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











Christina Thompson
Executive Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff
cthompson@navajo-nsn-gov
Notary Public








Executive Staff - Community Engagement






Amos Johnson
Central Agency Representative






Executive Staff - Media


Abigail Benally
Executive Staff Assistant






