Presenters and Vendors

Conference Presenters

General Session- Dignitaries

Andrew Beaver, Indian Child Welfare Coordinator, Native Village of Kwigillingok, Alaska

U.S.Senator Mark Begich, Washington, D.C.

Maver Carey, President/CEO, Alaska Native Village CEO Association

Eugenia-Tyner Dawson, Executive Director, Justice Programs Council, Office of Justice Programs

Larry Echohawk, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Interior, Washington D.C.

Jerry Gidner, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington D.C.

Ted Jojola Ph.D., Regents’ Professor, School of Architecture and Planning, University of New Mexico,

Ben Lopez, Workforce Development Specialist, Western Office, Alaska

Margaret Manousoff, Program Manager, Alaska Summit Enterprise, Inc. ANA Region III Alaska

Robert Middleton, Director, Office of Indian Energy &Economic Development

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, Washington D.C.

Edward Parisian, Acting Regional Director, Alaska Region, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Anchorage

Michele F.Singer, JD, MBA, Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative Action, Office of the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs

Mayor Dan Sullivan, Anchorage Mayor

Maver Carey, President/CEO, Alaska Native Village CEO Association

Contracts Session

Mary Jo Audette, Indian Tribal Government Specialist, Internal Revenue Service, Anchorage

Tim Beard, Social Security Administration, Seattle Washington

Amanda Begay, Special Assistant to the Director, BIA Central Office, Indian Services

Patti Foncree, General Services Administration, Anchorage, Alaska

Joan Herrmann, President, Alaska Project Solution

Victor Holland, General Services Administration Representative

Joyce Hughes, Project Consultant, Alaska Project Solutions

Christian M.Jock, Program and Policy Analyst, BIA Office of Indian Services, Self Determination

Karden Kelly, Special Agent, Department of the Interior, Office of Inspector General

Michelle McCormick, Self Determination Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Judy Pearson, Internal Revenue Service; Office of Indian Tribal Governments

Debra Peebles, Self Determination Trainer, BIA Western Region

Susan Zirkle, Supply System Analyst, BIA Office of Acquisition & Property Management, Virginia

Credit Session

Marvin Adams, National Capital, LLC Business Investments

Jennifer Cesar, Supervisory Financial Analyst, Office of Indian Energy & Economic Development

Bruce Chertkow, Loan Officer, Alaska Industrial Dev and Export Authority

Peter Crimp, Program Manager, Alternative Energy and Energy Efficiency

Rose Ellis, Alaska Federation of Natives Market Place Grant Competition

Lujean Fedotov, Alaska Lending Supervisor, Dept. of Commerce Division on Investments

Barbara Gill, Sr. Loan Officer, Evergreen Business Capital

Leona Hakala, Loan Officer, Alaska Energy Authority

Connie Irrigoo, eCommerce and Marketing Manager, Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership               

Nelida Irwin, Lender Relations Specialist, Small Business Administration

Rowena Kehr, Key Bank Relationship Manager

Samantha Mujica, Loan Specialist, Office of Indian Energy & Economic Development

Tom Myers, Deputy Director Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Carolyn Pratt, Program Manager Alaska PTAC

Hugh Short, President and CEO

Andrew Stemp, Native American Bank

Dean Stewart, Director, Business Programs, USDA Rural Development

Isaac Vanderburg, South Central Director, Small Business Development Center

David Vought, HUD ONAP Specialist

Division of Environmental Cultural Resources Management (DECRM) Session
Mary Goolie, Brownfields Coordinator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Mark Kahklen, BIA Environmental Specialist, BIA Alaska Region

Rob Meinhardt, Archeologist, BIA Alaska Region

Housing Session

Curtis Ball, Housing Officer, BIA Northwest Region, Portland, Oregon

David Beveidge, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Ben Charley, Housing Officer, BIA Pacific Region, California

Roy G. Isturis, BIA Alaska Regional Housing Officer, Juneau, Alaska

Les Jensen, BIA Housing Program Officer, Central Office, Washington D.C.

