Tincer T. Nez

Mr. Tincer T. Nez, Sr., from Coalmine, is a member of the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation Board of Directors. Tincer served with the Navajo Nation Police as an Officer, Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Police Captain from 1966-1978. He earned a commendation from the FBI for capturing and arresting a fugitive wanted by the FBI. After his retirement from the Navajo Nation Police Department, he immersed himself in providing employment and empowering skills to the Navajo Nation people through job training while working for the Navajo Division of Labor.

Mr. Nez also developed a passion in creating Economic Business Development in the Western Navajo Agency as a Program Manager, Regional Business Development Office; that includes some of the very businesses you see here today thriving successfully in Tuba City, AZ and surrounding areas.

His sincere and unwavering natural ability to work with people was recognized and he became a voice of the Coalmine Canyon Chapter as their President and Council Delegate, respectfully. Mr. Nez served on the Portable Practical Educational Preparations, Inc. (PREP) for eight years, and served 15 years with the Crownpoint Skills Center, now known as the Navajo Technical University.

Mr. Nez also served a year on the TPIC (Tribal Project Industry Council); in Phoenix, AZ in its inception. Today it is comprised of 21 Arizona Tribal Chairperson or Vice President from each participating tribe. TPIC is now known today as the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona.