Chapa is a Program Manager for the U.S. Government, supporting federal agencies with complex tribal affairs. Previously, he served as Director of Colorado State University’s Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands, Cultural Resources (CR) Program Manager for the Air National Guard Readiness Center, CR Subject Matter Specialist at the USAF Civil Engineer Center, and Base Historic Preservation Officer for Edwards Air Force Base, CA. Chapa currently serves as the Society for American Archaeology’s Liaison to the Register of Professional Archaeologists, board member for Desert Archaeology, Inc., and advisory board member for the UCLA Cotsen Institute Waystation Initiative. He is a Enlisted U.S. Army Military Combat Veteran with Master of Arts degrees in Political Science and Anthropology.