On April 21, 2023 the Alaska Tribal Administrators Association (ATAA) and the Board of
Directors announced the 2022 Tribal Administrator of the Year, Donna Katchatag, for her years of exemplary dedication to the Chinik Eskimo Community of Golovin, Alaska.
The Alaska Tribal Administrators Association established the Tribal Administrator of the Year in 2018 to recognize one outstanding individual each year for exceptional services of
Tribal Administrators, Tribal Coordinators, General Managers and Executive Directors of Alaska’s 229 recognized Tribal governments.
Donna Katchatag’s community and her peers recognize her honesty, perseverance, hard work, and determination in partnering with local, regional, and national agencies for the benefit of those who live and work in the Chinik Eskimo Community service area of Golovin. She is recognized for her tireless efforts for her community during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Typhoon Merbok, which caused the community to lose one-third of its homes and all winter food supplies.
Additionally, Donna Katchatag will be featured in the upcoming and third video from ATAA, I am a Tribal Administrator. ATAA is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established in 2013 to support Alaska’s Tribal Administrators in the development and sustainability of strong and effective tribal administration. ATAA’s mission is to develop a collaborative atmosphere of knowledge sharing and professional support among Alaska’s Tribal administrative professionals; and to promote effective tribal administration resulting in greater self-governance, community sustainability, and leadership.
