Alaska Region Leadership

Jolene John, known as Arnaqulluk in Yugtun, serves as the Regional Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Alaska Regional Office. Previously, she contributed to Tribal Operations and Native Services from 2016-21. She returned to the BIA after a successful tenure as deputy administrator for the Alaska Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) within ...

Michelle Watchman serves as the Deputy Regional Director for Native Services at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Regional Office. In this position, Ms. Watchman oversees the agency programs and resources that exist to support the safety, financial security, and social health of Alaska Native Tribes and tribal communities. These programs include, among ot ...

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 (F ...