Human Services Session

Andrew Beaver, ICWA Coordinator, Native Village of Kwigillingok, Alaska

Christine Bubar, CPT Member, School Social Worker, Organized Village of Kwethluk, Alaska

Jim Davis, State Wide Litigation Attorney, Alaska Legal Services, Anchorage

Chariton Epchook, ICWA Director, Organized Village of Kwethluk, Alaska

Deanna Hardin, Family Advocate, Nitaput Child Advocacy Center, Dillingham, Alaska

Richard Long, CPT Member, Behavioral Health Aid, Organized Village of Kwethluk, Alaska

Kevin McCalla, CPT Member, Site Administrator, Organized Village of Kwethluk, Alaska

Jared Parrish, MS, Alaska SCAN Program Director, Maternal & Child Health, Epidemiology Unit,

Diane Payne, Justice for Native Children, Anchorage

Audrey M. Saganna Sr., Arctic Slope Native Association (ASNA) Social Services Director

Annie Sergie, CPT Member, CHA/P, Organized Village of Kwethluk, Alaska

Alfred Stevens, Stevens Village, Alaska

Esther Stevens, Supervisor of Outreach, Family Wellness Warriors Initiative, Southcentral Foundation

Dennis Swain, Office of Children’s Services

Andy Tuber, CEO, Kodiak Area Native Association, Kodiak, Alaska

Penny Westing, ICWA Director, Chickaloon Native Village, Alaska

Natural Resources Session

Dave Atkins, Economic Action Program Coordinator, U.S. Forest Service, State and Private Forestry

Jonny BearCub, Business Development Manager, Native Energy, Inc

Cary Bolling, Energy Specialist, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation

Mimi Burbage, Energy Specialist, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation

Lynne Carpenter, Geologist, Division of Energy and Mineral Development, BIA

John Crouch, Director of Public Affairs, Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association

Faline Haven, Management Analyst, Office of Tribal Relations, U.S. Forest Service

Brian Hirsh, Senior Project Leader, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Keith Kahklen, Manager, Branch of Natural Resources, BIA Alaska Region

James Kelly, Natural Resource Director, Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments

Nathan Lojewski, Forestry Manager, Chugachmiut

Karen Petersen, Extension Program Assistant, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Garett Reppenhagen, Director of Veteran Development, Veterans Green Jobs

Tiffany Sweetsir, Planning Business Development Manager, Interior Regional Housing Authority

Probates Session

Ann Dossat, Lead Legal Administrative Specialist (Probates), BIA Alaska Region Probates & Estates Services

Pearl Greist, Probate Specialist, Maniilaq Association, Kotzebue, Alaska

Earl J. Waits, Chief Administrator Law Judge, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Arlington Virginia

Seattle Support Session

Wallace Robertson, Traffic Manager, BIA Alaska Resupply Program, Seattle Support Center

Barbara Shaw, Accounting Specialist, BIA Alaska Resupply Program, Seattle Support Center

Bruce Tiedeman, Alaska Energy Authority, Anchorage

Subsistence Session

Michael Peel, Fisheries Biologist, Organized Village of Kasaan

Fred Phillip, Natural Resources Director, Bering Sea Elders Advisory

Cathy Needham, Fisheries Biologist, Kai Environmental Services,

Glenn Chen, Fisheries Biologist, BIA Subsistence Branch Manager, Alaska Region

Patricia Petrivelli, Anthropologist BIA Subsistence Branch, Alaska Region

Heather Woody, Research Biologist, Sitka Tribe of Alaska

Transportation Session

Roxanne Bash, Planner, Federal Highway Administration

Jon Dunham, Civil Rights Specialist, Alaska DOTPF

Matt Crain, Acting Regional Roads Engineer, Alaska Region, BIA

LeRoy Gishi, Chief, Transportation, BIA, Washington D.C.

Lawrence Haley, Regional Roads Engineer, Eastern Region, BIA

Todd Kennedy, Regional Roads Engineer, Midwest Region, BIA

Kyle Kitchel, Western Federal Lands, Alaska Representative

Sheldon Kipp, BIA DOT, Central Office, Washington D.C.

