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2006 Annual Performance Report
(Click here to see this report 264kb .pdf)


Energy and Infrastructure Department
The IRHA Energy and Infrastructure Department consists of the Energy Manager (Tiffany Simmons) and the Energy and Infrastructure Business Liaison (Joy Shockley). Our mission is to reduce energy costs and promote locally-driven infrastructure success in our region.

We will approach community energy and infrastructure needs with a three-fold approach focusing on communication, construction, and planning. Communication is key to successful community projects. Successful communication leads to community ownership and project follow-up. High-quality construction design and maintenance leads to reduced costs and a longer project life span. Lastly, we will address the lack of comprehensive community plans. This will be done through training and workshops where necessary and by bringing community entities together to find innovative solutions. Successful community plans lead to self-determined futures and ownership of project results. Our long-term goals are to substantially reduce energy costs in villages and help make community projects more successful and community driven.

Please contact us at (907) 452-8315, extensions 122 or 160. Or email us at jshockley@irha.org and tiffany@irha.org.

New Personnel at IRHA

Vanessa Cruger - Human Resources Generalist
LaVern Huntington - Controller
Licon, Angela - Receptionist
Shockely, Joy - Energy and Infrastructure Business Liaison

IRHA Newsletters:

• October 2007 (2.4mb pdf)
• July 2007 (.5mb pdf)
• March 2007 (1mb pdf)
• December 2006 (4.8mb pdf)
• July 2006 (4.3mb pdf)
• April 2006 (2.3mb pdf)
• December 2005 (988k pdf)
• September 2005 (813k pdf)

• National American Indian Housing Council/NAHASDA homepage
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
• Alaska Office of Native American Programs
• Tanana Chiefs, Inc
• Housing Assistance Council
• Association of Alaska Housing Authorities