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Julie is Gwich’in and Navajo, originally from Canyon Village/Fort Yukon, Alaska and Shiprock, New Mexico. Julie grew up in Fort Yukon, Arkansas, Texas, and Fairbanks. She is tribally enrolled in Canyon Village/Fort Yukon and is an at-large shareholder of the interior regional Native Corporation Doyon, Limited.

Julie previously worked as the communications manager position for the , a consortium of tribes based in the Yukon Flats. She previously managed the Native American Career and Technical Education Program grant for CATG since 2018. Before that, she worked for Doyon, Limited for 20 years.

Julie holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from the University of California Santa Barbara and a master’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in capital markets from the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø.

Misty Walsh recently accepted the position of Administrative Assistant at the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø, College of Indigenous Studies, Interior Alaska Campus- Tok Center, located in Tok Alaska. She has a diverse background in numerous fields from natural resource management to real estate and business. In her spare time, you can find her immersed in stained glass art, painting, bead work, gardening in summertime, enjoying the back country on snowmachine or skis during the long winter and playing with her beloved dogs. Misty is a lifelong Alaskan raised in the remote interior Alaska, and she continues to lead a traditional subsistence lifestyle amongst the mountains and rivers in the areas surrounding Tok.

Bruce L. Ervin is an Upper Tanana Dene and Tribal member of Northway Village. Bruce is an alumni with the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Tribal Governance and Stewardship program and graduated with his Certificate and A.A.S in Tribal Management in 2017 and 2018. He is also an alumni with the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development program graduating in 2020 with a BA in Alaska Native Studies with a concentration in Alaska Native Law, Government, and Politics. Bruce and his wife Sam live in Tok, Alaska.

Sue has more than twenty years of experience in academia in Alaska in undergraduate and graduate programs in both human services and psychology. She has extensive experience in online education, academic advising and career counseling, curriculum development, and program evaluation. Mentoring and supervising student engagement in the community including practica, internships, service learning, and research projects are areas of special interest.

In addition to her academic experiences, Sue has served chair of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Behavioral Health Aide Academic Review Committee and worked as a Behavioral Health Practitioner providing integrated behavioral health services with emphases on substance use disorders, crisis intervention, and domestic violence.   

Sue is currently completing a Master of Public Administration degree at the University of Alaska Anchorage and received her doctorate in psychology from Indiana University, Bloomington.

Kevin Illingworth is a Professor of Tribal Government with the Department of Tribal Governance at 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø. Kevin was raised in Alaska’s Interior and graduated from North Pole High School and the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø before receiving his Law Degree from the University of Idaho. Prior to joining the 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø in 2002, Kevin worked for Mentasta Traditional Council and Cheesh’na Tribal Council on the development of tribal laws, tribal courts, and tribal law enforcement. 

At 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø, Kevin primarily teaches courses in topics such as Tribal Government, Federal Indian Law, Tribal Constitutions and Codes, ICWA, and Child Protection and Tribal Justice issues. He has extensive experience in curriculum development, assessment, and instructional technology, primarily focused on adult Indigenous student education, with a strong commitment to place-based education. Professor Illingworth has presented at numerous Conferences and Symposiums and has previously served as Interim Dean, Department Chair, and on many Advisory Boards and Councils.

Carrie Stevens’ passionately works for the advancement of Indigenous self-governance and stewardship. She serves as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Tribal Governance at the College of Indigenous Studies, 51·çÁ÷¹ÙÍø.

Stevens has 22 years of experience in designing and delivering place-based educational programs to advance Indigenous self-governance, tribal sovereignty, and stewardship through partnerships with tribal governments, communities, and peoples. Carrie serves as the PI of the USDA funded Alaska Native Food and Energy Sovereignty award for the College of Indigenous Studies, a collaboration enhancing educational equity to build Indigenous leadership for community food and energy security.

Stevens served as lead negotiator for tribal self-governance negotiations between the Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments and the USFWS and the BLM. She is active in advocacy and organizing efforts for the protection of Alaska Native hunting and fishing rights and traditional ways of life. She holds a Master of International and Intercultural Management.

She is married to Ben Stevens, Dinyee Hutanne, Koyukon Athabascan from Stevens Village Alaska, with whom she raises her son Alexander. They enjoy being on the river and in the village when they are not at their desks working on behalf of Alaska Natives.