- ANDREW L. LOVATO
- P.O. Box 114
- Tesuque, New Mexico 87574
- (505) 603-2216
- [email protected]m
- Education
- -- Ph.D. : Intercultural Communication, University of New Mexico
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, August, 2000
- -- M.A. : Organizational Communication, University of New Mexico,
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, August, 1983.
- -- B.A. : Humanities, College of Santa Fe,
- Santa Fe, New Mexico, May 1981.
Experience
Associate Professor of Speech Communication, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 2008-present.
* Responsible for the development and teaching of Communication core courses including Speech Communication, Interpersonal Communication,
Small Group Communication and Intercultural Communication. Additional advising and committee responsibilities.
* Faculty Advisor for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.
Assistant Professor & Director of International Education, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, August 2004 to June, 2008.
* Responsible for development and teaching of courses within the Humanities and Liberal Arts core curriculum. Emphasis on Communication and Cultural Studies courses.
* Responsible for program coordination and advising for College of Santa Fe’s Study Abroad Program and CSF Foreign Student Advisor.
* Chair of CSF Diversity Committee, 2006-2008.
* Coordinator of Freshman Seminar 2006-2008. Participating instructor from 1995-2007.
* Fulbright Program Advisor 2005-2008.
Director of Career & International Education Services Office, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July, 1983 to July, 2004.
* Responsibility and supervision of career services/student employment activities for students. Specific areas of responsibilities included individual
counseling, career interest and aptitude testing, job placement assistance for students and alumni.
* Management of the College of Santa Fe Work/Study Program which employed over 300 students and oversaw an annual payroll budget of
approximately $400,000.00.
* Responsible Officer for College of Santa Fe Exchange Visitor Program, Foreign Student Advisor, and Study Abroad Student Counselor.
* Provided students with information and assistance related to college scholarships and fellowships, GRE, GMAT and LSAT test information,
graduate school programs and internships and cooperative education.
* Additional duties included leading Freshman Seminar classes each Fall semester and various committee assignments.
Adjunct Faculty, College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September, 1998 to August 2004.
*Instructor of undergraduate classes in Speech Communication and MBA Business Communication courses. Responsibilities included
the development of a curriculum for students and the ongoing teaching and evaluation of college-level students in a classroom situation.
Adjunct Faculty, Santa Fe Community College, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September, 1987 to August, 2008.
* Instructor of undergraduate classes in Communication studies. Responsibilities included the development of a curriculum
and the ongoing teaching and evaluation of college-level students in a classroom situation. Courses taught include Public Speaking,
Interpersonal Communication, Small Group Communication, Intercultural Communication, and Mass Communication.
Adjunct Faculty, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico September, 2015 to August 2018.
*Instructor of undergraduate classes in Speech Communication. Responsibilities included the development of a curriculum and the ongoing
teaching and evaluation of college-level students in a classroom situation.
Public Relations Specialist, Northern New Mexico Community College, Espanola, New Mexico, August 1982 to July, 1983.
* Responsible for coordination of college public relations activities during the course of this one-year work assignment. Responsibilities included
creation and promotion of press releases, public service announcements feature stories, etc. Active involvement in developing publications,
research and reporting activities and other public relations efforts. Preparation and distribution of newspaper and radio advertising.
Involvement in development and implementation of marketing efforts.
Radio Announcer, KVSF Radio, Santa Fe, New Mexico, September 1974 to August 1982.
* Operation of commercial radio station equipment, news reporting, relating public service announcements, weather reports and presentation of a music format radio program. Creation/production of advertisements for clients.
Additional Experience
* Santa Fe City Historian, 2018-2019.
* Planning, development and workshop presentations for Santa Fe Hispanic Youth Leadership Institute 2006-2008.
* Book Reviewer, La Herencia Magazine, 2006-2012.
*Host, Men’s Circle radio program, KSFR Public Radio Station, 2005-2007.
* Chair of College of Santa Fe Diversity Committee, 2000-2002, 2006-2008.
* ACT Test Administrator, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1990 to 2010.
* Workshop Presenter, N.M. Governor's Career Development Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1992-2002.
* Presentational Skills Workshops, various governmental and educational organizations in New Mexico.
* Various lectures for Santa Fe community on the topics of Santa Fe history and culture.
* Upward Bound Instructor, Cultural Studies Northern New Mexico College, El Rito, NM, six-week summer program, 2008.
* Fulbright Participant in Forum to Promote Internationalizing Higher Education held in Berlin, Germany, October 25-November 8, 2008.
Publications
*Book: The Big Book of Blues Guitar: The History, The Greats, And How To Play, Terra Nova Press, 2019.
*Book: Elvis Romero and Fiesta de Santa Fe: Featuring Zozozbra's Great Escape, Museum of New Mexico Press, 2012.
* Book: Santa Fe Hispanic Culture: Preserving Identity in a Tourist Town, University of New Mexico Press, 2004.
* Book: Our New Mexico: A Twentieth Century History. Contributing author, University of New Mexico Press, 2005.
* Book and Exhibit: Contributing essay, Through the Lens: Creating Santa Fe, New Mexico History Museum, 2008.
* Book: New Mexico History. Contributing author, Chapter titled: Clovis/Folsom/Sandia Man/Anasazi/Mogollon Peoples. New Mexico
Highlands University/Semos Unlimited. Publication Date, 2009.
* Book: The Return of the River. Contributing Poetry to an Anthology about the Santa Fe River. Sunstone Press. Publication Date, 2009.
Selected Lectures
* Santa Fe Fiesta Historical Lecture August, 2000 Santa Fe Colonial Life, 2010 The Santa Fe Fiesta as a Barometer of Santa Fe Social and Political
Attitudes.
* Southwest Seminars History Lecture Series, April 28, 2003, Santa Fe as a Hispanic Community.
* Palace of the Governors/NM History Museum Book Signing and Lecture, October 22, 2004, Santa Fe Hispanic Culture.
* Society for Applied Anthropology National Annual Meeting, April 5, 2005, Book Signing and Lecture, Santa Fe Hispanic Culture: Preserving
Identity in a Tourist Town.
* College of Santa Fe Faculty Lecture Series, April 26, 2005. Santa Fe Hispanic Culture
and Tourism's Effects
* Ethics of Place Series, Antioch College, September 15, 2006. Decolonizing Santa Fe Reflections on la Fiesta and Indian Market.