![Wahleah Johns will be the head of the Office of Indian Energy in the Biden-Harris Administration. She is co-founder and director of Native Renewables, which brings solar energy to Native homes and trains Navajo solar installers. Photo Credit: OPVP](/images/resized/images/news/2016/306_feb12/12_100_100.jpg)
Two new appointments focus on energy, transportation
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Two members of the Navajo Nation have been appointed to serve in the Biden-Harris Administration.
Wahleah Johns has been named to serve as the head of the Office of Indian Energy, under the U. S. Department of Energy. In that position she will assist tribes with energy development, capacity building, energy cost reduction and electrification of tribal lands and homes.
In her previous capacity, she served as the executive director of Native Renewables, assisting in efforts to achieve energy independence by bringing solar power to off-the-grid-homes for Navajo and Hopi families.
Johns is originally from...