Commissioner of Indian Affairs Morris Thompson announced today the appointment of Ralph E. Paisano, a Laguna Pueblo Indian, as Superintendent of the BIA's Ramah Navajo Agency, Ramah, New Mexico.
Paisano, who has been an Employment Assistance Specialist in the Albuquerque Area Office, assumed responsibility at Ramah on April 11.
A graduate of Gallup High School, Paisano has been attending the University of New Mexico and has completed extensive management training within the Department of Interior. After four years in the Navy, Paisano began his Civil Service career in 1952.
