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4
Board Endorsed Candidates
for the CIRI Board of Directors


The following profiles are being printed to help shareholders learn more about the candidates on the CIRI board-endorsed slate. For further information about candidates, please refer to your proxy statement mailed to you in April.

 

Agnes

B. Agnes Brown

"I would like to continue the policy decision making of CIRI as I have for the past 25 years. My approach would be to gain board support as an incumbent followed by shareholder support to election."
 
Address: 2505 McRae Road,
Anchorage, AK 99517
Age: 60
Principal Occupation: President/Treasurer, Kaloa & Company, Inc., a family-owned fishing business, and President, B. Agnes Brown Company, a management consulting firm.
CIRI Affiliations: Member, CIRI Board of Directors since 1974; Chair, AFN Ad Hoc Committee; Member, Compensation Committee; Director of several CIRI subsidiaries; Director, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.
Other: Vice Chair of Board of Directors, Alaska's People, Inc.
 


  Sharon

Sharon L. Isaak

"I was born in Anchorage and raised in Soldotna. I received my B.A. in Education from Eastern Washington University. My goal for years has been to be a CIRI board member. Serving on the Shareholder Participation Committee was a great learning experience. This experience has been a process of growth and education. I believe my work in my personal business operations will be an additional asset. I would approach my position with enthusiasm and count it a privilege to serve our CIRI shareholders. I would be supportive of CIRI and its goals."
 
Address: 47189 Jefferson Avenue,
Soldotna, AK 99669
Age: 43
Principal Occupation: Manager and Bookkeeper of Corral Street Apartments; Partner and Bookkeeper for Dave & Sharon Rentals; and Owner and Operator of Whispering Pond B&B.
CIRI Affiliations: Director, The CIRI Foundation; Chair, The CIRI Foundation Awards Committee; Member, Alaska Shareholder Participation Committee 1995 - 1998; Chair, Alaska Shareholder Participation Committee, 1995; Member, CIRI Nominating Committee 1996 - 1998.
Other: Mother of four children; Economic Development District Board 1996 - 1998; Soldotna Bible Chapel Mission's Committee 1994 - 1998; Current Alaska Teaching Certificate.
  Robert

Robert N. Woodhead

"I am very interested in continuing to serve on the CIRI Board of Directors. I believe that with my many years of experience in the Native community, I am well equipped to meet the challenges at CIRI. My main focus as a director is to responsibly manage the assets of the company. The Board must continue to make good, prudent investments that will provide for a strong return in the future. By increasing the profits of the company, larger dividends can then be distributed to the shareholders."
 
Address: 1427 Matterhorn Way,
Anchorage, AK 99508
Age: 46
Principal Occupation: Senior Meter Technician (Foreman), Journeyman Lineman, Chugach Electric Association; Co-Owner/Manager, The Cruise Co.
CIRI Affiliations: Member, CIRI Board of Directors, 1989 - 1995 and 1996 - present; Secretary, CIRI Board of Directors; Member, Finance & Investment and Compensation Committees; Director of several CIRI subsidiaries; Director, The CIRI Foundation; Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Cook Inlet Housing Authority.
Other: Ninilchik Native Association Board of Directors, 1982 - 1984 and 1987 - 1995; volunteer with Boys and Girls Club of Anchorage, Little League Baseball, Anchorage School District, the YMCA and Boy Scouts of America.
   

 

    

Debbie

A. Debbie Fullenwider

"As a director of CIRI I have shared my 25 years of experience in Native corporations with our board for the benefit of the shareholders. CIRI has a stable board and an excellent professional staff, both of which have made a difference in shareholders' lives through dividends, education, housing and employment. I am very proud of CIRI and I would like to continue to serve our shareholders as I have in the past."
 
Address: 6545 Cimarron Circle,
Anchorage, AK 99504
Age: 58
Principal Occupation: Self-Employed,
D&J Rentals.
Previous Occupations: Disaster Assistant, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region X, 1981 - 1997; President & CEO, Eklutna, Inc.; President, Eklutna Utilities, Inc.; President, Sourdough Bowl, Inc.; Vice President, Knakanen Corp.; Vice President, Elnen Corp. 1986 - 1993.
CIRI Affiliations: Member, CIRI Board of Directors from 1974 to 1976 and from 1990 to the present; Asst. Secretary, CIRI Board of Directors; Member, Executive Committee; Member, Audit Committee; Member, AFN Ad Hoc Committee; Director of several CIRI subsidiaries; Secretary of the Board of Directors, Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.
Other: Chairman, Sourdough Bowl; Chairman, Cook Inlet Cultural Ambassador Scholarship Awards.
 

 

  

Ron

Ronald G. Perry

"My fundamental philosophy is that it is time for me to give something back to my community. I view serving on the Board as an important opport-unity to use my experience and knowledge as a business owner to help my corporation and its subsidiaries prosper. Our Board has done a good job of making CIRI strong and financially successful. It is up to our generation to ensure that we continue to make good investments that will allow us to provide for the social and cultural needs of shareholders for this generation and beyond."
 
Address: 2444 Winter Chase,
Anchorage, AK 99516
Age: 36
Principal Occupation: President and Owner, Microware Computers, Inc.; President, Alaska Computer Training Center and PowerMac, Alaska, divisions of Microware, Inc.
CIRI Affiliations: Member, Compensation Committee.
Other: Bachelor of Science degree in Business, Oregon State University, 1986; Vice President, Board of Directors, Alaska 8(a) Association; Board member, Arctic Power; Director, Web Kids.
 

 

  

 

 

Return Your Proxy for Cash Prizes

A prize drawing will be held during the annual meeting for cash prizes. Any voting shareholder represented by any timely filed proxy or in person will be eligible.
 
Cash prizes include:
Two (2) Grand Prizes
worth $2,500 each
Three (3) prizes of $1,500 each
Four (4) prizes of $1,000 each
Five (5) prizes of $500 each
Six (6) prizes of $250 each
 
Rules:
To be eligible for annual meeting prizes, proxies must be received by the Inspector of Election or the CIRI secretary no later than 5 p.m., Friday, May 28, 1999, or shareholders may register to vote in person at the annual meeting on June 5. CIRI board members; board nominees; corporate, subsidiary, or non-profit officers; their spouse or minor children are not eligible for prize drawings. Cash prizes in excess of $600 will be reported to the IRS on a form 1099 by CIRI on or before January 31, 2000. All prize winners will be responsible for applicable state and federal taxes.