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John Cordova

Mr. Córdova worked ten years in Washington, DC and fifteen years in municipal and state governments in New Mexico. For the past 16 years he has owned the Córdova Public Relations Company, serving clients throughout New Mexico and West Texas. He was selected recently as one of New Mexico's power brokers by the New Mexico Business Weekly. His professional career started when he was selected by Pete Dominici to head Albuquerque's community development department and was eventually appointed Albuquerque's first Model Cities Program Director. In 1976, when Domenici became senior senator from New Mexico, he brought Córdova to Washington, DC where he was assigned to organize and manage a joint office for the New Mexico Congressional Delegation. After leaving the delegation office, Córdova served clients whose need to monitor administrative, regulatory, and legislative activities in Washington, DC varied greatly. Some of his clients included The Albuquerque Public Schools, the University of New Mexico, the Adolph Coors Company in Golden, Colorado and various Indian tribes. While in state government, Córdova was director of the State Health Planning Agency, executive assistant to the secretary of Health and Human Services as well as director for Social Services Agency third party contracts. Some of the boards on which he serves include the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce (secretary), the U. S. Senator Dennis Chavez Foundation (President), the City of Albuquerque Museum Board of Trustees (Vice Chair), and the Lovelace Medical Center Governing Board. Córdova also maintains memberships in the Albuquerque Rotary Club, the Economic Forum, Albuquerque Economic Development, New Mexico First Forum, the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce the Public Relations Society of America, and the UNM Alumni Letterman's Club.

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