BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Sealaska Heritage is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees, who are members of the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian Tribes and who provide policy direction and fiscal and programmatic oversight to ensure that we carry out our mission efficiently and responsibly. The Board of Trustees includes the following members:
- Marlene Johnson | Chair
- Lee Wallace | Vice Chair
- Marcella Asicksik
- ‘Wáahlaal Gíidaak Barbara Blake
- Jeane Breinig
- Liz Medicine Crow
- Ka’illjuus Lisa Lang
- Nathan McCowan
- Mike Miller
- Barbara Cadiente-Nelson
- Joe Nelson (ex-officio)
- Vicki Soboleff
- Karen Taug
- Lee Wallace
- Maria Williams
COUNCIL OF TRADITIONAL SCHOLARS
Sealaska Heritage is guided by a Council of Traditional Scholars, which includes the following members:
- Kaax̱kaatuklag̱é Ken Grant, Chair
- Ḵaanáḵ Ruth Demmert
- Ḵinkawduneek Paul Marks
- Ḵatsati Jim Thomas
- Yeilnaawú Joe Zuboff
- Jinaháak’w Mary Rudolph
- Xúuts Kéenggulaa Robert Edwardson
- Shiggoap Alfie Price
NATIVE ARTIST COMMITTEE
(Biographies) Sealaska Heritage is guided by a Native Artist Committee, which includes the following members:
- Dr. Delores Churchill
- Dr. X’unei Lance Twitchell
- University of Alaska Southeast representative
- Crystal Rose Demientieff Worl
- Institute of American Indian Art representative
- Preston Singletary
- John C. Hudson III
- Nicholas Galanin (not pictured)
Honorary Committee Members
Sealaska Heritage gratefully acknowledges the following artists who comprised our inaugural Native Artist Committee. Their work set the stage for SHI’s art programming, which has become recognized throughout the state and nation:
- Steve Brown
- Dr. Delores Churchill
- Nicholas Galanin
- Nathan Jackson
- Da-ka-xeen Mehner
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL LANGUAGE COMMITTEE
Sealaska Heritage is guided by a Southeast Regional Language Committee, which includes the following members:
Sm’algya̱x:
- Donna May Roberts (ShuGuyna)
- David R. Boxley (Gyibaawm Laxha)
X̱aad Kíl:
- Linda Schrack (Skil Jáadei)
- Benjamin Young (K’uyáang)
Lingít:
- Mary Folletti (Daaljíni)
- Lance Twitchell (X̱’unei)
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Sealaska Heritage Institute's Development Committee works with our trustees to assure the fiscal well-being of SHI through philanthropy and fund development. The Development Committee includes the following members:
- Nathan McCowan, Chair
- Maria Williams
- Jeane Breinig
- Barbara Cadiente-Nelson
- Marlene Johnson (ex-officio)
