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Name: Ricky MorenoIntern For: Haa Aaní, LLCLocation: Juneau, AlaskaPrior Intern: 2nd rotation as internSchool: Central Washington UniversityProgram: Business Administration with aSpecialization in MarketingManagement Sports BusinessCertificateHello my name is Ricky Moreno Jr. I am followedby my son Evan Charles Moreno. I am born intothe Tlingit tribe. I am L’eeneidi (Raven/DogSalmon) from the Yaxte Hit (Big Dipper House). Iam indigenous to Aak’w_Kwaan (Juneau). I amthe son of Victoria Canul-Dunne (Tsais Taan). My grandmother is Grace Canul (Auk TaShaa). My great-grandmother is Bessie Edwards-Miller Visaya (Kaachgun). I am amember of the Alaska Native Brotherhood Camp #1. I graduated with my A.A. atHaskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas during the spring of 2010. I amcurrently entering my senior year at Central Washington University. I am pursuing abachelor’s in business administration with a marketing emphasis and a Sports BusinessCertificate. I plan on pursuing a career for a Native corporation in Southeast Alaskaupon graduation.Values In Action StatementThis summer I have been an intern for Haa Aaní, LLC. I am very thankful that I get theprivilege to be a part of the mission for Haa Aaní, LLC. I am convinced to foreverpreserve our Alaska Native lands, rights and our ways of life, that we must exert ourAlaskan Native values into our everyday operations to achieve business excellence.This internship has provided me with excellent hands on experience within theeconomic development field. It has been exciting to be able to promote the innovative,collaborative, and entrepreneurial approach to sustainable economies across all ofSoutheast Alaska. The value of prosperity for Sealaska will be driven by day to daybusiness actions to provide for a better future for our people, culture and communitieswithin our homeland.