BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:346@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20230308T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20230308T130000 DTSTAMP:20231231T070716Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/2023-womens-day/ SUMMARY:International Women's Day: Women's Role in the Future of Alaska | D iane Kaplan and Gloria O'Neill DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate International Women's Day with AKWorld as we are joined by two female leaders in the state as they discuss what helps wome n succeed and the role of women in helping build the future of Alaska.\n\n \n\nAbout the speakers:\n\n\nServing as President and Chief Executive Offi cer for Cook Inlet Tribal Council (CITC) since 1998\, Gloria O’Neill ha s led the organization’s growth in becoming one of the most significant service providers in Alaska and the nation.\n\nThrough rigorous attention to community-based results\, Ms. O’Neill has established CITC’s nati onal reputation as a leading innovator of replicable and effective service models for education\, workforce development\, family preservation\, and substance dependency. Through her role at CITC\, Ms. O’Neill has been a strong advocate for youth and the advancement of all Native people.\n\n CITC provides approximately 50 essential programs serving more than 10\,00 0 Alaska Native and American Indian people each year. In 2016\, CITC inco rporated the Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC) into its programming\; i n 2017\, established the Clare Swan Early Head Start Center\, which provi des year-round childcare and Early Head Start programming to working fami lies\, along with the community’s first Yup’ik Immersion Language clas ses for toddlers. In 2020\, Get Out The Native Vote (GOTNV) was establish ed as a CITC affiliate.\n\nThrough its for-profit subsidiary\, CITC Enterp rises Inc. (CEI)\, CITC established a new model of sustainability for its programs and services. Under Ms. O’Neill’s leadership\, CEI founded  the first indigenous video game company\, Upper One Games\, LLC\, and in N ovember 2014\, launched the first-of-its-kind puzzle-platform video game “Never Alone (Kisima Inŋitchuŋa)” with global acclaim. In 2020\, CE I and Ninilchik Traditional Council formed Tuyan\, LLC\, for subsidiary b usiness. In her role of President and CEO of CEI\, Ms. O’Neill also ser ves as Executive Chair and Board member of partnering agency E-Line Ventur es\, LLC. CITC is now a 30 percent shareholder of E-Line.\n\nMs. O’Neil l served on the University of Alaska Board of Regents from 2012 – 2020 a nd is a director for the Alaska Native Justice Center (ANJC) and the Alas ka Federation of Natives (AFN) boards. She is also a Fellow of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Children and Family Fellowship Program. In additi on\, Ms. O’Neill serves as Chair for the National Alyce Spotted Bear an d Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children.\n\nMs. O’Neill earned h er Master of Business Administration degree from Alaska Pacific Universit y\, and received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology\, with a minor in Busin ess Administration from the University of Alaska Anchorage.\n\nOriginally from Soldotna\, Ms. O’Neill is of Yup’ik\, Sámi and Irish descent. S he is married to Roger Phillips and has two stepsons\, Owen and Hunter Ph illips\, and a daughter\, Ravynn Nothstine.\n\n\n\nDiane Kaplan is a phi lanthropy leader and previously served as president and chief executive of ficer of Rasmuson Foundation\, based in Anchorage\, Alaska. She served as the first employee and administrator of the Foundation for six years prior to assuming the presidency in 2001.\n\nBefore joining the Foundation\, Ka plan provided consulting services for philanthropic organizations\, Native corporations and tribes\, and broadcast nonprofit organizations. Prior to that\, she served as chief executive officer of Alaska’s 28-station pub lic radio network.\n\nKaplan earned a degree in communications and women ’s studies from the University of Pennsylvania\, graduating summa cum la ude.\n\nKaplan is a member of the boards of the International Foundation f or Research in Experimental Economics\, The Alaska Community Foundation\, United States Artists and The Foraker Group. She serves on the President ’s Council of the ArtPlace national funding collaborative. She is also a member of the Philanthropy Northwest Honorary Council and the Anchorage R otary Club.\n\nKaplan’s community contributions have been recognized by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Athena Society\, Alaska Public Radio Net work\, Alaska Broadcasters Association\, and YWCA. In 2013\, Kaplan receiv ed the First Alaskans Institute Ted Stevens Award. She was named the Counc il on Foundations Distinguished Grantmaker of the Year in 2007 and in 2006 received the Alaska Federation of Natives’ prestigious Denali Award whi ch recognizes a non-Native individual who has contributed to the growth an d development of the Alaska Native community’s culture\, economy and hea lth. She was recognized with the National Organization of Black Elected Le gislative Women (N.O.B.E.L. Women) Shining Star Award in 2010.\n\n\n\nProg ram details:\n\n Check-in will begin at 11:15am with seating available on a first-come first-serve basis. The program will begin at 12:00pm.\n Tho se with online reservations do not need to present ticket confirmation at the door\, we will have all confirmed attendees on a list at check-in.\n Lunch at this program will be available for individual order and purchase from Bear Tooth. If you wish to do so\, plan on arriving early to ensure y ou receive your meal by the end of the program.\n Students receive free a dmission and pizza buffet thanks to support from ConocoPhillips! Please be prepared to show your student ID upon check-in.\n Online registration cl oses at 6:00 pm on March 7. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door the next day\, unless the program is sold out. Contact programs@alask aworldaffairs.org with any questions.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2023/02/Untitled-design-6.png CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Bear Tooth Theatre\, 1230 W 27th Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99503\, Un ited States GEO:61.19592979999999;-149.90727500000003 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=1230 W 27th Ave\, Anchorage \, AK\, 99503\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Bear Tooth Theatr e:geo:61.19592979999999,-149.90727500000003 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR