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Cynthia H. Lind
Executive Director
Cynthia H. Lind was born on St. George Island, Alaska to Father Paul and Matushka Elizabeth Merculief and is the eldest of five children. Cynthia and her husband, Joe, have two children, Elizabeth and Timothy, and a grandson, Abel.
Cynthia has spent many years devoting her time to the welfare of the Aleut people from both her village and throughout the Aleut region. After a few years working for a law firm, she began her career working for Aleut companies, beginning with her village corporation, the St. George Tanaq Corporation. She then worked for the St. George Trust and Baidarka Corporation, a subsidiary of The Aleut Corporation, before moving over to TAC’s other subsidiary, SMI International (formerly Space Mark, Inc.). While with SMI, Cynthia developed and managed the company’s intern and scholarship programs. For the past 15 years, Cynthia has been on the Tanaq Foundation Board of Directors and is currently its President.
Throughout Cynthia’s career, she has been active both in the local and Native American communities. She served as board of director for both the St. George Tanaq Corporation and St. George Chadux Corporation. She also served as the Regional Resource Council Member for the National Center for Native American Indian Economic Development and was President and Secretary/Treasurer for the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce. She belonged to the Anchorage East Rotary, the YMCA Board, and is active with the Russian Orthodox Church.
Cynthia is the first Aleut shareholder to go through the Aleut Management Services Mentorship Program. This is a management training program with the goal of assuming a leadership role within the Aleut family of companies. After completing the program, she became the President/Chief Operating Officer of Aleut Northwest Services and was in that position until coming over to The Aleut Foundation.
Cynthia was named the 2007 Aleut Shareholder of the Year. This is a very special honor and she is humbled to share this award with the past recipients. Cynthia carries with her the advice of an Aleut elder who once told her, “Always remember who you are and who you work for.”
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