# Aneva J. Yazzie

> Aneva Jean Yazzie is an American and Navajo industrial engineer who served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) from 2007 to 2017. She took leadership of the agency as it faced federal investigations and internal turmoil. Her tenure was marked by widely reported struggles to spend federal funds and low rates of new home construction, which drew scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). She resigned in 2017 following critical investigative reports from The Arizona Republic and U.S. senator John McCain.

*American and Navajo industrial engineer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Executive ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Executives
- **Country:** United States
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Aneva Jean Yazzie is an American and Navajo industrial engineer who served as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) from 2007 to 2017. She took leadership of the agency as it faced federal investigations and internal turmoil. Her tenure was marked by widely reported struggles to spend federal funds and low rates of new home construction, which drew scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). She resigned in 2017 following critical investigative reports from The Arizona Republic and U.S. senator John McCain.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 28.2

## Sources
- [Aneva J. Yazzie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aneva_J._Yazzie)
- [انیوا جے یازی](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%AC%DB%92_%DB%8C%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136703961)

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