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Glenda Sullivan graduated Haines High School in 1974 and
soon after sought employment in Haines, Alaska. Until
1985 she completed various small jobs around Haines such
as working for the Ferry Terminal for the two summers of
1976 and 1977.
Currently, she is employed at Chilkoot Indian Association
as the Culture Clerk, and has been employed there since
2004. Details of her work there include implementing
grants received by the Chilkoot Indian Association.
Glenda Sullivan is a current Member of the Chilkoot
Indian Association in Haines, Alaska. She has basic to
intermediate experience with Microsoft programming. In
addition, she has been an integral member of the Button
Blanket Class at Chilkoot Indian Association, and has
extensive knowledge on Tlingit people and their culture.
Rod Hinson is the Tribal Youth Coordinator for the Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) under a contract between the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) and the CIA.
Born and raised in Arkansas, Rod fulfilled his life-long dream when he moved to Alaska in 2004. Rod owned a large farm in Northwest Arkansas where he raised poultry, cattle and did custom hay baling. After being diagnosed with severe lung problems related to the poultry, he sold the farm and went into law enforcement. This was due, in part, to the killing of a local police officer that was Rod´s best friend. He moved to Haines and worked as the School Resource Officer for the police department for three years and then worked for two years as a tour guide.
Soon after moving to Haines, he met and married long time resident, Rhonda Stuart. Rod has two adult children that are married and have families of their own. His son Buddy has a PhD in swine nutrition and lives in Missouri and his daughter, April, is a nurse living in Arkansas. Rod loves to hunt fish and kayak.
Brad Ryan graduated from the University of Portland with
a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Mr. Ryan then earned a
Doctorate of Philosophy in Environmental Science and
Resources from Portland State University.
In his first five months at CIA he has worked
collaboratively to submit over two million dollars in
grants. These grants have included housing, environment,
government, education, and economic development.
Scott Hansen Graduated from LeTourneau University in 1990
with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering Technology,
with an Aviation Maintenance emphasis. Three years later,
he Pursued MDiv. Graduate studies at the Nazarene
Theological Seminary. In 2007, he was trained in grant
writing for Tribal Organizations from the Falmouth
Institute, as well as earning certification in Geographic
Information Systems. Certification for the GIS Software
required 33 hours of training from Environmental Systems
Research Institute Inc.
Mr. Hansen is currently employed at the Chilkoot Indian
Association Administration as Transportation Coordinator.
This position entails work with GIS, planning, local,
state, and federal permitting, project management, and
other grant-based work. Recently he has been involved in
residential subdivision planning and construction and
environmental grant administration with EPA and the
United States Army.
Overall, Scott Hansen has extensive experience with
municipal government, having spent six years in the
Haines Borough administration as an assistant to the
Manager. This brought knowledge and experience with
public process as well as departmental organization and
operation. His experience also involves renewable energy
production, as he also operates a private hydroelectric
power generation facility.
"To take other actions to promote and protect the health, peace, morals, education and welfare of Chilkoot and its members and to serve any other appropriate governmental or tribal purpose, including execution of contracts and other agreements that are to Chilkoot financial or other benefit, provided that such agreement are not inconsistent with any provision of this constitution."Fiscal Year 2009 Projects Chilkoot Indian Association will start the construction of Chilkoot Street, Chilkoot Loop and Chilkoot Court which are roads within the Chilkoot Estates Subdivision. All utilities within the subdivision will be installed under the curb and gutter systems. All of the three roads will be paved to minimize the cost of maintenance and for the safety of the residents.
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James Hart, Public Relations Intern |
Jessie Morgan, Receptionist Intern |
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I was born and raised in Haines. I am Eagle with traced lineage to the wolf/eagle house of the Kaagwaanton clan. My Tlingit name is "oh-waa-taa-naa-siam". I graduated from Haines high school in 1980.
I attended Portland State University in the1980´s and then returned to Haines during the same time period to work at a family business, the Food Center Supermarket (We used to have fun).
Following the sale of the business in 1995, I enrolled in the University of Southeast at Juneau. I graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts (B.L.A) degree, with a U.S history major and a Political Science minor. After graduating cum laude, I attended the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, completing the curriculum for a master´s degree in Alaska history and Tlingit culture. I have taught collegiate level courses both in Tlingit culture and Alaskan history. I was approved and directed through the University of Southeast, Sitka branch. Recently I was hired on by the AmeriCorps program as a vista member under the auspices of Rural Cap Alaska. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to work for the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) as sponsored by the Chilkoot Indian Association. I enjoy living in Alaska´'s super-secret the Upper Lynn Canal.
BIRCH members work with schools, clinics, councils, Head Start Centers and Wellness Committees to provide health education and wellness activities within the community such as FASD prevention, tobacco prevention, HIV prevention and organize traditional and subsistence activities.