About Us

PURPOSE

For Aleut shareholders and descendants who seek to further their education, career and cultural connectedness, the Ulakaia Center offers programs that fund education, training and cultural enrichment to support the enhancement of their lives. The Ulakaia Center provides convenient access to the networks and resources necessary for shareholders and descendants to achieve their hopes and dreams.

Our mission is to support the economic and social needs of the Aleut people with scholarships for post-secondary education and career development for shareholders and descendants of The Aleut Corporation (Aleut). We serve the original enrollees of Aleut and their descendants, as well as the beneficiaries and descendants of the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Restitution Trust.

  • Our Mission – Enhancing the life and culture of the Aleut people.
  • Our Core Purpose – Funding education for the Aleut people.
  • Our Core Values –

    • Cultural Identity – way of being, cultural knowledge, respect, humor, history
    • Perseverance – strong, overcoming, achievement, keep going
    • Stewardship – to donors, to community, greater good, facilitate, helping, accountability, integrity, hand-in-hand
    • Respect
    • Knowledge – education, key to the future
    • Unangan Ataqan Akun – we are one, keeping the connection, unity, pride, collaboration, community

Our Team

The Ulakaia Center operates out of an office in Anchorage, Alaska. Our team is dedicated to helping Aleut students succeed.

Check back soon for Todd’s bio.

Naomi Philemonof is from St. George Island, Alaska and was raised by her grandparents Deacon Andronik and Matuska Elekonida Kashevarof. She worked in many positions within her community and found a passion to go back to school while working at her last job. In 2015 she attended AVTEC and earned her administrative certificate. Naomi has been working as our Program Coordinator since 2016.  She lives in Anchorage with her family and their dog Marley.

Martin is from Nelson Lagoon and Sand Point, Alaska. An Aleut scholarship recipient, he is a graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage with a B.B.A. in Accounting. He has interned with APICDA and The Aleut Corporation, and previously worked for Southcentral Foundation. Martin is dedicated to ensuring programs run smoothly.