Dr. Buu Nygren
President
Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren, Esq.
First Lady
Richelle Montoya
Vice President
Yideesk’ą́ądi Nitsáhákees
At the center of the Nygren administration’s commitment to the Navajo People is Yideesk’ą́ądi Nitsáhákees — Think for the future.
The core values of compassion, competency, teamwork, and commitment guide the Nygren administration’s work. Learn more about the people who carry out the priorities of the administration.
President's Cabinet
Kris Beecher, Esq., MBA
Acting Attorney General, Department of Justice
Thomas Cody
Executive Director, Division for Children and Family Services
Claudia Edgewater
Superintendent of Schools, Division of Diné Education
Shawnevan Dale, MSML
Executive Director, Division of General Services
Bobbie Ann Baldwin
Executive Director, Navajo Nation Veterans Administration
Effie Edsitty, MBA
Executive Director, Office of the Navajo Tax Commission
Candice Yazzie
Executive Director, Division of Community Development
Sharlene Begay-Platero
Executive Director, Division of Economic Development
Sarah Slim
Executive Director, Navajo-Hopi Land Commission Office
W. Mike Halona
Executive Director, Division of Natural Resources
Byron C. Shorty
Executive Director, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission Office
Stephen Etsitty
Executive Director, Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency
Dominic Beyal
Executive Director, Office of Management & Budget
Lisa Jymm
Executive Director, Navajo Nation Fiscal Recovery Fund Office
Michele Jones
Executive Director, Division of Navajo Gaming Regulatory
Executive Staff
Open Position
Deputy Chief of Staff
Abigail Benally
Executive Staff Assistant to the President
Executive Staff - Community Engagement
