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Annual General Membership Meeting 2020

August 10, 2020

The following letter and the enclosures it references have sent by First Class Mail to Qualified Voting Members of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe. Qualified Voting Members may access recorded video statements at the link below. The password to access the statements is included in the letter mailed to Qualified Voting Members.

August 10, 2020

Dear Tribal Member,

The purpose of this letter is to detail the process established for this year’s Tribal Council Member Election. We will be electing three (3) Tribal Council Members on October 3, 2020.

Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Annual General Membership Meeting will proceed as a live virtual video webcast which preserves the rights for Tribal Members to view the meeting either online or telephonically in real time. Holding a virtual meeting will encourage social distancing and support those who are staying at home for their well-being. Tribal Members may attend by accessing the meeting through a computer, smartphone or tablet, or by dialing in through any phone line. Materials and further instructions for viewing the virtual meeting will be announced and distributed as they become available. You may also access the Kenaitze website for the Annual General Membership Meeting details and updated information.

Included with this letter are the candidates’ statements received from eligible Kenaitze Tribal Members whose Declaration of Candidacy forms were received on or before the July 20, 2020 deadline. The order in which their name will appear on the ballot will be in random order. In addition, recorded candidates’ statements may also be viewed on the Tribe’s website at: https://www.kenaitze.org/annual-general-membership-meeting-2020.

In accordance with the Election Ordinance 1998-02, you will be mailed an official Kenaitze Indian Tribe Absentee Ballot which must be received by September 28, 2020. The ballots are to be mailed or delivered in the return envelope provided to:  Coghill Group, PC at 215 Fidalgo Avenue, Suite 206, Kenai, AK 99611. Due to COVID-19, voting will be conducted by Absentee Ballot only this year.

The unopened Absentee Ballots will be brought to the virtual Annual General Membership meeting which will be held on October 3, 2020. We encourage all eligible Tribal Members to vote with the attached Absentee Ballot as there will not be an opportunity for floor nominations or in-person voting this year due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Should you wish to vote for someone who is not listed on the ballot, you should legibly print their name on one of the blank lines provided on the Absentee Ballot. The Election Board and the Coghill Group will count all ballots. Please note that Absentee Ballots will be voided if you vote for more than three (3) individuals. Results will be announced at the Annual General Membership Meeting.

Should you have questions or concerns, please contact Chelsea Hendriks, Tribal Programs Director, located at 150 North Willow Street, Kenai AK 99611, 907-335-7281 or at chendriks@kenaitze.org.

We look forward to this year’s Annual General Membership Meeting and hope you are able to attend the virtual meeting as planned!

Sincerely,

Phyllis Bookey

Chair, Election Board
Kenaitze Indian Tribe

Encl:
Kenaitze Indian Tribe Absentee Ballot
Candidate Statements

Recorded Candidate Statements

Filed Under: Annual Meeting 2020

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Heidi King, NCAC II, CDCS

Recovery Support Manager/Counselor
Heidi has eight years of experience in the chemical dependency field. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology, with a minor in Women’s Studies, from the University of Alaska. She is a nationally accredited Chemical Dependency Clinician, and a state accredited Chemical Dependency Clinical Supervisor.

Heidi has a background in providing residential chemical dependency counseling. She is certified as a Conflict Resolution and Relapse Prevention Trainer with the National Association of Addiction Counselors. She is also a certified Peer Supports Trainer and Supervisor through the Alaska Commission of Behavioral Health Certification.

When she’s not serving un’ina, Heidi teaches yoga as a certified and registered instructor. She also enjoys hiking, fishing, and spending time with her child, spouse, and numerous pets, camping all over Alaska.

Heidi provides chemical dependency counseling services in group settings and individual sessions.

Heidi can personally relate to chemical dependency and is passionate about helping those seeking recovery supports. For Heidi, healing is community, and community is an important part of connection with one’s self. She sees the positive ripple effect that healing can provide throughout the community.

Fridrik Rafn Gudmundsson, MSW, LCSW

Recovery Support Manager
Fridrik has earned his master’s degree in Social Work and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He studied massage therapy in Iceland, and became fascinated with the mind-body connection. He completed his undergraduate degree in philosophy with a psychology minor.

Fridrik has had the opportunity to live in four countries and to travel to many others. He counts finding and marrying the love of his life and adopting his son among his greatest accomplishments. He is grateful to be able to live in this beautiful and sacred part of the world and to serve the Tribe and un’ina, “those who come to us.”

When he’s not serving un’ina, Fridrik loves spending time with his family, hiking, kayaking, camping, fishing, traveling, and having fun. He enjoys learning, listening to music, and taking time for spiritual practice.

Fridrik provides assessments and individual, family and group psychotherapy at Chuq’eya Qenq’a, Birch Tree House.

For Fridrik, coming to the Kenaitze Indian Tribe felt like coming home. The more he learned about the Tribe and its history, as well as the history of the Alaska Native people, the more he knew he had found a place to be of service.

Teresa A. Ford, MSW, LMSW

Behavioral Health Clinician
Teresa earned her bachelor’s degree in Social Work at Limestone University in South Carolina, and her master’s degree in Social Work from Campbellsville University in Kentucky. Teresa’s experience includes serving homeless and other disadvantaged populations, as well as work in outpatient rehabilitation, hospice, chemical dependency, adult and adolescent counseling, and prevention.

Teresa appreciates the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s traditional values. She sees them as a driving force in how we treat ourselves and others, and how we serve those in need of help.

When not serving un’ina, “those who come to us,” Teresa spends her time bonding with her family, creating and traveling. She also enjoys learning about Alaska Native culture, exploring new hobbies, and gardening.

Teresa provides individual, family, and group therapy services. Teresa takes a variety of approaches to therapy, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Focused Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.

Teresa has always been a helper at heart. Being able to overcome the things she experienced growing up in South Carolina empowered and inspired her to help others navigate through their life journeys.