AVI Board of Directors/Senior Staff
Alaska Village Initiatives now has over 170 member organizations, which in turn represent more than 50,000 rural Alaskans, and is managed by a 14-member Alaska Native Board of Directors representing rural communities and organizations from across the state.
Board Chair
Myron Naneng
Sea Lion Corp
Board Vice Chair
Robert A. Stephan, Sr.
Native Village of Tyonek
Board Treasurer
Joseph Ahmaogak
Olgoonik Holdings
Board Secretary
Wassillie (Wally) Gust, Sr.
New Stuyahok Village
Board Member
Alfred P. Tellman
Knik Tribe
Board Member
Kenneth (Kelly) White
Cape Fox Corporation
Board Member
Jimmy Coopchiak
Togiak Natives Ltd.
Board Member
Shirley (Tursy) Ann Smelcer
Native Village of Kluti-Kaah
Board Member
Karen Linnell
Ahtna Intertribal Resource Com
CEO/President
Charles R. Parker
Nome Eskimo
VP of Outreach & Programs
red bradley
Director of Finance
Lisa Mounts