Seeking Audit Committee Advisory Member
CIRI is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as an advisory member to its audit committee. The candidate must have, through education and experience as a public accountant or auditor or a principal financial officer, comptroller, or principal accounting officer, or from a position involving the performance of similar functions, a) an understanding of GAAP and financial statements; b) experience in the preparation or auditing of financial statements and the application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves; c) experience with internal accounting controls; and d) an understanding of audit committee functions. CIRI's audit committee makes recommendations to the CIRI Board of Directors regarding CIRI's internal and external financial reporting processes and systems, its internal financial controls, and its relationship with its independent auditors. The committee reports to the board and meets several times per year as scheduled. CIRI shareholders and Alaska Natives are strongly encouraged to apply. Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter to the attention of the Audit Committee Chairman, c/o Cindi Bettin, CIRI, P.O. Box 93330, Anchorage, AK 99509-3330.

Alaska's People, a division of Cook Inlet Tribal Council, is a program designed to link qualified Alaska Native and Native American applicants with statewide recruitment needs through employment referral and placement services. The program's services are free of charge.

Alaska's People employment specialists, Rose Patterson, Freida McCord and John Rine, are available to assist employment searchers with nearly all steps involved in finding employment. A partnership between the client and employment specialist prepares individuals for work, and includes preparing resumes, training referral, and job placement.

Oftentimes, organizations that have a need for employees contact Alaska's People. For example, August, the Transportation Security Administration recruited some of their new employees through Alaska's People for airport security screener positions. The new federal screeners will begin work at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in October.

During the second quarter of 2002, Alaska's People has placed more than 400 people in jobs. For more information about employment opportunities, contact Alaska's People, 2600 Cordova Street, Suite 211, Anchorage, AK 99503 or call (907) 263-7013 in Anchorage or toll-free at 1-888-553-1213.

ANPA Job Fair at AFN Convention

The annual Alaska Native Professionals Association job fair will be held during the Alaska Federation of Native's Elders & Youth Conference in Anchorage on Oct. 23. More than 100 organizations will be on hand to inform attendees about education, training and career opportunities. The job fair will take place in the Summit Hall on the lower level of the Egan Civic & Convention Center. Contact Tracey Mueller at (907) 786-1074 or Jeanne Sipes at (907) 762-1192 for more information.

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