Full Name:
Ray Begaye
Gender:
Male
Family:
Single
Birth Date:
02/15/1954
Birth Place:
Shiprock, NM
Home City:
Shiprock, NM
Religion:
Southern Baptist/Indigenous Christian faith
BA, Education, Arizona State University, 1989
Candidate, New Mexico House of Representatives, District 4, 2012
Representative, New Mexico State House of Representatives, 1998-2012
Educational Initiative and Accountability Task Force, 1999-2001
Indian Affairs, 1999-2000
Energy Council-West, 1999-2000
Child Health Care, 1999-2000
Chair, Shiprock Planning Commission-Community Development, 1992-1996
Consultant, CCSD, present
Educational Consultant, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Case Western Reserve University
Human Services Administrator, National Indian Youth Council, 1990-1998
Executive Director, Shiprock Youth Center/Boys and Girls Club, 1990-1997
Instructor, San Juan College and Ft. Lewis College, 1985-1987, 1995-1996
Elementary and Secondary School Teacher, 1976, 1978-1982, 1984-1987
Navajo-Farmington Native American Homeless, 1999-present
Calvary Love, Incorporated, 1998-1999
President, Farmington Inter Tribal Indian Fellowship, 1998
Board President, Youth Advocacy Coalition, 1995-1997
Board Member, Four Winds Alcoholic Recovery Program, 1994-1996
President, Navajo Southern Baptist Fellowship, 1990-1996
Board Member, Northwest New Mexico Fighting Bid Incorporated, 1990-1996
Board President, San Juan County Partnership Incorporated, 1990-1996