TCC's education services

TCC Education Council Members

• Curtis Sommer, Chairperson  -Tanana
• Josie Dayton, Vice Chairperson - Koyukuk
• Rebecca Fisher, Secretary-Treasurer - Beaver
• Tamara Roberts, Member - Nikolai
• Nathan Elswick, Member - Anvik
• Patricia Young, Member – Tok
• Shelby Fisher-Salmon, Student Representative - Beaver

IATC Council Members

• Orville Huntington, Chairperson – Huslia
• Robert Lee Demit, Vice Chairperson – Northway
• Donna Thomas, Secretary-Treasurer – Fort Yukon
• Vera Weiser, Member – Minto
• Michael Ambrose, Member – Kaltag
• William Painter, Member – Grayling
• Sharon Gurtler-Strick, Member - McGrath

Tanana Chiefs Conference’s Education Department supports the mission of our consortium of Interior Alaska tribes by promoting educational opportunities that advance the lives of our enrolled and at-large tribal members and their descendents.

Through the direction provided by our regional Education and Interior Athabascan Tribal College Councils, our education staff assists tribal members and communities in pursuing educational experiences that strengthen their skills, talents and abilities to create the life they envision for themselves and our Interior tribes.

TCC’s Education Department assists eligible Alaska Native tribal members and their descendents whose services are administered by TCC, in pursuing educational and professional opportunities that lead to academic success, graduation and secure employment.

Many of the tribes within the TCC region administer their own educational services through their self-governance status. If a tribe is not listed in the educational services administered by TCC, then please refer to our Self-Governance webpage for further information on the governance status held by each tribe. You may also contact our Education Department if you need clarification about the individual tribes that we assist.

Higher Education

For the 2012-13 academic year, TCC provides funding consideration to Higher Education students from:

• Huslia
• Minto
• Nenana
• Rampart
• Tetlin
• At Large Shareholders of Doyon, Limited

Adult Vocational Training (AVT)

Applications and required documents for Higher Education and Adult Vocational Training applicants must be submitted to Tanana Chiefs by the following dates:

Higher Education and AVT Scholarship application for students:

2012-2013 Application

Adult Basic Education

Johnson O’Malley Program

Through annual individual agreements, Tanana Chiefs Education Department works with various tribal entities to deliver their Johnson-O’Malley (JOM) Programs. For the 2011-12 year, Tanana Chiefs is working with Dot Lake, Eagle, Healy Lake, Holy Cross, Minto and Nenana.

The purpose of the JOM program is to provide supplementary financial assistance to meet the unique and specialized educational needs of Alaska Native and American Indian children. To assure parent participation and control, the JOM Act requires an active and involved Parent/Indian Education Committee and a completed Education Plan to guide the program. The TCC Education Department works collaboratively with our tribes and their established parent committee to jointly develop and delivery their JOM program.

Interior Athabascan Tribal College

Tanana Chiefs continues to explore and work towards establishing, accrediting and delivering responsive educational opportunities through the Interior Athabascan Tribal College.

For additional information or assistance, contact: