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'''Charles Monty Roessel''' is a [[Diné]] photographer, journalist and [[academic administrator]]. Roessel served as Director of the [[Bureau of Indian Education]] from 2013 until 2016. He currently serves as the president of [[Diné College]].
'''Charles Monty Roessel''' is a [[Navajo]] (Diné) photographer, journalist and [[academic administrator]]. Roessel served as Director of the [[Bureau of Indian Education]] from 2013 until 2016. He currently serves as the president of [[Diné College]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
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Roessel earned his bachelor's degree in photography and [[industrial arts]] at the [[University of Northern Colorado]] in 1984.<ref name="LOC">{{cite web |title=LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress) |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92100178.html |website=id.loc.gov |accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref>

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Roessel earned his bachelor's degree in photography and [[industrial arts]] at the [[University of Northern Colorado]] in 1984.<ref name="LOC">{{cite web |title=LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress) |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92100178.html |website=id.loc.gov |accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==

===Journalism and photography===
===Journalism and photography===
After graduating with his bachelor's degree, he worked as a photojournalist in Greeley. He left Greeley to become managing editor of ''[[Navajo Times]]'' until 1987. For two years, starting in 1990, he was vice president, co-owner and editor of ''Navajo Nation Today''.<ref name="Redlakeannounce"/> In 1995, he earned his master of arts in [[journalism]] at [[Prescott College]].<ref name="LOC"/> That same year, he published a children's book: ''Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave''. As a journalist, he also contributed pieces to ''[[New Mexico Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roessel |first1=Monty |title=The long walk: Navajo family remembers tragic time |url=https://www.worldcat.org/title/long-walk-navajo-family-remembers-tragic-time/oclc/39132648&referer=brief_results |website=World Cat |publisher=New Mexico Magazine |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=English |date=1993}}</ref>
After graduating with his bachelor's degree, he worked as a photojournalist in Greeley. He left Greeley to become managing editor of ''[[Navajo Times]]'' until 1987. For two years, starting in 1990, he was vice president, co-owner and editor of ''Navajo Nation Today''.<ref name="Redlakeannounce"/> In 1995, he earned his Master of Arts in [[journalism]] at [[Prescott College]].<ref name="LOC"/> That same year, he published a children's book: ''Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave''. As a journalist, he also contributed pieces to ''[[New Mexico Magazine]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Roessel |first1=Monty |title=The long walk: Navajo family remembers tragic time |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39132648 |via=World Cat |publisher=New Mexico Magazine |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=English |date=1993|oclc=39132648 }}</ref>


In 2004, Roessel's photography appeared in the exhibition "Viewpoints: Native Americans and Photography" at the [[Arizona State Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Regan |first1=Margaret |title=Picturing Indians |url=https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/picturing-indians/Content?oid=1075915 |website=Tucson Weekly |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=15 April 2004}}</ref> As a photographer, his work has also appeared in ''[[Arizona Highways]]'', ''New Mexico Magazine'', ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''Time'', ''Sports Illustrated'' and ''Native Peoples.''<ref name="Halpern">{{cite news |last1=Halpern |first1=Maura J. |title=A glimpse at Indian Life: Photographer, author brings culture to all |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55856036/a-glimpse-at-indian-life/ |accessdate=22 July 2020 |work=Arizona Republic |date=30 September 2006 |pages=208}}</ref>
In 2004, Roessel's photography appeared in the exhibition "Viewpoints: Native Americans and Photography" at the [[Arizona State Museum]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Regan |first1=Margaret |title=Picturing Indians |url=https://www.tucsonweekly.com/tucson/picturing-indians/Content?oid=1075915 |website=Tucson Weekly |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=15 April 2004}}</ref> As a photographer, his work has also appeared in ''[[Arizona Highways]]'', ''New Mexico Magazine'', ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''Time'', ''Sports Illustrated'' and ''Native Peoples.''<ref name="Halpern">{{cite news |last1=Halpern |first1=Maura J. |title=A glimpse at Indian Life: Photographer, author brings culture to all |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55856036/a-glimpse-at-indian-life/ |accessdate=22 July 2020 |work=Arizona Republic |date=30 September 2006 |pages=208}}</ref>


===Education===
===Education===
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From September 1997 to December 2000, Roessel was director of the Navajo Nation Round Rock Chapter [[AmeriCorps]]. Roessel worked at [[Rough Rock Community School]] from 1998 until 2011, starting as director of community services. He also taught photography and coached baseball. He was named executive director in 2000 and seven years later, in 2007, he became superintendent. During his time at Rough Rock, he oversaw major capital projects funded by the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]].<ref name="Redlakeannounce"/> In 2007, he completed his PhD at [[Arizona State University]] in Tempe in Educational Administration and Supervision.<ref name="LOC"/> That same year, he published a second children's book: ''Kinaalda: A Navajo girl grows up.''

