mexico." Dept. of Justice, Southwest Regional Division. June 2000.
"Popé and Leadership in the Pueblo Revolt." Symposium Santa Fe Public Library. August, 2001.
"Go East, Young (Wo)Man! Asian Experiences in the US West" Redefining the US West. Symposium Highlands University, Las Vegas NM September, 2001.

References:
Dr. John L. Kessell 174 Windmill Drive, Durango CO 81301
(970) 382-0794
Dr. Stan Hordes HMS Associates 1830 Morningside Dr. NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
(505) 255-6564
Annie and Ian Sale Act 1 Opera Tours, PO Box 1137, New York, NY 10159
(888) 224-9829
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Friends of the Oakland Art Museum	Friends of the Akron Art Museum
Friends of the Pence Art Gallery	New Mexico Junior Community College
Cloud County Community College (KS)	Elderhostel
Smithsonian	Department of Justice SW Regional Office
City of Albuquerque/Senior Citizens' Program	Denver Bar Association
Temple Beth Shalom (NM)	Temple Hillel (CA)
New Mexico Jewish Historical Society	Countrywalkers
Apple Computer	The World Outdoors
Adams State College (CO)	Yale Alumni Reunion
Backroad Tours