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David S. Melton, President, CEO
Sacred Power Corporation
 Dave is a tribal member of the Pueblo of Laguna, village of Paguate. He is co-founder, President and CEO of Sacred Power Corporation, the largest Native American owned and operated renewable energy systems integration and manufacturing firm in the U.S.
He is founder, Pres/CEO of Sacred Power Motorsports, NASCAR Racing Team.
He is founder, Pres/CEO of JAG Distribution, NM Licensed distributor of beer, wine, and spirits.
Dave has a degree in economics from UNM and 36 graduate hours.
The following is a short list of Dave's board/committee affiliations and accomplishments:
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David was recognized as CEO of the Year, 2011, by the New Mexico Business Weekly.
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David was recognized as the Businessman of the Year, March 2011, by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, Mesa, AZ.
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David serves on Dept. of Commerce Sec., Locke's Manufacturing Council 2009-2013, as the New Mexico and Renewable Energy representative.
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Dave serves on New Mexico's Economic Development Small Business Commission, 2010-2013.
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Dave is Past-Chair of the Albuquerque Energy Council, a citizen advisory group to City Council on the 1% Renewable Energy/Energy Conservation Bond, soon to be 3% of the General Bond, totaling around $4.5M.
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He is past Chairman of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico, 2004-2009, a business advocacy group and past Board Chair of the American Indian National Chamber of Commerce, a consortium of state Indian Chambers throughout the country, 2008-2010.
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Mr. Melton has been listed as a NM Business Weekly “Top 25 Power Broker” in the state of NM, 2009.
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Dave serves his tribe as a member of the Board of Directors, Laguna Investment Council, an entity created to secure the financial resources of the Pueblo, 2010-2014; and also as a member of the Tribal Financial Stability Committee, 2011-2013.
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Mr. Melton was fortunate to receive the SBA “Person of the Year” presented by Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman and Congresswoman Heather Wilson in October, 2006.
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Dave served as a Member of NM Governor’s Climate Change Advisory Council 2005-2006, which just reported back to the Governor on Dec. 1, 2006.
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The company, Sacred Power Corporation, has been awarded the “Flying 40 Award” for 5 consecutive years recognizing the top 40 Technical fastest and highest growth in revenues and job creation in New Mexico, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011.
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Sacred Power has been listed numerous times as one of the Top 25 Indian-Owned Firms in the State of NM.
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The Company is the recipient of the Dept. of Commerce' Minority Business Development Agency ( MBD) National "Retail Energy" Company of the Year. Award presented 8/27/10.
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David was also appointed by Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez to serve on the Energy Stimulus Implementation Team 2/09.
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Sacred Power's Dave Melton was featured in Inc. Magazine article; "25 Entrepreneurs We Love." Dec. 2010 issue.
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Sacred Power Motorsports raced in 2012 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Nationwide Series, at Road America, WI, at Circuit Villeneuve in Montreal Quebec, and at Watkins Glen, NY.
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