Board of Directors

Edna R. "Becka" Baker
Chair
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Edna R. "Becka" Baker

Edna R. "Becka" Baker was first elected to the Board of Directors in 2016.  She has served in the following positions with SNC: 1st Vice Chair, Treasurer, Member of the Bylaws & Personnel Committee Member of the Elders Committee, Member of the Finance Committee, Member of the Communications Committee, Member of the Subsistence Committee, Director and Secretary of Bonanza Fuel, LLC, Director and Secretary, Sitnasuak Properties, LLC, Director and Secretary of Sitnasuak Financial Services, LLC.

She is currently a Director of Bering Straits Native Corporation.

LieuDell "Ayaaq" Goldsberry
1st Vice Chair
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LieuDell "Ayaaq" Goldsberry

LieuDell "Ayaaq" Goldsberry, 41 of Sitka, Alaska is the son of the late Victor Goldsberry and mother Nancy Kunayak. He was the past owner of Chukotka-Alaska, Inc. in Nome, Alaska, a tourist shop that specialized in Native and Russian art that operated for twenty plus years. He also taught and coached at Nome Public Schools for eight years. Currently, he is an Assistant Residential Principal/Activities Director for Mount Edgecumbe High School in Sitka, Alaska.

Louis H. "Louie" Green, Jr.
2nd Vice Chair
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Louis H. "Louie" Green, Jr.

Louis (Louie) H. Green, Jr. was first elected to the Board of Directors in 1993.  He has served in the following positions with SNC: 1st Vice Chair Board of Directors, Chair of the Land Committee, Vice Chair of the Bylaws & Personnel Committee, Member of the Elders Committee, Member of the Subsistence Committee, Director of SNC Technical Services, LLC, Director of Sitnasuak Financial Services, LLC.

He currently serves as Chairman of the Federal Seward Peninsula Regional Advisory Council for Subsistence and Director of Bering Straits Native Corporation.

Deborah "Debbie" Atuk
Treasurer
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Deborah "Debbie" Atuk
Marcella Ann "Chugie" Folk
Secretary
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Marcella Ann "Chugie" Folk

Chugie was elected to the SNC Board of Directors in 2021. Chugie the daughter of Stanley and Valerie Sobocienski; and the granddaughter of Milton and Mary Adams and Helen (Castel) Stuart. She currently resides in Anchorage, with her husband Jeff Folk. She was born and raised in Nome, where she attended Nome Public Schools. Her childhood consisted of going to fish camp every summer to help put away our traditional foods, something that she still does as much as possible today so that she can share with Family and Elders who reside in Anchorage. After receiving a degree in the accounting field, she started working for Bering Straits Native Corporation where she has been for 27 years and is currently their Accounting Manager.

Dr. Barb "Qasuġlana" Amarok
Director
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Dr. Barb "Qasuġlana" Amarok

Dr. Amarok/Qasuġlana was first elected to the SNC board of directors in 2011. During her tenure, she has served as board chairman, board treasurer, board secretary and board assistant secretary. She has also served as foundation chair, bylaws chair, finance chair and Elders chair and co-chair.

Qasuġlana lives in Nome and is the daughter of Illiiyaġlak and the granddaughter of Amaġuaq and Maiyak. She is named after Orville Ahkinga’s grandmother. Qasuġlana has earned a bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree in education, and is retired from work in the K-12 and university systems. She has also served on the Nome school board, the Association of Alaska School Boards board of directors, the Nome Community Center board of directors and the NACTEC governing board.

Crystal Andersen-Booth
Director
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Crystal Andersen-Booth

Crystal Andersen-Booth re-joined SNC's Board of Directors in 2022. Crystal's Inupiaq name is "Umalaaq" after her grand mother Elsie Karmun of Deering. Her Parents are Stan Andersen of Nome and Penny and the late Pierre Boutet of Anchorage. Her husband of 30 years is Evan Booth and together, are blessed with 6 children and 2 grandchildren. Crystal's experience consists of 10 previous years on the SNC board, her current board status with SIU Cooperation and her 20 year career with Alaska Airlines.

Katie Bourdon
Director
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Katie Bourdon

Katie was elected to the SNC Board of Directors in 2021. Her father, Franklin Okleasik, Sr., came to Nome from Mary’s Igloo when he was two years old and was a lifelong resident of Nome. Her mother, LaVonne Okleasik, came to Nome as a teacher in 1963 and immersed herself in our community. Both her parents taught her to love and be thankful for the beauty of where they live – the people, the land, the values, the language, and the culture. Her parents have since passed away, and she is growing older with age and wiser with experiences that are propelling her into seeking ways to perpetuate the beautiful ways that Sitnasuak/Nome can nurture our well beings, families, our community, and our culture.

Gloria Ann Karmun
Director
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Gloria Ann Karmun

Gloria Ann Karmun was first elected to the Board of Directors in 1998.  She has served in the following positions with SNC: Chair, 1st Vice Chair Board of Directors, Chair of Bonanza Fuel, LLC, Vice Chair of Sitnasuak Properties, LLC, Vice Chair of Sitnasuak Financial Services, LLC, Director of Banner Wind, LLC, Director of Sitnasuak Health Solutions, LLC, Director of SNC Technical Services, LLC, Member of the Bylaws & Personnel Committee, and Chair of the Land Committee.

She previously served as an Office Assistant II for the Alaska State Troopers. Currently, she serves as a tribal council member of Nome Eskimo Community and a Board Member for the Church of the Nazarene.

Andrew "Andy" Miller, Jr.
Director
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Andrew "Andy" Miller, Jr.

Andrew C. Miller Jr. was first elected to the Board of Directors in 2006.  He has served in the following positions with SNC: currently, a director previously 2nd Vice Chair Board of Directors, Director of SNC Technical Services, LLC, Chairman of Sitnasuak Properties, LLC, Vice Chair of Bonanza Fuel, LLC, Secretary of Sitnasuak Technical Services, LLC, Secretary of Nanuaq, LLC, Secretary/Treasurer of Insight Consulting, LLC, Secretary/Treasurer of GBS, LLC, Secretary/Treasurer of API, LLC, Member of the Elders Committee, Member of the Land Committee, Member of the Finance Committee, and Member of the Subsistence Committee.

He also currently serves as a Director with Alaska Village Initiatives.

James T. "JT" Sherman
Director
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James T. "JT" Sherman