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Tribe
Tlingit
Clan
Raven
Community
Born in Kake, Alaska
Education
University of Alaska, Fairbanks - Bachelors
Degree in Education,
Minor in Political Science
Sheldon Jackson College - Associate of Arts (Valedictorian)
Alaska Pacific University and University of Alaska, Southeast - did work
towards a Masters Degree - Human Resources
Job Title
Manager, Business & Economic Development
Department
Work
Experience
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August 2000-Present
1990-1999
1988-1990
1986-1987
1984-1987
1983-1984
1982-1983
1980-1982
1979-1980
1978-1979
1974-1977
1973-1974
1971-1973
1969-1970
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Manager, Business & Economic Development Department, Central
Council
CEO/President/Chairman of the Board, Kake
Tribal Corporation
Native Studies Instructor, Juneau-Douglas High School
CEO/President, Kake Tribal Corporation
Vice-President of Corporate Development, Sealaska
Heritage Foundation
Legislative Aide, Representative Al Adams
Research Director, Alaska Native Foundation
Legislative Aide, Senator Nels Anderson, Representative
Al Adams & Russ Meekins
Executive Director, Alaska Legal Services Corporation
Executive Assistant, Alaska Native Foundation
Vice-President for Human Resources, AFN
Deputy Director, Rural Development Department of
Community & Regional Affairs
Executive Director, SEACAP
Program Development Specialist, RurAL CAP
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Outstanding
Work Accomplished
Led
the Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) lobbying effort in 1974 to secure
passage of PL 93-638, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
which recognized Alaska Tribes and provided contract authority to take over
operations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Indian Health Service
(IHS).
Led
the lobbying effort for AFN and RurAL CAP to create locally controlled schools
which led to the passage of Senate Bill 35, which created Regional Education
Attendance Areas and decentralized the State operated school system and BIA
schools.
Wrote
with David Case a study of the "Special Relationship of Alaska Natives to
the Federal Government" proving that Tribes do exist in Alaska.
Built
Kake Tribal Corporation to one of the top 49 Alaska companies for four
consecutive years.
Led
Alaska Legal Services Corporation as the only Alaska Native and non-attorney
Executive Director in 1979-1980.
Initiated
and secured the passage of a bill in the US Congress to exchange Kake Tribal
land and protect a critical watershed for the community of Kake.
Awards
Alaska Federation of Natives Employee
of the Year, 1976 - For outstanding work securing U.S. Congressional passage
of PL 93-638, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act and State
Senate Bill 35, Creating Local Controlled School Systems in Native communities.
RurAL CAP Board designation as President and Chairman Emeritus for
Outstanding Leadership - 1982
Community Involvement
Board of Directors, Kake Tribal
Corporation
Chairman, Southeast Alaska ANCSA Presidents Association
Berners Bay Consortium
Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
Former:
Board of Directors, Alaska Federation of Natives
Alaska Committee to Re-elect the President (1996)
President & Chairman of the Board (14 years), Rural Alaska
Community Action Program
Executive Committee, Tlingit & Haida Central Council
Vice President, National Congress of American Indians
Board of Trustees, Sheldon Jackson College
Vice Chairman, Alaska Commission on Post Secondary Education
Chairman, Rural Educational Affairs Task Force, University of Alaska
Treasurer, Community Enterprise Development Corporation
Chairman, Village Participation Conference
Chairman, Bush Justice Implementation Committee
Anchorage Sealaska Advisory Board
Anchorage Emergency Rent Review Board
Anchorage Economic Development Commission
Mayor's Task Force on Drunk Driving, Municipality of Anchorage
Tudor Community Council & Community School Board
District 11 Democratic Committee
Southcentral District Democratic Committee
Fred Meyer Savings and Loan Advisory Board
Hobbies
Jogging, Fishing, Reading and Public Service
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