Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Hallie Bissett

“I literally worked from the ground up to get on the CIRI board,” says Hallie Bissett, CIRI shareholder and member of CIRI’s Board of Directors. ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Arlen Fisk

Building from adrenaline: CIRI shareholder Arlen Fisk (Aleut) isn’t afraid to work hard. December 2013 found him staying late in the labs at the University ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Elaine Stefanowicz

1982: “The world was not as accessible then,” says CIRI shareholder Elaine Stefanowicz (Iñupiaq) of Tacoma, Washington.
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Caitlin Stewman

At 14, few people have the presence of mind or emotional maturity to handle the pressures of a professional job. Most are too busy with ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Gretchen Sagan

Imagine a seal slicing through frigid water, climbing through fathoms toward a hole in the ice. Just before he breaks the surface to take a ...
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Shareholder and Descendant Spotlight

Spotlight: Rochelle Hellmann

“I’m one of those people who isn’t great at interviewing,” CIRI shareholder and descendant Rochelle Hellman, of Anchorage, admits when she sits down to talk ...
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