The Eyak Corporation consists of a nine-member Board of Directors.
Martin Parsons
Chairman
Martin M. Parsons is Chairman of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors, a position he has held since 2014. Martin also serves as Chairman of the Board of Managers for The aEonian Group, LLC, and Eyak Technology, LLC. He is Secretary on Eyak Development Corporation’s Board of Directors. Martin is Chair of the corporation’s Audit and Proxy committees. He is co-chair of Alyeska Pipeline Service Company’s Alaska Native Advisory Board and is a Director of Providence Alaska Foundation.
Martin lives in Valdez and is employed by Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. as the Contingency Response and Planning Manager. He is the son of Skooky and Roberta Parsons from Cordova, where he was raised. Martin is married to Deanna Parsons and they have three children, Martin, Michael, and Brooke.
Nancy Barnes
President
Nancy C. Barnes is the President of The Eyak Corporation and is the Chair of the corporation’s Compensation and Governance committees. She is a member of the Communications, Descendant Issues, Donations, and Eyak Permanent Fund Settlement Trust committees.
Nancy is the daughter of the late Cecil Barnes (Alutiiq) and Anna Benson-Barnes (Tsimshian). She serves on the steering committee for the Alaska Native Fund and previously served on the Alaska Federation of Natives’ board of directors. Nancy is the Education Program Coordinator for Sealaska Heritage Institute and is the lead drummer for Yees Ku Oo, a multicultural Native dance group.
Brooke Johnson
Director
Brooke Johnson is a member of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors and is the Chair of the Land Committee. She also serves on the Descendant Issues, Finance/Investment and Proxy committees and The Eyak Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
Brooke was born in Cordova, Alaska, to Jim and Dale Johnson and is the granddaughter of Knute and Babe Johnson. She is the Cultural Director for the Native Village of Eyak, serves as Tribal Judge for the Native Village of Eyak, and co-owns a small business in Cordova. Brooke is a member of the Cordova Ikumat Alutiiq Dance Group.
Roxanne "Rocky" Dolfi
Secretary
Roxanne Dolfi is the Secretary of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors, a position she has held since 2014. Roxanne also serves as Vice Chair on the Governance Committee and as a member on the Communications, Descendant Issues, Donations and Proxy committees. She was born and raised in Cordova. Her parents were Irene Hansen and William Hansen.
Roxanne lives in Sutton, where she is the Manager of the Alpine Inn. She is also the Vice President of the Coal Miners Hall of Fame.
Rikki Addy
Treasurer
Rikki Dee Addy is the Treasurer of The Eyak Corporation, a position she has held since 2015. She also serves as Chair of the Communications, Descendant Issues and Finance/Investment committees and is a member of the Audit and Governance committees.
Rikki currently resides in Bettendorf, Iowa where she is employed as an IT Analyst for Vista International Operations, an Army contractor at Rock Island Arsenal, IL. She is the daughter of original shareholder Sheryl (Hansen) Hartman and commercial fisherman Rick Bray. Rikki is also the granddaughter of the late Irene Hansen and William Hansen. She is married to Army MAJ Jacob Addy and they have two sons, Cameron and Colin.
Todd Lilleness
Director
Todd Lilleness is a member of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. He serves on the corporation’s Finance/Investment and Proxy committees and is Vice Chair of the Audit Committee. Todd also serves on The Eyak Foundation’s Board of Trustees, and is on the Eyak Development Corporation Board.
Todd was born and resides in Seattle, Washington. His parents are Donald Lilleness (deceased) and Elfreda Brizgaloff. His sister is Teresa Jones and his daughter is Serena Lilleness.
James Ujioka
Director
James Ujioka was elected to The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors in May 2017. He served as a TEC Director from 2004-2016. James was Vice President of the Board of Directors from 2014-2016 and the Chairman from 2005-2014. He also served as Chairman of Eyak Technology, LLC from 2006-2014, and as Chairman of The aEonian Group, LLC, from 2011-2014. James served on Eyak Development Corporation’s Board of Directors from 2005-2006. He previously served as President and on the Board of Trustees for The Eyak Foundation. James is a director on the following boards: Chugachmiut; Chugach Regional Resources Commission; and Valdez Native Tribe. He has been employed as Response Coordinator for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, from 2007 to present.
Jim McDaniel
Vice President
James McDaniel is the Vice President of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. He is the Chair of the corporation’s Donations Committee and serves on the Governance and Land committees. James is President of The Eyak Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
James was born and raised in Cordova and is the son of Harold and Violet (Makarka) McDaniel. He was employed as a Power System Maintenance Operation Technician for Cordova Electric Cooperative, from 1981 until his retirement in 2011. James is married to Peggy Hottinger McDaniel and has three children, (Jennifer, Jacob and Brittany) and three grandsons and identical twin granddaughters.
Jerry O'Brien, Jr.
Director
Jerry O’Brien Jr. is a member of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors, is the Co-chair of the corporation’s Donations Committee and is a member of the Compensation, Finance/Investment, and Land committees. He also serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors for Eyak Development Corporation and on The Eyak Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
Jerry was born and raised in Cordova. He is the son of Jerry O’Brien Sr. (deceased) and Su O’Brien, and the grandson of Molly Makarka. Jerry lives in Avondale, Arizona, where he is employed as Capital Project Manager for Arizona Public Service Company. He previously served in the United States Marine Corps.
Jerry is married to Bertha O’Brien and they have three children, Dillon Makarka O’Brien, Hunter Katenay O’Brien, and Makari Lee O’Brien.