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Dominic Young

Senior Site Director, Alpenglow

 

Dom Young brings more than 10 years of experience working with youth in classroom and outdoor recreation settings, including six total years with Camp Fire Alaska across two separate stints. He began with Camp Fire Alaska in 2019, supporting youth and families through COVID-19 emergency services before serving as an Anchorage School District substitute teacher and behavior specialist. After working with ASD he moved to the Division of Oil and Gas at the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Dom realized his true calling was working directly with young people rather than behind a desk. He is passionate about creating safe, welcoming environments where children feel supported, respected, confident, and encouraged to explore their strengths. Dom’s approach is shaped by his own childhood in Driftwood Bay and near Eagle River, where he built forts, played in the woods, and developed a lifelong love of adventure and discovery. Through patience, humor, reliability, and genuine connection, Dom helps Camp Fire Alaska youth build friendships, confidence, and skills for a bright future.

The Camp Fire Alaska main office operates on the ancestral land of the Dena’ina people. Camp Fire Alaska runs programing on the lands of the Athabascan, Yup’ik, Chup’ik, Sougpiaq, and Inupiaq peoples. We value and thank them for their current and historic commitment to and protection of this land. We pledge to assist, in partnership, in the environmental stewardship of these lands. We strive to learn more about the history of the Native peoples of Alaska and the historic trauma they have suffered. We commit to being an active ally through activities, actions, and organizational decisions and practices. We understand that this is a dynamic process through which our Land Acknowledgement practices, and statement will evolve as we receive feedback from tribal partners and acquire a deeper understanding of and from the Native peoples of Alaska..  (v2)