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FARMINGTON — Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye has announced two more appointments within his administration, according to a press release from his office.

M. Teresa Hopkins has been appointed executive director of the Navajo Nation Telecommunications Regulatory Commission.

Prior to the appointment, Hopkins was the deputy director of the Administrative Offices of the Courts under the Judicial Branch.

According to the release, she worked for the branch for eight years, serving as the director of special projects and as project manager of the Navajo Nation Integrated Justice Information Sharing Project.