Karen Caindec, Tlingit

Chairman, 2022 – present
Director, 2004-present
Ms. Karen Caindec was born in Anchorage and raised in Eagle River, Valdez, and Seward, Alaska. She is a Tlingit and Haida Tribal member and a Cook Inlet Region, Inc. shareholder. As a recipient of The CIRI Foundation scholarship, Ms. Caindec earned a degree in international business from Georgetown University. She serves as chairman of the Southcentral Foundation Board of Directors, is a member of the executive, audit, and compensation committees, and is involved with the SCF Learning Institute. Ms. Caindec serves as a director for the Alaska Native Medical Center Joint Operating Board and is chair of the Policy Committee. In 2014, she was awarded the National Indian Health Board Regional Impact Award in recognition of her essential work with American Indian/Alaska Native health research.