2024 Equal Opportunity Employment Reports

KCIE 90.5 fm list of all Full Time Permanent Radio Station Employment for the 2024 calendar year. There are Ten Full-Time Employees:

1.General Manager – Mariah Elote

2. Program Director – Sonny Monarco 

3. News Director – Stevon Waupekenay

4. Music Director – Anthony Salazar 

5. Production Director – Sony Phone 

6. Secretary – Shayna Puerto

7. On-Air Announcer Devin Wells

8. On- Air Announcer – Nicholas Valenzuela

9. On-Air Announcer – Kyleasha Vicenti

10. Custodian – Kody Callado

2024_ ANNUAL EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT 

[KCIE Radio Station]

Station(s) KCIE Radio Statiom
Community(ies) of License: Dulce , NM 



Reporting Period: June 1,2023 – May 31-2024



No. of Full-time Employees:
 5 – 10  10 Full Time Employees 
Small Market Exemption: Yes

The information required by FCC Rule 73.2080(c)(6) is provided in the charts that follow.

INITIATIVES

The employment unit engaged in the following broad outreach initiatives in accordance with various elements of FCC Rule 73.2080(c)(2):

Established an internship program designed to assist members of the community to acquire skills needed for broadcast employment.
In the summer of  2023 KCIE Hired 4 High school students as well as 1 college students to work at KCIE  during the summer . Their employment began in June and ended in August before school started . The students learned all they could about being broadcasters at a public radio station  . They learned how to be on-air announcers,  how to use radio equipment and the stations rules and regulations , they helped with the news department and learned how to produce PSA’s as well as short skits. By the end of the summer they knew all the in’s and out’s of working at a radio station . 
Provided training to management level personnel on methods of ensuring equal employment opportunity and prevent discrimination.
All KCIE staff including management participated in Workplace harassment training in the month of September 2023/2024 . This class was held online and was mandatory for each full time employee. This class taught KCIE employees key aspects of harassment, including definitions and best practices for handling and reporting harassment. 

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LIST OF POSITIONS FILLED

Date of Hire Job Title Recruitment Source Referring Hiree

8/21/23

News Director
Jicarilla Apache Nation HR Department 



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INTERVIEWEE REFERRAL SOURCE SUMMARY

Total Number of Persons Interviewed during the Reporting Period: ___4____


Recruitment Sources Referring Interviewees during Reporting Period
Number of Persons Interviewed that the Source Referred
Job listing for position  was posted in Tribal Building and in other local offices around the community  2
Was posted in the local news paper (The Chieftain)  1
Was advertised online at www.hrjicarilla.com 1


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RECRUITING SOURCES USED

Job Title of Position:___News Director __________________ Date of Hire:  _8/21/2023__

Referral Source * Address of Source Contact Person at Source Tel. No. and E-Mail Address of Source
Job Listing Posted in tribal building and also in other local offices . y PO Box 503, Dulce , NM 87528 Selena Gonzales, HR specialist  575-759-3242
www.hrjicariilla.com y PO Box 503, Dulce , NM 87529 Selena Gonzales, HR specialist  575-759-3242
Local News paper (The Chieftain)  y PO Box 503, Dulce , NM 87530
Chieftain Director
575-759-3242

* Indicate “Y” (yes) or “N” (no) if the organization requested that the station provide it with notice of all job vacancies.