Principal
Phone: 505-455-2234 ext. 1172
Mr. Cordova begins his first year as Principal and Head Boys Basketball Coach for the Pojoaque Valley Elks. He has 30 years of coaching experience at high school, college, and professional levels, and was named one of the top 100 Most Influential Head Coaches by the NAIA in 2022. Mr. Cordova, a native of Northern New Mexico, graduated from McCurdy High School in 1993 and played College Football at Fort Lewis College from 1993-1995. Mr. Cordova emphasizes that his teams prioritize academics over athletics and that sports reveal character rather than build it. He believes “building a quality program starts by uniting the community,” and that has been Mr. Cordova’s building block as an administrator and head coach.