Staff
Founder and Executive Director
Jonathan Cordero
Ramaytush Ohlone, Bay Miwok, Chumash, Cochimi
jonathan@ramaytush.corg
Dr. Cordero received a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctorate from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has written several articles on California Indians during the Mission Period, including “Native Persistence: Marriage, Social Structure, Political Leadership, and Intertribal Relations at Mission Dolores, 1777-1800” (2015), “California Indians, Franciscans, and the Myth of Evangelical Success” (2017), and “The California Mission Economy Before and After 1810” (forthcoming). Dr. Cordero works as a consultant in both the public and private sectors, especially in the arts, and he serves as a leader, speaker, and activist in the broader Ohlone and Chumash communities.
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Culture Director
Gregg Castro
Ramaytush Ohlone, T’rowt’raahl Salinan, Rumsen
gregg@ramaytush.org
Gregg Castro [t'rowt'raahl Salinan/rumsien-ramaytush Ohlone], has been involved in preservation of his cultural heritage for nearly three decades, for both his late Mother’s rumsien Ohlone heritage, and on his late Father’s side, the since ended ‘Salinan Nation Tribal Council’ (serving two terms as Tribal Chair) and currently the non-profit organization, Salinan T’rowt’raahl. Gregg is a member of the Society for California Archaeology (SCA). Gregg is a Co-Facilitator for the annual California Indian Conference, a 30+ year gathering about California Indigenous heritage. Gregg is a writer and activist within the California indigenous community, on issues regarding cultural preservation, protection, education and traditional practices.
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Administrative AssistantAdrienne Leddy
aro@ramaytush.org
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Community Service AdvisorCynthia Mofarrah
Tamien
Cmofarra@pacbell.net
Cynthia Mofarrah received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Southern California at Los Angeles and a master of science from the University of Southern California. She works as a consultant in health care, implementing electronic medical records systems for large health care organizations throughout the United States. She is a certified professional in healthcare information and management systems. Cynthia works as an advisor and activist in the Ohlone communities.
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Ramaytush Ohlone Elders |
Indigenous Advisors |
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Pam Curry
Carol Gannon-Hembel Victor Stene |
Board of Directors
Sara Moncada