300 North UNDC Housing #11
P. O. Box 626
Montezuma Creek, Utah 84534
(435) 651-3358/3350

Meet The Aneth CDC Staff Aneth CDC is a non-profit organization funded by foundations, individuals, government agencies, and earned income from office fax, copy, and print services. The organization was founded in August 2004 to support start up and emerging businesses through development of Navajo communities along the Utah strip. Aneth CDC provides its clients an opportunity to develop their marketing, and financial management skills through a client centered technical assistance philosophy.

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ANETH CDC STAFF 2007/2008


Cliff Tohsonii, Executive Director – Mr. Tohsonii has been a leader in, and advocate for, economic development within the Utah chapters of the Navajo Nation for over 12 years. He successfully lobbied for legislation of the Navajo Revitalization Fund which works to coordinate and distribute resources from severance taxes paid on local oil and gas production. Mr. Tohsonii served over 7 years as Program Manager for the Aneth Regional Development Office assisting local entrepreneurs develop a number of small private sector businesses. As an 8-year member of the South East Association Governance/Revolving Loan Fund in Price, Utah he represented the Utah Navajos for eight years. In August 2004, he initiated and established the Aneth Community Development Corporation, a local non-profit 501(c) (3), and coordinated funding of the first Native Community Development Financial Institution (business lending institution) for the Navajo Reservation cliff@anethcdc.org, phone: (435) 651-3350.

Angela Davidson, Accountant/Loan Officer – Ms. Davidson brings over 15 years experience in accounts receivables and accounts payables. Most of her experience focused on collections & accounts receivables. Angela studied marketing & accounting at SIPI in Albuquerque, the Crownpoint Institute of Technology in Crownpoint, NM, and she studied Indian Resort Management at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, OK. She was a part of the Tribal Advocate Program at Navajo Community College in Tsaile, AZ. Today at Aneth CDC, Angela provides loan services and helps coordinate our Individual Development Accounts, the IDA program. She brings certified training in financial literacy and credit counseling services. Contact angela@anethcdc.org, phone: (435) 651-3355.

Malcolm Benally, TA Success Coach – Malcolm studied English and Navajo Language at Arizona State University and Northern Arizona University. As a Business Development Specialist at Aneth CDC, Malcolm provides client centered technical assistance for start-up and emerging businesses along the Utah strip of the Navajo Nation. In collaboration with Into the Mud Productions, LLC, funding from the Soros Documentary Fund, and the LEF Foundation, he co-produced Bitter Water: Diné Chronicles of Resistance, a 20-minute documentary sample cut and a current documentary work-in-progress. He is project director for the Bitter Water Documentation Project: a digital humanities initiative supporting community and economic development within the Black Mesa region and now in the Four Corners area of the Colorado Plateau. His project is currently funded in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities’ We The People grant. This grant was made possible through the Arizona Humanities Council. malcolmbenally@anethcdc.org, phone: (435) 651-3358.