Yá’áát’ééh,

Táchii’nii nishł’į, Naahiłii éí ba shísh íín, ‘Ashįįhii éí da shicheii, Naahiłii éí dashinálí.”

Shí éí Jimmy Scott yíníshyé’. Ákót’éego diné nishłį.

(I am of the Red Running into Water clan, born for African Americans, my maternal grandfather’s clan is the Salt people clan and my paternal grandfather is African American. In this way I am a Navajo person.)

I grew up with my cousin-brothers and sisters on the Navajo Nation in a community called Birdsprings and in the local border town of Winslow, Arizona. I also spent summers in Los Angeles with my father’s side of the family. I graduated from Winslow High school and later Mesa Community College in Mesa, Arizona in 1998 with an Associate’s degree in Business Management.  Simultaneously, I held a part-time internship in the Materials Management department at Allied Signal Aerospace, Inc. where I honed my skills in every facet of the business. I earned my BA in business management in 2000 and my MBA in 2005.

I started my first company, Krimson Corporation in 2001, which sold the Hip-Slider golf pouch that I designed and manufactured. I later started two businesses, Fahrenheit Tanning Salon and Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken. I made a career change into Pharmaceuticals for Daiichi Sankyo as a primary care sales representative before landing my dream career with Siemens Medical Solution as an account executive working closely with Arizona hospitals. In this role I met with department heads at Dignity Health, Northern Arizona Healthcare, Summit Regional Healthcare, and Indian Health Services (IHS) discussing and planning their 4-7-year capital plans. I especially enjoyed traveling across the Navajo Nation and building relationships with shi k’é, my relatives.

On many of my three to six-hour drives to Diné bikéyah (Navajo Nation) I would think about the lack of Native role models in my business career. I literally didn’t have any. I was also a product of IHS like many Native people and would see non-Natives in positions of leadership in revolving door fashion. I wondered how I could make a difference in Indian Country.

After five years as a general imaging account executive II, I accepted the reality that I am an entrepreneur at heart. This is why Native Diagnostic Imaging LLC was born. My objective is to help Indian health services procure the best diagnostic imaging equipment that meets the needs of diverse Native communities and be a consistent presence among Native peoples.

Hózhó náhásdlíí’,
(Walk in beauty)