A nine member council directs the tribe while serving staggered three-year terms. The council is elected from the membership during the tribe’s annual meeting held in early May.
Kotzebue IRA Tribal Council Members
Kotzebue Elders Council Members
Committees
Finance Committee
All Members
Education Committee
Paula Octuck
Gia Hanna
Wanda Baltazar
Contact: Candice Baldwin
Finance
All Members
Social Services Committee
Gia Hanna
Contact: Bibianna Scott
Housing
All Members
Transportation Committee
Contact: Noah Naylor
Policy
All Members
Enrollment
Paula Octuck
Pearl Griest
Cyrus Harris
Contact: Connie Hunnicut
Organizational Committees
Chukchi Advisory
Paula Octuck
Maniilaq Association
Gia Hanna
Tony Bergman (Alt.)
Northwest Inupiaq Housing Authority
Cyrus Harris
Alaska TIBC
Paula Octuck
Gia Hanna (Alt.)
