Native Name: Tlingit: T'sa Xoo, Haida: Skil' Quidaunce

Tribe: Tlingit

Moiety: Raven

Clan: Sukteeneidí (Dog Salmon)

Father's Clan: Kaagwaantaan (Wolf)

Community: Born and raised in Craig, Alaska

Education:
Craig High School: Graduate
Sheldon Jackson College: Associates in Science
University of Alaska -Fairbanks: Bachelor's in Science 
Pennsylvania State University: Master's in Education Administration 

Training:
Executive Training Course for Presidents - American Management Association; Strategic Planning - American Management Association; Bench marking - The Tool to Improve Competitiveness - American Management Association; Mergers and Acquisitions - American Management Association; Building Better Boards - The Cain Consulting Group; Indian Law -Education Services Institute; Board member Responsibilities and Liabilities - The Falmouth Institution; Successful Business Management - National Indian Management Association; Basic Rural Economic Development - University of Alaska; Business Development and Management - Instruction Associates

Job Title: President

Work Experience:

2010-Current
 President, Tlingit Haida Central Council
1984-2007
President, Tlingit Haida Central Council
1976-1984
Director, Indian Education Program—Ketchikan School District
1975-1976
Indian Education Counselor, Sitka School District
1979-1983
Executive Director, Ketchikan Indian Corporation
1977-1983
President, Klawock Island Dock Company
1976-1979
President, Ketchikan Indian Corporation
1980-1983
Owner/Operator, Commercial Power Troller
1976-1980
Seine Boat Skipper, Columbia Wards Fisheries
1966-1974
Seine Boat Skipper, Columbia Wards Fisheries
1973-1974
High School Counselor, Craig City School District
1968-1969
Teacher, Klawock City School District
1953-1966
Seine Boat Crew Member, Columbia Wards Fisheries

Outstanding Work Accomplished:
Led the restoration of tribal status to Tlingit and Haida Central Council; relieved tribe of major debts; refinanced tribal building loan in 1985.

Awards:
President Emeritus of Tlingit Haida Central Council - 2007
Kake Tribal "Top Dog" Award - 1996
Alaska Federation of Natives Keynote Address Speaker - 1995
Tlingit & Haida Citizen of the Year - 1991
Ketchikan Native Citizen of the Year - 1978

Present Community Involvement:

  • Board Member, Sealaska Corporation (ANCSA Regional Corporation)
  • Alaska Regional Tribal Representative, National Bureau of Indian Affairs Budget Advisory Council
  • Member, American Management Association
Previous Community Involvement:
  • Former Alaska Regional Vice-President, National Congress of American Indians
  • Former Board Member, Department of the Interior Office of Special Trustee
  • Former Juneau Area Representative, BIA Tribal Fair-Shares Task Force
  • Former Member, National Association of Corporate Directors
  • Charter Member, National Indian Management Association
  • Former Alaska Area Representative, BIA Reorganization Task Force
  • Former Alaska Area Representative, BIA/Tribal Trust Management Task Force
  • Former Chairman, Alaska Federation of Natives Human Resources Committee
  • Former Chairman, Shaan Seet, Inc. (ANCSA Village Corporation for Craig)
  • Former First Vice-President, Alaska Native Brotherhood Grand Camp

    Affiliations:
    The Speaker's Citizen Task Force - 2000 Presidential Election Year
    Council Member, Juneau Tlingit & Haida Community Council
    Member, Alaska Native Brotherhood - Camp 2
    Member, Moose Club, Juneau Order No. 700
Hobbies: Sport fishing, Hunting, Hiking, Exercising, Boating, and Computers