Josh has over six years of experience championing equity in the education and nonprofit sectors. He most recently worked with the LANL Foundation as a college, career, and community pathways program coordinator, where he co-led initiatives to improve economic outcomes for young parents and strengthen career connected learning opportunities in Northern New Mexico.

He attended the University of New Mexico, where he earned bachelor’s degrees in psychology and liberal arts. He holds a master’s degree in urban education with a concentration in policy and administration from Loyola Marymount University. In his master’s research capstone, Josh investigated his students’ perception of college-going culture, expectations of college, and formation of college-going identities.

Born and raised in New Mexico to a multicultural and multigenerational household, Josh celebrates the diversity of New Mexico’s landscapes, peoples, and traditions. Josh lives in Rio Rancho with his partner Julie and their dog Clementine, where they enjoy trips to the local library and walks in the Bosque.

• Red or green? Christmas—extra hot please!
• Mountain or River? Mountain
• Comedy Club or Dance Club? Comedy Club
• Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
• High School Mascot: Storm
• If you could have lunch with anyone alive or dead, who would it be? Po'pay
• If you didn’t work for the Foundation, where would you work? School Counselor
• Name three songs you would include on your soundtrack of life: “Yukon” by Joji, “The Lung” by Hiatus Coyote, and “Harvest Dawn” by Jeremy Soule
• What’s your favorite time of the year in New Mexico? Temperatures cooling, chiles roasting, balloons soaring—it’s got to be the fall!
• What is a skill you’d like to learn? Gardening
• If you could witness any event of the past, present or future, what would it be? Visiting Athens in ancient Greece