MISSION STATEMENT
“To provide economic opportunities in infrastructure development, youth enrichment, and enhance incentive values, self–determination, preserve culture and natural resource, in the best interest of the people.”
VISION STATEMENT
‘Newcomb community envisions a regionalize governance to assure service delivery is maintained for its economic proficiency.”
Overview
Newcomb Chapter is located on the Navajo reservation in San Juan County, New Mexico, 35 miles south of Shiprock, New Mexico and 58 miles north of Gallup, New Mexico on U.S. Highway 491. The community has a population of approximately 2,000 members with 591 registered voters and is the first Chapter in the State of New Mexico to become Local Governance Act Certified in 2004.
The Newcomb community consist of the Newcomb Chapter, a Navajo Head Start Program, Senior Citizens Center, Central Consolidated Schools (Elementary, Middle and High School), Rural Library, San Juan County Fire Station, Navajo Housing Authority housing, Churches (Baptist, Christian Reform, Day of Pentecost, Pentecostal, Assembly of God), and Shell Gas Station.
Newcomb is also the central location for other surrounding communities – Burnham, Two Grey Hills/Toadlena, Sheepsprings, Burnham, and Littlewater.
Newcomb Chapter Officials
Herman Gleason, President
Tony Silentman, Vice President
Lorraine Gould, Secretary-Treasurer
Lawrence Gould, Grazing Representative
Rick Nez, Council Delegate
Newcomb Chapter Administration
Chapter Manager, Norman Benally
Administrative Assistant, Ja Charles
CLUPC Committee
Willamena Smith, President
Lawrence Gould, Vice President
Susie Wood, Secretary
Housing Committee
Donna Benally, President
Norman Tom, Vice President
Willamena Smith, Secretary
Veterans Committee
Frankie Washburn, Commander
Harold Hoskie, Vice Commander
Virginia Hoskie, Secreatary
NavaFarm Committee
Sarah Zah, President
Lorraine Foster, Vice President
Lorraine Gould, Secretary