Administration
Irene Catalone, Chief Executive Officer

Irene Catalone is the CEO and was hired by the Board of Commissioners in November 2008. Prior to being hired as IRHA's Chief Executive Officer, Mrs. Catalone worked for the State of Alaska in the Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development. She also served on the Executive Board of Tanana Chiefs Conference, the Board of Directors of the Deloycheet Corporation of Holy Cross and as Executive Director of Dena Aka, Inc. She has traveled and worked with both city governments and tribal governments throughout the State of Alaska.

Vacant
Executive Administrative Assistant
 Yvonne Mayo
Travel Specialist
Eastern Tribe Cherokee
ymayo@irha.org
Christine Cooper
Receptionist
Village - Galena
ccooper@irha.org
    

Finance
Eli James
Chief Financial Officer
Fairbanks
ejames@irha.org		 Lavern Huntington
Controller
Village - Koyukuk
Huntingtonl@irha.org
Janet Carroll
Accounting Specialist
Village - Ft. Yukon
jcarroll@irha.org		 Eric Fitzgerald
Procurement & Contract Compliance Officer
Village - Navajo Nation
efitzgerald@irha.org
Vanessa Cruger
Human Resource Generalist
Village - Galena
vcruger@irha.org
 

 

Housing

Tiffany Sweetsir
Planning & Business Development Manager
Village - Galena
tiffany@irha.org

 Jana George
Community Planning Coordinator
Village - Nulato
jgeorge@irha.org
Elizabeth (Betty) Huntington
Housing Manager
Village - Ruby
bhuntington@irha.org		 Vera Lestenkof
Planning Specialist
Village - Koyukuk
vlestenkof@irha.org
Denise Callahan
Housing Program Assistant
Village - Galena
dcallahan@irha.org		    

Construction
Jorge Simmons
Construction Office Manager
Village - Tok
jsimmons@irha.org		 Paul Snow
Construction Coordinator
Village - McGrath
psnow@irha.org
Debra Lasiter
Construction Personnel Assistant
Village - Rampart
dlasiter@irha.org		 Jennifer Maguire
Grants Coordinator
Village - Allakaket
jmaguire@irha.org
Steve Minnema
Electrical Administrator
Village - Nenana
sminnema@irha.org		 Gabe Dayton
Mechanical Administrator
Village - Koyukuk
gdayton@irha.org

Energy & Weatherization
Kimberly Carlo
E & W Administrator
Village - Ft. Yukon
kcarlo@irha.org		 Richard Standish
Weatherization Assessor
Village -Eagle
rstandish@irha.org
Angela Rutman
Weatherization Administrative Assistant
Village - Galena
arutman@irha.org		 Chris Gutierrez
Weatherization Assessor
California
cgutierrez@irha.org

Warehouse
Nathan McGuire
Supply Coordinator
Village - Tanana
nmcguire@irha.org		 Jesse McGuire
Tools
Village - Tanana
jmcguire@irha.org
Photos by: Ronn Murray Photography

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