Navajo Nation Economic Director Crystal Deschinny Steps Down

KSJD | By Austin Cope

Published January 4, 2018 at 3:07 PM MST

The economic director of the Navajo Nation has stepped down due to personal reasons. A releasefrom the tribal government says Crystal Deschinny’s last day at the Navajo Nation Division of Economic Development was Tuesday. She was appointed to her position in 2016, and championed projects like the Ganado Shopping Center and the Shonto Marketplace during her term. A manager in the department will serve as acting director while the president’s office determines Deschinny’s replacement.

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Austin Cope is a former Morning Edition host for KSJD and now produces work on a freelance basis for the station. He grew up in Cortez and hosted a show on KSJD when he was 10 years old. After graduating from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 2010, he lived in Belgium, Ohio, Spain, northern Wyoming, and Himachal Pradesh, India before returning to the Cortez area. He has a degree in Politics from Oberlin College in Ohio.

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