Our Mission Savaqatigiiksugut. Working together to provide high quality, culturally relevant health, social and tribal services.
Our Vision Healthy people, thriving communities.
Letter From Our President & Board Chair
It is our pleasure to share with you Maniilaq Association’s 2022 Annual Report. Maniilaq leadership, which includes the Maniilaq Board of Directors and Administration, looks back on 2022 as the year we began to return to “normal” following the COVID-19 pandemic. The interruption of programs and services by COVID affected our patients and communities. We see it in our workload data: patient encounters and related services decreased over a 2-year period for several reasons related to COVID. You may have struggled with getting a specialty appointment in the past 24 months. If you have an ongoing chronic condition, you may not have received the ideal number of visits to help you manage your health. You or your family may not be caught up on all your routine vaccinations. These services were likely affected by the COVID pandemic.
At the direction of our Board of Directors we are striving to get everyone caught up with their healthcare needs. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we began the work of returning to normal.
One other area that we focused more on in 2022 was Behavioral and Mental Health Disparities in the Maniilaq Service Area. These disparities, such as death by suicide or suicide ideation, substance use disorder (SUD), and an array of mental health conditions rose to a higher level of concern in 2022. Many may know that Maniilaq purchased the OTZ Building.
In 2022, we continued the work of renovating that space to make it suitable for Behavioral and Mental Health programs and services. Although the work to get the building ready for client-care was slowed down by the lack of an adequate workforce, we’re happy to report the renovations of the new facility continue and will be ready for service provision and enhancement soon. Addressing our Behavioral and Mental Health Disparities was a priority in 2022 and continues in 2023.
Thank you to all our staff who consistently make good things happen through their commitment and dedication to our people and communities. Thank you to our supporting Tribes, you give us direction through your representative to the Maniilaq Board. And finally, thank you to our external partners whether in-region or out, we cannot fulfill our Mission and Vision without you.
Eva Kinneeveauk Maniilaq Board Chair
Tim Gilbert President/CEO
Board of Directors
Eva Kinneeveauk Chair / Point Hope
Tanya Kirk At-Large / Noatak
Roselynn Custer Member / Ambler
Lorena Walker Vice-Chair / Kiana
Percy Ballot Member / Buckland
Nellie Griest Member / Shungnak
Bonita Barr Treasurer / Deering
Toni Raye Bergan Member / Kotzebue
Elsie Sampson Member / Kotzebue
Johnetta Horner Secretary / Kobuk
Isabelle Booth Member / Kivalina
Allen Ticket, Sr. Member / Selawik
Executive Leadership
Kandy Barlow Vice President of Health Services
Tim Gilbert President / CEO
Bree Swanson Social Services Administrator
Charlie Nelson Vice President / Tribal Government Services Administrator
Chad Sheldon Chief Information Officer
Dan Bain Chief Financial Officer
Angela Joule Human Resources Director
Robert Onders Medical Director
Kivalina
Point
Maniilaq Service Area
The Maniilaq Service Area encompasses a remote area of 39,000 square miles — about the size of the state of Indiana. Maniilaq Association represents twelve federally recognized tribes located in Northwest Alaska. The Association, which is Tribally-owned and operated, is the sole provider of health, social, and tribal government services for about 8,000 people in Northwest Alaska.
