Below is a recap of the 2026 BBNC Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Career Fair. Thank you to everyone who joined us in person or tuned in to watch or listen!

BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED FOR THREE-YEAR TERMS:
Wassiliisia (DeeDee) R. Bennis, Anchorage, AK
Russell S. Nelson, Dillingham, AK
Eric Shade, Dillingham, AK
Raina Thiele, Anchorage, AK

BBNC thanks outgoing board members Joseph L. Chythlook and Greta L. Goto for their many years of dedicated service to BBNC, our shareholders, and the Bristol Bay region.

SHAREHOLDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS:
BBNC Elder of the Year: Virginia Aleck, Chignik Lake, AK
BBNC Citizen of the Year: Iqugpak Lorrine Nanalook, Anchorage, AK
Marie Paul Student of the Year: Savannah Shanigan, Wasilla, AK
BBNC Small Business of the Year: Patsy Shaha, Anchorage, AK

EARLY BIRD PRIZE WINNERS:
$3,500 – Robert A. Cockrell, Naknek, AK
$2,500 – Flora Etuckmelra, Manokotak, AK
$1,500 – Stacey Jolly, Shaker Heights, OH
$500 – Esther T. Jeffery, Barrow, AK
$500 – Wassillie Chunak, Jr., New Stuyahok, AK
$500 – Charlene K. Roehl, Anchorage, AK
$500 – Betty N. Nelson, Big Lake, AK
$500 – Anthony A. Larson, Davenport, IA
$500 – Danalee R. Phillips, Perryville, AK
$500 – Michelle T. Cummings, Fairbanks, AK
$500 – Tatiana R. McCormick, Dillingham, AK
$500 – Deborah M. Valladolid, Anchorage, AK
$500 – Juan Tafolla Yanez, Anchorage, AK

ONLINE VOTING PRIZE WINNERS:
$3,500 – Helen N. Kalmakoff, Anchorage, AK
$2,500 – Laurie D. Weiland, Forest Knolls, CA
$1,500 – Mercedes M. Monroe, Anchorage, AK
$500 – Kody E. H. Abyo, Anchorage, AK
$500 – Phyllis A. Carlson, Juneau, AK
$500 – Kristen I. Stevens, Anchorage, AK
$500 – Margaret L. Gardiner, Dillingham, AK
$500 – Elizabeth L. Chiklak, Dillingham, AK
$500 – Irene Fleury, Palmer, AK
$500 – Theron L. Paul, Anchorage, AK
$500 – Macaelin D. Flensburg, Dillingham, AK
$500 – Anecia Ouya, Goodnews Bay, AK
$500 – Logan E. Karasti, Anchorage, AK

ANNUAL MEETING PRIZE WINNERS:
$2,500 – Allen R. Black, Anchorage, AK
$2,000 – Evelyn N. D. Larson, Dillingham, AK
$1,500 – Marilou E. Holstrom, Naknek, AK
$500 – Erika D. Salmon-Anelon, Igiugig, AK
$500 – Sarita M. Beams, Louisville, KY
$500 – Charlene M. Arkanakyak, Dillingham, AK
$500 – Robert M. Wassily, Clarks Point, AK
$500 – Talon P. Sorensen, Wilmington, NC
$500 – Stacy M. Hannon, Arlington, TX
$500 – Joshua R. Kitchens, Anchorage, AK
$500 – Wanda E. Pickett, Anchorage, AK
$500 – Bill W. Holcomb, Grand Rapids, MN
$500 – Bryce P. D. Frost, Anchorage, AK

WEBCAST WINNERS:
$100 – Breanna Abyo, Anchorage, AK
$100 – Lydia Doherty, Fairbanks, AK
$100 – Jeremy Mayer, Anchorage, AK

CAREER FAIR RAFFLE WINNERS:
$250 Amazon gift card – Anishia Elbie, South Naknek, AK
$50 gift card – Judy Ivanoff, Naknek, AK
BBNC Backpack – Vera Backford, Anchorage, AK

BRISTOL BAY FOUNDATION RAFFLE PRIZE WINNERS:
Pack Your Bags for Paradise Package – David Burkhardt, Dillingham, AK
Bristol Bay Family Flyaway Package – Ingrid Hansen, Olympia, WA
Fly Away with Us – Liz Skonberg, Kodiak, AK
Fuel Up Bristol Bay – Evelyn McClain, Naknek, AK
Feed Your Family, Care for Your People – Dot Flanders, Sequim, WA