Leadership Profile:Mr. Lynn Polacca – Trust Services

Biography

The Deputy Regional Director of Trust Services serves as the designated official for maintaining and discharging the Trust responsibility of the Secretary of the Interior for all individually allotted lands issued under the 1906 Alaska Native Allotment Act and the 1926 Alaska Native Townsite Act. The position works closely with the Fiduciary Trust Officer (FTO) from the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA) formally known as the Office of Special Trustee (OST) to administer trust asset management activities within the region. The Deputy Regional Director of Trust Services also works closely with tribal governments and tribal organizations to provide long-range program planning, budgeting, management and technical and administrative supervision of Trust offices. The position is also responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Trust offices, which include the Land Title and Records Office (LTRO), Natural Resources, Probate, Realty, Rights Protection, DECRM, Archeology, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Department, and Subsistence.