ABQ Journal
Sherrick Roanhouse, who has been chief of staff for Navajo President Ben Shelly since the beginning of Shelly’s administration, announced his resignation Wednesday, the Navajo Times reported.
Roanhouse told the Times in a telephone interview that his resignation would be effective today
He told the paper that he expects Gabriel Freeland, a Navajo businessman who has worked to promote Shelly’s wind project in the western part of the reservation, to be named the new chief of staff.
Erny Zah, director of communications for the president’s and vice president’s office, told the Times on Wednesday that everything was still unofficial.
“Sherrick Roanhouse is still chief of staff,” Zah told the paper. “Until there is an official announcement, Sherrick is still chief of staff.”
