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6 BBNA Today Though only about half of BBNA’s funding is “Indian Program” dollars, BBNA is first and foremost a Native organization whose governing mechanisms originate with the Native people of Bristol Bay and are guided by principles of Native self-determination. The BBNA Board consists of representatives of each of the 31 tribal communities of Bristol Bay. Tribal Members Village Councils Full Board of Directors Executive Committee President Chief Exec. Officer Accounting & Finance Wellness Administrative Services Travel Tech. Payroll A/P & Purch. Fed. Progs. AK Progs. Acct. Asst. Personnel Officer Personnel Specialist Network Administrator Physical Plant Custodial Admin. Support Dir. of Planning & Program Dev. General Counsel Workforce Development Lands & Resources Community Services Social Services Head Start Education Employment Supportive Services Youth Opportunity Vocational Rehabilitation Adult Temporary Assistance Land Mngmt. Services Transaction Services ANILCA/Aquisitions Natural Resources Subsistence Environmental Program Marine Mammals Tribal Government Services Village Compacting Training/Tech. Assistance JOM VPSO Program Economic Development Elders Services Childrens Services Family Services Togiak New Stuyahok Manokotak Naknek Dillingham We are a diverse mix of people and cultures. The three major Alaska Native language groups in the region include Yupik in the West, Aleut toward the South, and Athabascan in the North. Our membership includes thirty communities and 31 tribes. Bristol Bay, like some other regions, has two tribally run regional organizations, with BBAHC administering health services, and BBNA advancing tribal government, economic and social development, and educational opportunities. The region’s leadership has also chosen to create separate organizations to operate housing (the Bristol Bay Housing Authority), and some for regional development functions, such as those of the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation (BBEDC) and the Southwest Alaska Vocational Education Center (SAVEC). The mission of BBNA as redrafted in 1992 defines the Association as a service agency dedicated to the self determination of our Native people, and committed to enhancing regional Native unity.
The Association has grown substantially in the last decade. 7 In 1990, our total budget was about two million dollars with funding from the state and federal governments. Since then we have multiplied our total revenues nearly tenfold, to $19.7 million in FY2004. Collectively tribal employment at BBNA, BBAHC and our tribal councils has been the single biggest employer -- and fastest growing segment of the Bristol Bay economy -- over the last 10 years, according to Alaska Department of Labor statistics, with the largest growth occurring among compacting villages. Currently we have approximately 331 full and parttime employees; 83 of these are central office staff in Dillingham, and the remaining 247 work in the region’s compacting village (these numbers do not reflect employees on tribal payrolls). Our focus on creating village jobs has brought BBNA to the forefront of regional organizations statewide, with more than three-fourths of our employment last year located in Bristol Bay villages. That ratio is changing, of course, as employees in Togiak, South Naknek and King Salmon shift over to their tribal payrolls from BBNA’s. As staff, we strive to be very responsive to our Tribal Councils and Board of Directors. All Board action items, staff travel reports and monthly program reports from all departments are shared with Board members and with tribal councils, and we welcome recommendations from the Board, staff, and Tribal Councils on how we can improve our services to our member, villages and the region. Another area in which BBNA leads Alaska’s regional organizations is in local Native hire. More than 90 percent of our staff are Alaska Native members of the Association, and 83 percent of our management staff are Native. We have accomplished this while maintaining our focus on quality by hiring and retaining excellent staff and providing opportunities for training and advancement. Our finance department is recognized by those in the know as the best of the consortiums statewide. Our senior management team members have an average of nearly 10 years of service to BBNA, a stability that has benefited the Association by earning the respect of state and federal funding agencies. Employee Distribution & Revenue 1991-2004 Total Revenue $20.3 Mil. FY 2003 $19.7 Mil. FY 2004 400 350 300 Total Employees Village Employees Central Office 250 200 150 100 50 Central Office Village Employees TOTAL 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 37 43 46 43 49 49 58 72 78 81 84 86 90 83.5 34 45 79 73 124 162 197 214 193 194 229 291 278 247.5 71 88 125 116 173 211 255 286 271 275 313 377 368 331
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