Bob Sparrow, Federal Highway Indian Reservation Roads

Tribal Government Session

Donna Carroll, Enrollment Clerk, BIA Alaska Region

David Case, Dave Case, Landye Bennet Blumstein LLP

Elizabeth Coliflower, Tribal Government Services, BIA Central Office, Washington D.C.

Kevin Illingworth, University of Alaska

Mike Jackson, Alaska State Magistrate, Kake, Alaska

Lisa Jaeger, Tanana Chiefs Conference

April January, Association of Village Council Presidents

Wilson Justin, Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission

Putzier Putzier, Alaska Department of Law

Natasha Singh, Tanana Chiefs Conference Associate Counsel

Trust Services Session

Craig Alston, Alaska Division of Public Assistance, Supplemental Security Income Division

Vickie Backus, State Recorder, State of Alaska Recorder’s Office

Jenness Burns, Supervisory Appraiser, OST, Alaska

Lynne Chastain-Carpenter, Geologist, Division of Energy & Minerals Development, Indian Affairs

Ann Dossat, Supervisory Administrative Specialist, BIA Alaska Region

Paul Dukas, Acting Bureau Indian Land Surveyor, Bureau of Land Management

Vickie Forrest, Deputy Bureau Director, Office of Trust Services, Washington D.C.

Mark Fullmer, Chief, Resolution Branch, Bureau Land Management

Gloria Gorman, Human Services Director, BIA Alaska Region

Adelita Guerue, Division Chief, Probates, Central Office, Washington D.C.

Ricky Hoff, Regional Archeologist, BIA Alaska Region

Roger Hudson, Attorney, Office of the Regional Solicitor, Anchorage

Mike Johnson, Owner, Johnson Mapping

Mark Kahklen, Environmental Specialist, BIA Alaska Region

Kristin K’eit, Environmental Scientist, BIA Alaska Region

Chris Kelly, Paralegal Specialist, Office of Hearings and Appeals

Eldred Lesansee, OST Deputy Chief Appraiser

Stephen Manydeeds, Chief, Division of Energy and Minerals Development

Linda Ricketts, Section Chief of Data Management, Bureau of Land Management, Alaska State Office

Fred Matsuno, Rights Protection Specialist, BIA Alaska Region

Glenda Miller, Fiduciary Trust Officer, Office of Special Trustee, Alaska

Tom Reynolds, Regional Fiduciary Trust Administrator, Office of Special Trustee

Mike Schoder, Acting Chief, Cadastral Survey Section, Bureau of Land Management

Steve Scordino, Attorney, Office of the Regional Solicitor, Anchorage

Marlane Shanigan, Supervisory Legal Administrative Specialist, BIA Alaska Region

Judge Earl Waites, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Arlington Virginia

Richard G. Zephier, TAAMS Coordinator, Great Plains Region

Records Management Session

Eric Kaiser, Records Management Specialist, Office of Special Trustee, Anchorage

Self Governance Session

Matthew Kallappa, BA, Northwest Field Office Manager, Office of Self Governance

Nicholas Longley, Compact Negotiator

Gordon Smith, Compact Negotiator

Workforce Development Session

Kathleen Bugbee, Business Development/Council Representative, Regional Council of Carpenters

Lynn Forcia, Chief, Division of Workforce Development, Washington D.C.

Jody Garrison, Workforce Development Specialist, Washington D.C

Krystal Kompkoff, OA/CTS Manager, Alaska Job Corps Center, Chugach

Ben Lopez, Workforce Development Specialist, Western Office, Alaska

Carrie McMillan, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc. Co-Chair, National Tribal Work Group

Dawn Salesky, President, Alaska Native Coalition on Employment and Training, Kawerak, Inc.

Ken Selby, Community Services Director, Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association, Anchorage

Mike Tucker, Training Director, Alaska Works Partnership, Inc. Anchorage

Jim West, Workforce Development Specialist, Washington D.C.

Stephanie West, Program Coordinator, Workforce Development, Washington D.C.

Vendors

WHPacific

Alutiiq Oilfield Solutions, LLC

Alaska Project Solutions

Bristol Environmental and Engineering Services

Summit Consulting Services, Inc

CMI Alaska

KAE, Inc

Rural Alaska Fuel Services

Rodney P, Kinney Associates, Inc

PAIKI