The Eyak Corporation consists of a nine-member Board of Directors.
Brooke Mallory
Chairman
Brooke Mallory is Chair of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. She also serves as Chair of the Board of Managers for The aEonian Group, LLC, and Eyak Technology, LLC. Brooke is Vice President on Eyak Development Corporation’s Board of Directors. She is Chair of the corporation’s Land and Proxy committees and is Vice Chair of the Governance Committee.
Brooke was born in Cordova, Alaska, to Jim and Dale Johnson and is the granddaughter of Knute and Babe Johnson. She is the Deputy Director for the Native Village of Eyak and serves as Tribal Judge for the Native Village of Eyak. Brooke is a member of the Cordova Ikumat Alutiiq Dance Group.
Nancy Barnes
President
Nancy Barnes is the President of The Eyak Corporation and is the Chair of the corporation’s Compensation Committee. She is also the Chair of the corporation’s Governance Committee and a member of the Communications, Descendant Issues, Donations, Eyak Benefits Trust, and Eyak Permanent Fund Settlement Trust committees.
Nancy is the daughter of the late Cecil Barnes (Alutiiq) and Anna Benson-Barnes (Tsimshian). She serves on the Alaska Federation of Natives’ board of directors, representing the Chugach village corporations and tribal entities, and serves on the steering committee for the Alaska Native Fund. Nancy is the Education Project Coordinator for Sealaska Heritage Institute and is the lead drummer for Yees Ku Oo, a multicultural Native dance group.
Jim Ujioka
Vice Chairman
Jim Ujioka is Vice Chair of The Eyak Cooperation’s Board of Directors. He also serves on the Board of Managers for The aEonian Group, LLC, and Eyak Technology, LLC. Jim serves on the corporation’s Compensation, Descendant Issues, and Proxy committees. He is President of the Board of Trustees for The Eyak Foundation. Jim is a director on the following boards: Chugachmiut; Chugach Regional Resources Commission; and Valdez Native Tribe.
Jim was raised in Cordova and is the son of Steve and Marie Ujioka. He has been employed as Response Coordinator for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, from 2007 to present.
Jerry O'Brien Jr.
Vice President
Jerry O’Brien Jr. is Vice President of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. He is the Chair of the corporation’s Donations Committee and is a member of the Compensation, Finance/Investment, Land, and Proxy committees.
Jerry was born and raised in Cordova. He is the son of Jerry O’Brien Sr. (deceased) and Su O’Brien, and the grandson of Molly Makarka. Jerry lives in Avondale, Arizona, where he is employed as Capital Project Manager for Arizona Public Service Company. He previously served in the United States Marine Corps. Jerry is married to Bertha O’Brien and they have three children, Dillon Makarka O’Brien, Hunter Katenay O’Brien, and Makari Lee O’Brien.
Rikki Dee Addy
Treasurer
Rikki Dee Addy is the Treasurer of The Eyak Corporation. She also serves as Chair of the corporation’s Communications, Descendant Issues and Finance/Investment committees and is a member of the Audit, Governance and Eyak Benefits Trust committees.
Rikki currently resides in Bettendorf, Iowa where she is employed as an IT Analyst for Eagle Integrated Services, an Army contractor at Rock Island Arsenal, IL. She is the daughter of original shareholder Sheryl (Hansen) Hartman and Prince William Sound commercial fisherman Rick Bray. Rikki is also the granddaughter of the late Irene Hansen and William “Billy” Hansen. She is married to Jacob Addy, a Major in the United States Army Reserve. They have two sons, Cameron and Colin.
Roxanne Dolfi
Secretary
Roxanne Dolfi is the Secretary of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. She also serves as Secretary on Eyak Development Corporation’s Board of Directors. Roxanne is a member of the Communications, Descendant Issues, Donations and Proxy committees. She also serves as Board liaison to the Shareholder Advisory Committee.
Roxanne was born and raised in Cordova. Her parents were Irene Hansen and William Hansen. Roxanne lives in Sutton, where she is the Manager of the Alpine Inn. She is also the Vice President of the Coal Miners Hall of Fame.
Jason Barnes
Director
Jason Barnes is a member of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors and serves on the corporation’s Communications, Donations, Land, and Proxy committees.
Jason lives in Cordova, Alaska. His parents were Terry and Alison Barnes.
Todd Lilleness
Director
Todd Lilleness is a member of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. He also serves as a director of Eyak Development Corporation and is Secretary of The Eyak Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Todd is Chair of the Audit Committee and serves on the corporation’s Compensation, Finance/Investment Committee, and Proxy committees.
Todd was born and resides in Seattle, Washington. He is a plumber for Seattle Public Schools. Todd’s parents are Donald Lilleness (deceased) and Elfreda Brizgaloff. His sister is Teresa Jones and his daughter is Serena Lilleness.
James McDaniel
Director
James McDaniel is a member of The Eyak Corporation’s Board of Directors. He also serves as the Vice Chair of the corporation’s Donations Committee and on the Finance/Investment, Governance, and Land committees. James previously served as President of The Eyak Foundation’s Board of Trustees.
James was born and raised in Cordova and is the son of Harold and Violet (Makarka) McDaniel. He was employed as a Power System Maintenance Operation Technician for Cordova Electric Cooperative, from 1981 until his retirement in 2011. James is married to Peggy Hottinger McDaniel and has three children, (Jennifer, Jacob, and Brittany), a fourth child who passed away in 1986 (Brandon), and six grandchildren.