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From September 1997 to December 2000, Roessel was director of the Navajo Nation Round Rock Chapter [[AmeriCorps]]. Roessel worked at [[Rough Rock Community School]] from 1998 until 2011, starting as director of community services. He also taught photography and coached baseball. He was named executive director in 2000 and seven years later, in 2007, he became superintendent. During his time at Rough Rock, he oversaw major capital projects funded by the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]].<ref name="Redlakeannounce"/> In 2007, he completed his PhD at [[Arizona State University]] in Tempe in Educational Administration and Supervision.<ref name="LOC"/>. That same year, he published a second children's book: ''Kinaalda: A Navajo girl grows up.''


In 2010, he became chair of the Department of the Interior's [[No Child Left Behind]] Negotiated Rule Making Committee. He also served on the Sovereignty in Navajo Education Reauthorization Task Force with the Navajo Education Department of Diné Education.<ref name="Redlakeannounce"/>
In 2010, he became chair of the Department of the Interior's [[No Child Left Behind]] Negotiated Rule Making Committee. He also served on the Sovereignty in Navajo Education Reauthorization Task Force with the Navajo Education Department of Diné Education.<ref name="Redlakeannounce"/>


Roessel became associate deputy director for Navajo Schools under the [[Bureau of Indian Education]] ("BIE") in 2011. During this time, he oversaw 66 BIE schools in the Navajo Nation. Starting in February 2012, Roessel began serving as acting director of the BIE. In December 2013, he was named director.<ref name="Redlakeannounce">{{cite web |title=Assistant Secretary Washburn Names Dr. Charles M. Roessel Director of the Bureau of Indian Education |url=https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2013/12/12/news/assistant-secretary-washburn-names-dr-charles-m-roessel-director-of-the-bureau-of-indian-education/18436.html |website=Red Lake Nation News |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=12 December 2013}}</ref> Roessel was demoted in 2016 after an investigation by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General revealed he had used his position as director a friend get job in the department and a relative get a job with the Navajo Nation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fonseca |first1=Felicia |title=BIE director demoted amid hiring allegations |url=https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/navajo-nation/2016/03/30/bie-director-demoted-amid-hiring-allegations/82445920/ |accessdate=22 July 2020 |work=Farmington Daily Times |agency=Associated Press |date=30 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Donovan"/>
Roessel became associate deputy director for Navajo Schools under the [[Bureau of Indian Education]] ("BIE") in 2011. During this time, he oversaw 66 BIE schools on the Navajo Nation. Starting in February 2012, Roessel began serving as acting director of the BIE. In December 2013, he was named director.<ref name="Redlakeannounce">{{cite web |title=Assistant Secretary Washburn Names Dr. Charles M. Roessel Director of the Bureau of Indian Education |url=https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2013/12/12/news/assistant-secretary-washburn-names-dr-charles-m-roessel-director-of-the-bureau-of-indian-education/18436.html |website=Red Lake Nation News |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=12 December 2013}}</ref> Roessel was demoted in 2016 after an investigation by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General revealed he had used his position as director a friend get job in the department and a relative get a job with the Navajo Nation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fonseca |first1=Felicia |title=BIE director demoted amid hiring allegations |url=https://www.daily-times.com/story/news/local/navajo-nation/2016/03/30/bie-director-demoted-amid-hiring-allegations/82445920/ |accessdate=22 July 2020 |work=Farmington Daily Times |agency=Associated Press |date=30 March 2016 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Donovan"/>


====Diné College====
====Diné College====

In 2017, Roessel was named the 17th president of [[Diné College]]. His father, [[Bob Roessel]], co-founded the school.<ref name="Donovan">{{cite news |last1=Donovan |first1=Bill |title=Roessel is new Diné College prez |url=https://navajotimes.com/reznews/roessel-new-dine-college-prez/ |accessdate=22 July 2020 |work=Navajo Times |date=15 December 2016}}</ref>
In 2017, Roessel was named the 17th president of [[Diné College]]. His father, [[Bob Roessel]], co-founded the school.<ref name="Donovan">{{cite news |last1=Donovan |first1=Bill |title=Roessel is new Diné College prez |url=https://navajotimes.com/reznews/roessel-new-dine-college-prez/ |accessdate=22 July 2020 |work=Navajo Times |date=15 December 2016}}</ref>


