The K’oyitl’ots’ina, Limited board of directors consists of nine (9) members elected by the shareholders. Because K'oyitl'ots'ina, Limited is made of the merging of four village corporations - Alatna, Allakaket, Hughes and Huslia - the make-up of the board must represent each constituent corporation. Each village is represented by two seats, and the ninth seat is at-large, and can be held by any shareholder.

Two of the nine directors must have their principal place of residence in one of the respective villages of Alatna, Allakaket, Hughes and Huslia.

Huslia, Seat I

Fred Bifelt - President lives in Huslia, Alaska, where he owns and operates Koyukuk River Guide Service, a big game guide business. He has been a K’oyitl’ots’ina, Limited board member since 1993. He has also served as a board member of Doyon, Limited since 2002. He is a member of the Yukon-Koyukuk school district board and a Huslia tribal council member. He has worked as a boiler technician and carpenter.

Allakaket, Seat B

Stanley Ned - Vice President lives in Allakaket, Alaska and works as a carpenter for Two Rivers Lumber. His extensive employment history includes working as a carpenter for IRHA, a staff researcher for Tanana Chiefs Conference, an oil recovery technician for VECO, Inc., a biological technician for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and a firefighter. He served on the K’oyitl’ots’ina board from 1991-1993 and from 1999 to the present. He has served on the Subsistence Resource Commission for the Gates of the Arctic National Park, the Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association and the Yukon Koyukuk School District board. Mr. Ned is 56 years of age.

Hughes, Seat C

Agnes Susie Dayton - Secretary lives in Koyukuk, Alaska where she has owned and managed the Kateel Enterprises store for 23 years. She has been a member of the K’oyitl’ots’ina board for nine years and has served as secretary for most of those years. She is currently the president of Brooks Range Contract Services. She has served on the Koyukuk school board for many years and is a member of both the Koyukuk city and village councils. Esther McCarty is her first cousin. Mrs. Dayton is 48 years of age.

Alatna, Seat D

Ronald Sam - Treasurer a resident of Alatna, Alaska, was appointed to the board of directors in October 2005 to fill the Alatna Seat D vacancy. He served on the original Alatna Endeavors, Inc. board of directors and the K’oyitl’ots’ina, Limited board when it was originally founded, from 1972 to 1982. He has served as both president and general manager of our corporation in the past. He has worked as the water plant operator for the Alatna tribal council for 8 years. He also works seasonally as a heavy equipment operator for the Alatna multi-purpose building. Mr. Sam is 61 years of age.   

Hughes, Seat F

Lorraine David resides in Fairbanks, Alaska. She is a fiscal technician for the University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Education, where she has been employed for 26 years. She earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Human Resources Management from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1999, and is working toward a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. She has served on the Alaska Native Education Board for the North Star Borough School District two separate terms, and has served on various Native committees at UAF.  

At Large, Seat E

Geraldine Simon is a shareholder from the village of Allakaket and was first elected to the Board of K'oyitl'ots'ina in 1992. She is the daughter of Andy Simon Sr., and Lary and Velma Schafer. Geri holds a law degree Seattle University School of Law and an undergraduate degree from University of Washington. She currently serves as General Counsel for Tyonek Native Corporation based in Anchorage. She provides legal and business advice on corporate governance, contracts, employment law, and is an intermediary with governmental entities, in addition to other duties as assigned. Geri and her son live in Anchorage. 

Alatna, Seat H

Gerald Sam lives in Fairbanks, Alaska. He has served on the K’oyitl’ots’ina board since 1990 and is currently vice president of both K’oyitl’ots’ina, Limited and Brooks Range Contract Services, Inc. He has been employed with Tanana Chiefs Conference since 2001, first as a Native and rural education support specialist, and now as an environmental technician. His work history includes employment as an AmeriCorps unit leader and a project liaison officer for HC Price. He played a major role in Alatna’s recovery from the 1994 flood, having developed a long-term recovery plan for rebuilding the village.

Mr. Sam has earned an Applied Business Certificate from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a carpentry certificate from Curlew Job Corps in Washington. He is 43 years of age. His brother, Ronald Sam, is up for election this year for Alatna, Seat D.

Huslia, Seat G

Christopher Simon lives in Fairbanks, Alaska where he serves as superintendent of the Yukon-Koyukuk School District. He was elected to the board in 2005 and is serving for the first time. He has been principal for Nenana city schools as well as Huslia’s Jimmy Huntington school.

Allakaket, Seat A

Julia Simon lives in Allakaket, AK, where she has worked for Tanana Chiefs Conference as a counselor for 16 years. She is vice president of KCorp Technology Services and secretary of Brooks Range Contract Services boards. She has served on the K’oyitl’ots’ina board since 1990. She has been a member of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute’s governing board for four years. She is an Allakaket city council member and volunteers on the Koyukuk River Championship fundraising committee. Family members who also serve on the board include her niece, Geraldine Simon, and cousins Stanley Ned, Agnes S. Dayton and Esther McCarty. She is 59 years of age.