Board of Directors

Dawn Dinwoodie, Anchorage, AK
President
dawnd@gci.net
Dawn Dinwoodie is the president of the Doyon Foundation board of directors. Her parents are Margaret R. Dinwoodie and Daniel H. Dinwoodie of Fairbanks. Her grandparents are Walter and Pauline John of Stevens Village and Alena “Nina” Dinwoodie of Montana/New Jersey, and William “Denny” Dinwoodie of Scotland. She previously served as a Doyon, Limited board member from 1994 to 2003 and served as an Alaska Federation of Natives board member. She has more than 15 years of experience in communications, community relations, event planning and development with non-profits, tribes and corporations. Her vocation has been to work with and for Native people to strengthen and promote Native culture. She works as a communications consultant and event planner on projects and causes that she believes in.

In addition to the Doyon Foundation, her current volunteer projects include the Anchorage Montessori Preschool, and volunteering in the schools for Alaska Native Heritage Month. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She was selected as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Alaskans in 2000, sponsored by the Journal of Commerce and Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. Her term ends in 2009.



Jennifer Maguire, Member Jennifer Maguire, Fairbanks, AK
Secretary/Treasurer
jennifermaguire@hotmail.com
Ms. Maguire, a Koyukon Athabascan and Inupiaq Eskimo, serves as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Doyon Foundation Board of Directors and also chairs the Communications/Development board committee. She is employed as an Administrative Manager/HR Consultant for KMD Services & Consulting in Anchorage, Alaska. Jennifer is a graduate of the Doyon Management Training program and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Her term ends in 2008.


Edward Hebert Edward Hebert, Anchorage, AK
Member
ehebert@alutiiq.com
Eddie was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. His great-grandparents are the late Oliver and Olga Amouak from Unalakleet, grandparents are Joseph Cornell and the late Pauline Cornell from Tanana, and parents are the late Henry Herbert from Rhode Island and Cora Hebert from Tanana. He is married to Kari, and his children are Lacy Anderson, son Kai, and stepdaughter Kiana. Eddie received his bachelor's of business administration in May 2003 from the University of Alaska Anchorage. His term ends in 2009. 


Esther Combs Esther Combs, Anchorage, AK
Member
ecombs1@gci.net
Esther Combs is of Athabascan Indian and Inupiat heritage. Her mother and father are the late Lillian Marion Marcell of Shageluk and Edward Anagin Barge of St. Michaels. She is married to Allen and they have a daughter and two grandsons. She has 25 years of experience in tribal nonprofit management, and currently works for Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. Esther received her bachelor’s degree from Alaska Pacific University and her master’s degree in 2003 from University of Alaska Fairbanks. The Doyon Foundation membership voted to have Esther fill the seat vacated by Sarah Sherry in March 2007. Her term expires October 2010.


Victor Nicholas, Member Victor Nicholas, Nulato, AK
Member
Victor lives in Nulato, Alaska, where he is a commercial pilot and owner of a general merchandise/grocery store. In addition to Doyon Foundation, Nicholas is also a board member for Doyon, Limited, Doyon Communications, Inc. and Doyon Properties, Inc. He serves on the Doyon, Limited investment and shareholder relations committees, and is a member of the Nulato Traditional Council. His Doyon Foundation term expires in 2010.