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Our Team
The Alutiiq Museum's professional staff includes administrators, archaeologists, educators, language specialists, museum professionals, and technicians. In addition to nine permanent positions, the museum funds temporary positions with grants, hosts interns, and maintains a large corps of Volunteers.
Staff Members
Sven Haakanson
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Sven D. Haakanson, Jr., Ph.D.
Executive Director Sven joined the Alutiiq Museum staff as Executive Director in 2000 after completing his Ph.D. in Anthropology at Harvard University. He is the museum's lead spokesperson and fundraiser. He works with the Alutiiq Heritage Foundation board to enhance charitable giving, increase collaboration with Kodiak's Alutiiq villages, manage the museum staff, and represent the museum at public functions and professional meetings. For his outstanding work at the Alutiiq Museum, Sven was awarded a 2007 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. 486-7004, x 27. |
 Amy Steffian |
Amy F. Steffian Deputy Director
Amy assists with the museum's administrative and academic functions. She supervises exhibit production and collections care projects, assists with archaeological field work, develops museum publications, designs educational programs, writes grants and maintains the museum's website. Please contract Amy with project proposals or for assistance with this website. Amy is a registered professional archaeologist (RPA). 907-321-5633 |
Katie St. John
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Katie St. John Museum Manager
Katie is the museum's financial officer. She oversees business operations, manages the museum's human resources program and facilities, administers grants, coordinates Alutiiq Heritage Foundation Board meetings, and leads special initiatives. Please contact Katie for financial or facilities information, with correspondence for the Alutiiq Heritage Foundation Board of Directors, or with questions about a museum grant, 486-7004, x 28 |
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Museum Store Manager
Marya oversees the Alutiiq Museum store,
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working to promote artists, develop merchandise inspired by the museum's collections, and create museum store events. In addition, she greets visitors, staffs our front desk, and answers the phone. You can contact Marya with questions about museum hours, events, merchandise, or consigning your work with the store at the museum's main number, 486-7004.
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 April Laktonen Counceller |
April Laktonen Counceller
April develops educational programs and materials on the Alutiiq language. She oversees the Museum's language learning programs and works to enhance knowledge and documentation of the Alutiiq language. Contact April if you have an Alutiiq language question, or would like to learn more about Alutiiq language resources or educational programs. 486-7004, x 29. |
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Public Outreach Coordinator
Danielle develops educational materials and programs to support the museum’s exhibitions, publications, research activities, and language initiatives. She works with staff members to coordinate presentations, museum tours, requests for information, events, and outreach opportunities, and she works on museum marketing. Contact Danielle if you would like to reserve one of the museum's traveling educational boxes, schedule a group visit to the museum, organize an event in our gallery or with our staff, or sponsor a museum event. 486-7004, x 22. |
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Patrick Saltonstall
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Patrick G. Saltonstall Curator
Patrick is the museum's lead researcher, managing archaeological surveys and excavations for the museum - both scholarly and contractual. In addition, he participates in collections documentation, assists researchers in accessing the collections, leads our volunteer Collections Advisory Committee, and participates in educational outreach. Please contact Patrick for appointments to work with collections, to access collections information, and for assistance with questions about Alutiiq heritage. He can also provide information on fieldwork opportunities and contract archaeology services. Patrick is a registered professional archaeologist (RPA). 486-7004, x 23 |
 Marnie Leist |
Marnie Leist Registrar Marnie oversees the care of the museum's collections, leading documentation and organization projects, and maintaining the records associated with each donation and loan. She also develops the museum’s electronic collections database, organizes the storage of objects in the museum care, and assists with exhibitions and research. Please contact Marnie with questions about our collections storage services, to make a donation or a loan, or to request a loan from our collection. 486-7004, x 24 |
Jill Lipka
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Jill Lipka
Exhibits Coordinator
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Jill oversees the museum's exhibits program. She designs, fabricates, and installs in house exhibits, books and installs traveling shows, and creates materials for display in the Kodiak community. Jill also assists the curatorial staff with archaeological fieldwork and collections care projects. Please contact Jill about showing your artwork or exhibit at the museum, booking one of our traveling shows, or to learn more about an upcoming exhibit. 486-7004, x 25 |
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