Roy Huhndorf

Roy Huhndorf is Yup'ik and was born in 1940 in Nulato, Alaska on the Yukon River. He moved to Anchorage in 1955 and made it his permanent home. He has a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Alaska. He was the statewide administrator for the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) from 1972 to 1975, and president of the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation (CIRI) from 1975 to 1996. He was a member of the CIRI Board of Directors from 1972 to 1998, and has again been a Board member from 2002 to present. He has also been a director of organizations such as the Alaska Federation of Natives, where he served as co-chair, the Anchorage and Alaska State Chambers of Commerce, United Way of Anchorage and the University of Alaska Board of Regents (1983-1991). Roy Huhndorf currently serves as a director of Southcentral Foundation and the Alaska Native Medical Center Joint Operating Board. Also in retirement, he has done management consulting and government relations services for non-profit organizations through his business R.M. Huhndorf & Company.