Edward Alexander Email and Phone Number

I oversee all aspects of education and educational development for the 42 member tribes of the Tanana Chiefs Conference Region in interior Alaska. We manage higher education scholarships, vocational scholarships, Johnson O'Malley programming, as well as serve as the educational resource for the Tribes of the Tanana Chiefs Conference on issues from primary, secondary, and post-secondary education.

Academic advising, course development and organization, logistics, managing a rural community campus.

I worked with the teachers and students of the eight Yukon Flats School District schools to establish and grow quality Gwich'in language programs to revitalize our language on both the primary and secondary levels. Organized the translation of over 30 classic children’s books into Gwich’in. Produced a dozen videos for Gwich’in language instructors. Organized Native Language and Technology summits bringing together content experts with technology experts to produce a wide variety of materials. Digitized thousands of Gwich’in language documents at the Alaska Native Language Archive making them available online for the first time.Geechooaahtan ts'a diigii naii haa gwitr'it tagwał’in, Diiginjik eenjit.

I was the Language Arts Teacher in Fort Yukon and, by personal request, was transferred to Arctic Village where I served as the Language Arts/Social Studies teacher for one year, and served as the Principal/Teacher of the 7 member staff for one year.