BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Ahtna, Inc. operates under the direction of a thirteen-member
board. All board members are voted in by the shareholders at the annual
meeting.
Nicholas
Jackson , Chair
Seat G: Copper Center (2011) |
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John Craig, Vice-Chair
Seat G2: Copper Center (2009) |
Leonard
F. John, Treasurer
Seat A: At-Large (2010) |
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Linda Tyone, Director
Seat F: Gakona (2010) |
Albert
Fleury , Director
Seat A: At-Large (2010) |
Karen
Linnell, Secretary
Seat D: Chistochina (2010)
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Christine
Craig, Director
Seat A: At Large (2009) |
Tonilee
Jackson, Director
Seat G1: Copper Center (2011) |
Roy
Tansy, Sr., Director
Seat A: At-Large (2009) |
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Angela
Vermillion , Director
Seat I: Gulkana (2009) |
Franklin
John , Director
Seat H: Mentasta Lake (2009) |
Dorothy
Shinn , Director
Seat J: Tazlina (2011)
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Eleanor
Dementi , Director
Seat C: Cantwell (2011) |
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Initial
Board:
The
directors constituting the initial Board of Directors following the
merger of Village Corporations organized pursuant
to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act with and into the corporation
shall consist of eleven (11) directors as then seated. Such directors
must be over the age of eighteen (18). The directors constituting
the initial Board shall hold office until their successors are elected
and qualified at the first annual meeting of shareholders held pursuant
to Article II, Section 1 of these bylaws.
Successor
Boards:
Except
as provided in subsection (a) hereof, all directors shall be shareholders
over the age of eighteen (18). Each director shall hold office until
his/her successor has been elected and qualified. No agent or employee
of the Corporation (excluding subsidiaries) may be a member of the Ahtna,
Incorporated Board of Directors. No Ahtna Incorporated Board of Director
shall be employed as President/CEO of any Ahtna, Inc., subsidiary.
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Nominations:
Nominations shall be made beginning the first day of January and
ending the last day of February of each year:
1. For
the At Large seats each Successor Village Organization as provided
in the Articles of Merger may nominate two (2) directors; and ten
(10) shareholders may nominate one (1) director for that class; and
the Board of Directors may nominate five (5) directors.
2. For
the designated seats elected by the holders of Classes C, D, F,
G, H, I and J of Ahtna common stock respectively, any stockholder
holding
such shares may nominate one (1) director and a meeting for this
purpose shall be called.
Elections:
The shareholders shall elect thirteen (13) directors, five being
At Large and eight being designated seats elected by the holders
of Classes C, D, F, G, H, I and J Ahtna common stock respectively
as provided for in the Articles of Merger.
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Voting:
1. For the At Large seats, the five candidates receiving the most votes
would be elected.
2. For
the designated seats elected by the holders of Classes C, D, F, G,
H, I, and J of Ahtna common stock respectively, the
candidates receiving
the most
votes for each class of stock would be elected.
Term:
Directors
shall serve three year terms, with one third of their number being
elected at any given year. After the regular 1990 elections,
the five at large directorship shall be elected as follows: one
1991, and three in 1992; of the three directors elected in 1992,
the one
receiving the fewest votes shall serve a two year term. After the
1992 elections, the five at large directorships shall be elected
to their three year terms as follows: one in 1993, two in 1994,
and two in 1995, with the same cycle repeating in subsequent years
as
the incumbent terms expire. The directors shall insure that
the Election and Voting provisions of this Article conform to the
staggered terms they have created.
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Vacancies:
For
a vacancy occurring in any particular designated seat elected by holders
of Classes C, D, F, G, H, I and J Ahtna common
stock, the Successor Village Organization representing that class
of Ahtna common stock will fill the vacancy by forwarding a name
to the Ahtna, Inc. Board of Directors within thirty (30) days of
the date of the vacancy. The Board will then seat that individual
at the next meeting.
Any
other vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors including vacancies
not filled by the SVO may be
filled by the affirmative
vote of a majority of the remaining directors though less than a quorum
of the Board of Directors.
A director elected or designated to fill a vacancy
shall be elected for the unexpired term of his predecessor in office.
Any directorship to be filled by reason of an increase in the number
of directors may be filled by election by the Board of Directors for
a term of office continuing only until the next election of directors
by the shareholders.
For
more information contact:
Margie Ewan, Shareholder Records Supervisor
mewan@ahtna.net
Ahtna
Incorporated
406 W. Fireweed Lane
Suite 103
Anchorage, Alaska
Office:
(907) 868-8238
Fax: (907) 868-8285
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