Jessica grew up in Anchorage Alaska and has fond memories of set net fishing off the shores of Fire Island, hunting in Denali, and attending traditional potlaches with her family in Chistochina. She continues to live in Alaska’s largest city, where she works at the University of Alaska Anchorage and raises her family. She received her Associate of Applied Science in Dental Hygiene degree, her Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree, and her Master of Education Teaching and Learning degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage. She works as an Assistant Professor in the Dental Hygiene program and loves helping her students learn and appreciate Alaska Native history and people.
Mission
The mission of CIRI is to promote the economic and social well-being and Alaska Native heritage of our Shareholders, now and into the future, through prudent stewardship of the company’s resources, while furthering self-sufficiency among CIRI Shareholders and their families.
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Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI) is one of 12 regional corporations established in Alaska by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. CIRI is owned by nearly 9,300 Shareholders, primarily of Athabascan, Southeast Indian, Inupiat, Yup’ik, Alutiiq/Sugpiaq and Aleut/Unangax descent.
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