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Nancy Andrew

Interim Rural Program Operations Director

 

Nancy Qutacungaq Andrew is a lifelong Alaskan Yupik originally from St. Mary’s, Alaska. In February, 2024, she joined Camp Fire as Rural Program Coordinator and was later appointed as Interim Rural Operations Director in August of the same year. Nancy graduated from the University of Alaska Anchorage with a bachelor’s degree in Human Services with an emphasis in Diversity and a certificate in Conflict Resolution.

Her experience extends in both the non- and for-profit sectors in accounting, workforce employment and training, property management, business development, and government contracting.

Nancy is excited to be a part of Camp Fire Alaska's team and looks forward to fostering youth growth and development, and building socio-economic success. In her personal time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, subsistence fishing and gathering, hiking, camping, and exploring near and far.

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)