Friday, March 29, 2024

AG will leave big shoes to fill

Nation relies on small, skilled office for watchdog efforts

WINDOW ROCK

After 11 years of service, Navajo Nation Auditor General Elizabeth Begay informed her staff that she will retire on Dec. 28.

She submitted her retirement resignation to Speaker LoRenzo Bates last month.

Elizabeth Begay

While it’s in the administrative pipeline, Begay said Bates has not yet officially accepted her resignation by signing the letter.

Nevertheless, Begay said she is looking forward to spending more time with her husband and travelling. “I’d like to see somebody in-house to step up and take over,” said Begay. “I’m confident in my staff.”

She will leave behind the important watchdog office that is charged with keeping tabs on the finances, performance, and accountability of 110 Navajo Nation chapters, programs, divisions, and enterprises, and identifying potential fraud or “misappropriation of assets.”


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About The Author

Rima Krisst

Reporter and photojournalist Rima Krisst reported for the Navajo Times from July 2018 to October 2022. She covered Arts and Culture and Government Affairs beats.Before joining the editorial team at the Times, Krisst worked in various capacities in the areas of communications, public relations, marketing and Indian Affairs policy on behalf of the Tribes, Nations and Pueblos of New Mexico. Among her posts, she served as Director of PR and Communications for the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department under Governor Bill Richardson, Healthcare Outreach and Education Manager for the Eight Northern Pueblos, Tribal Tourism Liaison for the City of Santa Fe, and Marketing Projects Coordinator for Santa Fe Indian Market. As a writer and photographer, she has also worked independently as a contractor on many special projects, and her work has been published in magazines. Krisst earned her B.S. in Business Administration/Finance from the University of Connecticut.

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