Diné Policy Institute Staff

Robert Yazzie
Director
928.724.6946
robertyazzie@dinecollege.edu

Mr. Yazzie is the Chief Justice emeritus of the Navajo Nation Supreme Court. He has travelled worldwide speaking and presenting on traditional concepts and methods of justice. Mr. Yazzie holds a J.D. from the University of New Mexico Law School and a B.A. from Oberlin College.

Moroni Benally
Policy Analyst
928.724.6944
mtbenally@dinecollege.edu

Mr. Benally has worked extensively with Indigenous communities around the world on developing culturally relevant policy before coming to work for DPI. He holds a Master’s of Public Policy Degree from BYU and a B.A. from Stanford University.

Andrew Curley
Research Assistant
928.724.6945
apcurley@dinecollege.edu

Andrew Curley has worked in various social movements and student organizations. He has conducted a number of independent studies on community-market reforms in the Global South. Curley has carried-out independent research in both Tanzania and Ghana. He is a recent graduate from Suffolk University in Boston, MA, in Sociology with an emphasis in Rural Development. He holds a B.A. in Sociology.

Nikke Alex
B.A. University of Arizona

Brian Neztsosie
B.A. Arizona State University
928.724.4945

Diné College Interns
Jerry Spencer
A.A. degree
Diné College, Tsaile

Graduate Interns
James Singer
B.A. Sociology
Westminster College

Wendy Greyeyes
B.A. Stanford University
M.A. University of Chicago
Ph.D. candidate University of Chicago