The Eyak Corporation consists of a nine-member Board of Directors.
Jim Ujioka
Chairman
Location: Valdez, Alaska
Jim Ujioka is Chair of The Eyak Cooperation’s Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Managers for The aEonian Group, LLC and Eyak Technology, LLC. Jim serves on the TEC’s Audit, Compensation, and Proxy Committees. He serves as the Board Liaison for TEC’s Shareholder Advisory Committee. He is President of the Board of Trustees for The Eyak Foundation. He is also the Chair of the Eyak Benefits Trust. Jim is a director on the following boards: Chugachmiut; Chugach Regional Resources Commission; Valdez Native Tribe; and the Alaska Native Health Board.
Jim was raised in Cordova and is the son of Steve and Marie Ujioka. He has been employed as Response Coordinator for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, from 2007 to present.
Nick Tiedeman
Vice Chairman
Location: Cordova, Alaska
Nick Tiedeman is the Vice Chair of The Eyak Corporation's Board of Directors. Nick serves as the Chair of the Land Committee. He is a member of the Finance & Investment Committee, a director of the Eyak Development Corporation, and a Trustee of The Eyak Foundation and the Eyak Benefits Trust.
Nick was born in Seattle and raised in Cordova. His parents are Fred Tiedeman (deceased) and Ruth Vowell, and his grandparents are Fredrick (Fatty) and Christine (James) Tiedeman. Nick is a licensed general contractor with a residential endorsement.
Nancy Barnes
President
Location: Juneau, Alaska
Nancy Barnes is the President of The Eyak Corporation and is the Chair of the Communications and Compensation Committees. She is a member of the Governance Committee and a Trustee of the Eyak Benefits Trust and the Eyak Permanent Fund Settlement Trust.
Nancy is the daughter of the late Cecil Barnes (Alutiiq) and Anna Benson-Barnes (Tsimshian). She previously served on the Alaska Federation of Natives’ board of directors and now serves as an alternate. Nancy is the Education Project Coordinator for Sealaska Heritage Institute and is the lead drummer for Yees Ku Oo, a multicultural Native dance group.
Jim McDaniel
Vice President
Location: Cordova, Alaska
Jim McDaniel is a member of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. He is a member of Donations, Land, and Proxy Committees.
Rikki Addy
Treasurer
Location: Bettendorf, Iowa
Rikki Dee Addy is the Treasurer of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. She is the Chair of the Finance & Investment and Governance Committees and a member of the Audit, Communications, and Proxy Committees. She also serves as Treasurer of the Board of Trustees for The Eyak Foundation.
Rikki was raised in Alaska. She received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where she graduated cum laude. She majored in Marketing and minored in Communications Studies. She currently resides in Bettendorf, Iowa where she is employed as an IT Specialist for a federal agency. She possesses over 11 years of combined experience working for federal government agencies and contractors.
Rikki is the daughter of original shareholder Sheryl (Hansen) Hartman and Cordova commercial fisherman Rick Bray. She is also the granddaughter of the late Irene Hansen and William Hansen. She has two sons, Cameron and Colin.
Ashley Christensen
Secretary
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Ashley Christensen is the Secretary of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. She is a member of the Communications, Donations, Finance & Investment, and Proxy Committees. She is also a director of the Eyak Development Corporation, serves on the Board of Managers for The aEonian Group, LLC, and is a Trustee of The Eyak Foundation.
John Johnson
Director
Location: Cordova, Alaska
John Johnson is a member of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. He is a member of the Communications, Compensation, Donations, Land, and Proxy Committees. John is a Trustee of The Eyak Foundation.
John is a commercial fisherman.
Matthew Andersen
Director
Location: Cordova, Alaska
Matthew Andersen is the Vice President of The Eyak Corporation and a member of the Donations, Governance, Land and Proxy Committees. He is also a director of the Eyak Development Corporation.