Wilfred Brown, a Navajo, has been appointed Superintendent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs' agency at Fort Defiance, Arizona Interior Assistant Secretary Forrest Gerard announced today.
The Fort Defiance agency is one of five serving the huge Navajo Reservation.
Brown, 38, has been Administrative Manager and Program Officer at the agency. He previously worked for the Navajo Tribe as a planning assistant and economic planner.
An Army veteran, Brown earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering and Industrial Design at Arizona State University.