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Volume 2025, Fall Edition
Message from the President & CEO
President & CEO John Lincoln and NANA Board Chair Linda Lee enjoyed gathering with shareholders at the Shungnak informal meeting.
Dear Shareholders,
I’ m writing to you on a crisp, fall day from our village office building in Shungnak. The fall season is a special time for shareholders, as families stock freezers and prepare for the coming winter. This is also a special time for our corporation, as it marks the end of another fiscal year and the beginning of fiscal year 2026. I am grateful to be able to celebrate another extremely strong year for our company with you, despite significant challenge and uncertainty.
Fiscal year 2025 will mark another record year for our business operations. NANA’ s federal subsidiary, Akima, continues to deliver outstanding financial performance, driving growth and creating value for shareholders. Similarly, NANA North is achieving remarkable success, demonstrating the strength and resilience of our Alaska-based businesses. You can read updates from Akima on page three and learn more about NANA North throughout this edition.
Earnings from operations are used to fund shareholder dividends, including our upcoming distribution which you can learn more about on page two. These funds also enable investment in our communities, such as our village office buildings. We recently celebrated the grand opening of our Buckland office. Kiana’ s office building is on-site in Kiana and will be open by the end of the calendar year. The final village office is scheduled to be installed in Noatak next year. NANA’ s village office buildings project not only demonstrates our commitment to the health and future of our region, but it also demonstrates NANA’ s strength across many disciplines. The project relied on a wide range of capabilities within the NANA family of companies, including partnerships with our subsidiaries NANA Construction and Kuna Engineering.
NANA’ s resources are also put to work on other shareholder priorities through the economic development and sustainability( EDS) department. The EDS team works to address critical issues facing shareholders. In August, NANA co-hosted a housing summit with the Northwest Inupiat Housing Authority( NIHA), bringing together key stakeholders to discuss the housing crisis impacting our region. The summit served as a platform for meaningful conversations, fostering collaboration and understanding. The EDS team presented insights into the barriers to accessing housing in the region, as well as the challenges posed by the high cost of living, laying the groundwork for future solutions. For more information about the housing summit, see page four.
This addition of The Hunter also includes highlights on page two from the July meeting of NANA’ s Board of Directors. I personally would like to thank our directors for their hard work and dedication to shareholders. In recent years, NANA has drastically increased our activity and efforts across the board, with shareholder programs, land and resources work, business operations, regional investment and more. All of that work is done under the guidance and direction of our highly committed board members, and it has required a significant increase in their board and committee meeting schedule.
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NANA’ s employees, management team, and board are all working together to make a difference in the lives of shareholders now and into the future. I am saddened to share that one of our key team members is set to retire at the end of the calendar year. After many years of dedicated service, we are preparing to bid a heartfelt farewell to our Vice President of Shareholder Relations Sandra“ Sandy” Salaktuna Kowalski, as she begins her well-deserved retirement in December. Sandy’ s commitment to NANA and our shareholders has made a lasting impact, and we are deeply grateful for her leadership and contributions to NANA’ s mission. The search for a new shareholder relations lead is well underway, and we look forward to finding a leader who will continue Sandy’ s work to foster strong connections and advance shareholder priorities. You can read more about Sandy and this role on page six.
As we look to the future with determination and purpose, we remain focused on creating opportunities for shareholders. I wish you all a safe fall season, filled with meaningful moments with family and loved ones.
Respectfully,
John Aġnaaqłuk Lincoln President & CEO
You’ re invited! Informal Shareholder Meetings
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