During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Roessel invested stimulus funds from the [[CARES Act]] to purchase rental laptops and internet access for students at Diné, where approximately 86 percent of students do net have at home internet access.<ref name="Weissman">{{cite news |last1=Weissman |first1=Sara |title=The Navajo Nation Hit the Highest COVID-19 Infection Rate in the Country. What Does That Mean for Its Tribal College? |url=https://diverseeducation.com/article/178860/ |accessdate=22 July 2020 |work=Diverse |date=1 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He also created a emergency aid program which distributed over 300 checks to qualifying students to support basic needs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Diné College distributes 300 CARES Act checks to students at Tsaile campus |url=https://www.nhonews.com/news/2020/may/19/dine-college-distributes-300-cares-act-checks-stud/ |accessdate=22 July 2020 |work=Navajo-Hopi Observer News |date=19 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Graduation was also held online.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dotson |first1=Bernie |title=Diné College to Recognize 176 graduates with a Record 53 Bachelor’s Degrees to Be Conferred |url=https://tribalcollegejournal.org/dine-college-to-recognize-176-graduates-with-a-record-53-bachelors-degrees-to-be-conferred/ |website=Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=6 May 2020}}</ref>
During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Roessel invested stimulus funds from the [[CARES Act]] to purchase rental laptops and internet access for students at Diné, where approximately 86 percent of students do net have at home internet access.<ref name="Weissman">{{cite news |last1=Weissman |first1=Sara |title=The Navajo Nation Hit the Highest COVID-19 Infection Rate in the Country. What Does That Mean for Its Tribal College? |url=https://diverseeducation.com/article/178860/ |accessdate=22 July 2020 |work=Diverse |date=1 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He also created an emergency aid program which distributed over 300 checks to qualifying students to support basic needs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Diné College distributes 300 CARES Act checks to students at Tsaile campus |url=https://www.nhonews.com/news/2020/may/19/dine-college-distributes-300-cares-act-checks-stud/ |accessdate=22 July 2020 |work=Navajo-Hopi Observer News |date=19 May 2020 |language=en}}</ref> Graduation was also held online.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dotson |first1=Bernie |title=Diné College to Recognize 176 graduates with a Record 53 Bachelor's Degrees to Be Conferred |url=https://tribalcollegejournal.org/dine-college-to-recognize-176-graduates-with-a-record-53-bachelors-degrees-to-be-conferred/ |website=Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=6 May 2020}}</ref>


==Works by Charles M. Roessel==
==Works by Charles M. Roessel==
*(1995) ''Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave''. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publ. Group. ISBN 0822597128
*(1995) ''Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave''. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publ. Group. {{ISBN|0822597128}}
*(1996). Navajo Photography. ''American Indian Culture and Research Journal'', 20(3), 83-91. doi:10.17953/aicr.20.3.225476644v811528
*(1996). Navajo Photography. ''American Indian Culture and Research Journal'', 20(3), 83–91. doi:10.17953/aicr.20.3.225476644v811528
*with [[Peter Iverson]] (2002). ''Diné: A History of the Navajos''. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 082632715X
*with [[Peter Iverson]] (2002). ''Diné: A History of the Navajos''. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. {{ISBN|082632715X}}
*(2007). ''Kinaalda: A Navajo girl grows up.'' Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publ. Group. ISBN 0822596415
*(2007). ''Kinaalda: A Navajo girl grows up.'' Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publ. Group. {{ISBN|0822596415}}
*(2018). Self-Determination as a School Improvement Strategy. ''Journal of American Indian Education, 57''(1), 177. doi:10.5749/jamerindieduc.57.1.0177
*(2018). Self-Determination as a School Improvement Strategy. ''Journal of American Indian Education, 57''(1), 177. doi:10.5749/jamerindieduc.57.1.0177


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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{official website|https://www.dinecollege.edu/about_dc/office-of-the-president/}}
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Latest revision as of 12:41, 13 May 2024

Charles Monty Roessel
Roessel in 2020
NationalityNavajo (Diné)
Other namesMonty Roessel
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationUniversity of Northern Colorado
Prescott College
Alma materArizona State University
OccupationPresident of Diné College

Charles Monty Roessel is a Navajo (Diné) photographer, journalist and academic administrator. Roessel served as Director of the Bureau of Indian Education from 2013 until 2016. He currently serves as the president of Diné College.

