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Dr. Rosita Worl
President
rosita.worl@sealaska.com
Rosita Worl, whose Tlingit names areYeidiklatsókw and Kaa háni, is Tlingit, Ch'áak' (Eagle) moiety of the Shangukeidí (Thunderbird) Clan from the Kawdliyaayi Hít (House Lowered From the Sun) in Klukwan. Yeidiklats'okw serves as the President of Sealaska Heritage Institute. She is an anthropologist and for many years served as Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Southeast. Yeidiklats'okw has a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Anthropology from Harvard University, and a B.A. from Alaska Methodist University. She also holds an honorary doctor of sciences degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage. Dr. Worl has received many honors and works with several different Native organizations. She is an accomplished lecturer and author.

Linda Belarde
Education Specialist
linda.belarde@sealaska.com

Sarah Dybdahl
Administrative Director
sarah.dybdahl@sealaska.com

Kathy Dye
Media and Publications Director
kathy.dye@sealaska.com
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Christy Eriksen
Media and Publications Associate
christina.eriksen@sealaska.com

Carmaleeda Estrada
Development Associate and Jinéit Store Manager
carmaleeda.estrada@sealaska.com

Donald Gregory
Administrative and Special Projects Assistant
donald.gregory@sealaska.com

Michael Hoyt
Scholarship Administrator
michael.hoyt@sealaska.com

Teahonna James
Executive Assistant
teahonna.james@sealaska.com

Zachary Jones
Archivist and Collections Manager
zachary.jones@sealaska.com

Lee Kadinger
Chief of Operations
lee.kadinger@sealaska.com

Jackie Kookesh
Education Director
jackie.kookesh@sealaska.com

Alexis Miller
Development Director
alexis.miller@sealaska.com

Michael Obert
Administrative Assistant
michael.obert@sealaska.com

Sandy Samaniego
Senior Grant Specialist
sandy.samaniego@sealaska.com

Shaadoo'tlaa
Arts Specialist
lorene.hanlon@sealaska.com

Rico Worl
Arts Director
rico.worl@sealaska.com

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