Early life[edit]

Roessel earned his bachelor's degree in photography and industrial arts at the University of Northern Colorado in 1984.[1]

Career[edit]

Journalism and photography[edit]

After graduating with his bachelor's degree, he worked as a photojournalist in Greeley. He left Greeley to become managing editor of Navajo Times until 1987. For two years, starting in 1990, he was vice president, co-owner and editor of Navajo Nation Today.[2] In 1995, he earned his Master of Arts in journalism at Prescott College.[1] That same year, he published a children's book: Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave. As a journalist, he also contributed pieces to New Mexico Magazine.[3]

In 2004, Roessel's photography appeared in the exhibition "Viewpoints: Native Americans and Photography" at the Arizona State Museum.[4] As a photographer, his work has also appeared in Arizona Highways, New Mexico Magazine, Newsweek, Time, Sports Illustrated and Native Peoples.[5]

Education[edit]

From September 1997 to December 2000, Roessel was director of the Navajo Nation Round Rock Chapter AmeriCorps. Roessel worked at Rough Rock Community School from 1998 until 2011, starting as director of community services. He also taught photography and coached baseball. He was named executive director in 2000 and seven years later, in 2007, he became superintendent. During his time at Rough Rock, he oversaw major capital projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.[2] In 2007, he completed his PhD at Arizona State University in Tempe in Educational Administration and Supervision.[1] That same year, he published a second children's book: Kinaalda: A Navajo girl grows up.

In 2010, he became chair of the Department of the Interior's No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rule Making Committee. He also served on the Sovereignty in Navajo Education Reauthorization Task Force with the Navajo Education Department of Diné Education.[2]

Roessel became associate deputy director for Navajo Schools under the Bureau of Indian Education ("BIE") in 2011. During this time, he oversaw 66 BIE schools on the Navajo Nation. Starting in February 2012, Roessel began serving as acting director of the BIE. In December 2013, he was named director.[2] Roessel was demoted in 2016 after an investigation by the Interior Department's Office of Inspector General revealed he had used his position as director a friend get job in the department and a relative get a job with the Navajo Nation.[6][7]

Diné College[edit]

In 2017, Roessel was named the 17th president of Diné College. His father, Bob Roessel, co-founded the school.[7]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Roessel invested stimulus funds from the CARES Act to purchase rental laptops and internet access for students at Diné, where approximately 86 percent of students do net have at home internet access.[8] He also created an emergency aid program which distributed over 300 checks to qualifying students to support basic needs.[9] Graduation was also held online.[10]

Works by Charles M. Roessel[edit]

  • (1995) Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publ. Group. ISBN 0822597128
  • (1996). Navajo Photography. American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 20(3), 83–91. doi:10.17953/aicr.20.3.225476644v811528
  • with Peter Iverson (2002). Diné: A History of the Navajos. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. ISBN 082632715X
  • (2007). Kinaalda: A Navajo girl grows up. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publ. Group. ISBN 0822596415
  • (2018). Self-Determination as a School Improvement Strategy. Journal of American Indian Education, 57(1), 177. doi:10.5749/jamerindieduc.57.1.0177

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Assistant Secretary Washburn Names Dr. Charles M. Roessel Director of the Bureau of Indian Education". Red Lake Nation News. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ Roessel, Monty (1993). The long walk: Navajo family remembers tragic time. New Mexico Magazine. OCLC 39132648. Retrieved 22 July 2020 – via World Cat.
  4. ^ Regan, Margaret (15 April 2004). "Picturing Indians". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ Halpern, Maura J. (30 September 2006). "A glimpse at Indian Life: Photographer, author brings culture to all". Arizona Republic. p. 208. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  6. ^ Fonseca, Felicia (30 March 2016). "BIE director demoted amid hiring allegations". Farmington Daily Times. Associated Press. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b Donovan, Bill (15 December 2016). "Roessel is new Diné College prez". Navajo Times. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. ^ Weissman, Sara (1 June 2020). "The Navajo Nation Hit the Highest COVID-19 Infection Rate in the Country. What Does That Mean for Its Tribal College?". Diverse. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Diné College distributes 300 CARES Act checks to students at Tsaile campus". Navajo-Hopi Observer News. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  10. ^ Dotson, Bernie (6 May 2020). "Diné College to Recognize 176 graduates with a Record 53 Bachelor's Degrees to Be Conferred". Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. Retrieved 22 July 2020.

External links[edit]

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