Maniilaq Association 2022 Annual Report
Tribal Governments
Board of Directors
Health Services
MHC Administration
• Health Information Services
• Patient Financial Services
○ Patient Travel
• Local Health Initiatives
• Accreditation & Quality Management
• Compliance
○ Social/Patient Advocacy Services
Facility Support Services
• Central Stores
○ Central Sterile Services
• Food Services
• Environmental Services
• Laundry
• Security
• Maintenance
• Safety
Community Health
• Community Health Aide Program
• Eye Care
• Women Infant Children
• Emergency Medical Services
• Public Health Nursing
• Office of Environmental Health
○ Injury Prevention
Nursing Services
• Inpatient Services
○ Utilization Review
○ Emergency Room
• Outpatient Services
○ Specialty Services
○ Case Management
• Cancer Care
• Diabetes
• Nutrition
• Infection Prevention/ Employee Health
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)
• Nurse Education
○ School of Nursing
Medical Services
• Medical Staff
• Radiology
• Pharmacy
• Laboratory
• Physical Therapy
• Dental
• Credentialing & Privileging
Utuqqanaat Inaat
• Long Term Care/Skilled Nursing
President/CEO
Social Services
Behavioral Health Services
• Maniilaq Counseling & Recovery Center
○ Outpatient Services & Behavioral Health Aides
○ Crisis Respite
○ Psychiatric Services
• Quality Assurance & Compliance
• Alcohol Safety Action Program (ASAP)
Prevention Services
• Rural Alcohol Prevention
• Alaska Native Education
• Putyuk Children’s Home
• Social Medicine
• Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation (TVR)
• Wellness
○ Tobacco Prevention
Senior & Disability Services
• Elder Services
○ Chore/Respite Services
• Elder Meals/Transportation
• Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
• HCB Waiver
○ Group Home Services
○ In-Home Supports
○ Respite
• Developmental Disabilities
Resource Connection (DDRC)
• Traumatic Acquired Brain Injury (TABI) Program
• Hardship Mitigation Project
Tribal Government Services
Tribal Services
• Administrative Services
• Realty Services
• Probates & Estate Services
• Natural Resource Advocacy
• Traditional Foods/Hunter Support
• Agriculture/Food Preservation
• Tribal Doctor
Tribal Assistance Programs
• Child Advocacy Center
• Family Services
• Family Crisis Center
• Indian Child Welfare
• Housing Improvement
Workforce Development Program
• Tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
• Employment & Training
○ Adult Vocational Training (AVT)
○ Child Care (CCDF)
○ Job Placement & Training
○ General/Burial and Emergency Assistance
○ Higher Education
○ Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)
Administration
O ce of the President
• Administration Services
•Capital Projects
• Legal
• Compliance
• Public Communication
Facilities Services
• Extended Facilities
• Vehicles/Repairs
• Village Clinic Maintenance
• Remote Maintenance
• Housing Services
• Accounting
• Benefits
• Risk & Contract Management
Human Resources
Information Technology
• EHR/RPMS/CERNER
• Network
• Telecommunication
• Bio-Med
Planning & Development Finance
Success Story
Marjorie Tuqummiq Hingsbergen was born and raised in Selawik, Alaska to mother Maureen Ticket. Marjorie is a recipient of the Paaraq Scholarship and the James Qigñak Wells Endowment, both funded through Maniilaq Association through the Workforce Development program.
On June 4, 2022, Marjorie graduated from Salish Kootenai College with an Associate of Science degree from the Elementary Education department. During her studies, Marjorie made the President’s List six times and made the Dean’s List once. Currently, she is working
toward a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education.
Marjorie’s dream is to help rural villages in Alaska by becoming a first-grade teacher in her hometown of Selawik or Noatak. She wants the students and young children from the smallest villages in Alaska to know that they can adventure out of Alaska for college. She wants them to know that it can be hard at first to leave their families, but when they see what Marjorie is doing, they will realize she was doing it for the young generation in Alaska and her family’s future.
Scholarship Deadlines
477 Tribal Higher Education Scholarship for Degree Programs
University/College Semester Deadlines: Before Midnight AST
Semester
Semester
Semester
Paaraq Scholarship and James Qigñak Wells Endowment for Degree Programs
University/College Semester Deadlines: Before Midnight AST
15th
15th
15th
15th
University/College Quarter Deadlines: Before Midnight AST
477 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) for Certi cate Programs
University/College Semester Deadlines: Before Midnight AST
Fall Semester Spring Semester Summer Semester August 15th January 15th June 15th
477 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) for Certi cate Programs & 477 Adult Vocational Training (AVT) for Certi cate Programs
Vocational Training Institutions Deadlines: Before Midnight AST Applications must be completed prior to the first day of training
In Memoriam Utuqqanaat Inaat Clients
Ida Smith
Daniel Henry, Sr.
Edna Bailey
Nina Ahkpuk
Financial Overview
Employee Awards & Recognition
Lawrence Custer
CHAP Rising Star from ANTHC
Ryan Kimoktoak
CHAP North Star Award from ANTHC
AHHA Healthcare Champion Awards, Healthcare Champion Front-Line Staff
Setting Star from ANTHC
Mary Willis
Dolly June Williams
Shelly Nordlum Daisy Award
Cyrus Harris, Chris Dankmeyer, and Team
This team includes Dr. Eric Johnson, Brian Himelbloom, Chris Sannito, Lorinda Lhotka, Val Kreil, Alex Whiting, and many others
2022 Alaska Food Hero Award From the Alaska Food Policy Council
Behavioral Health Services Supervisor Award from ANTHC
Ronto Roney
Prevention Services
Maniilaq Social Services established a new department in 2022, Prevention Services. The Prevention Services department consists of Social Medicine, Wellness Program, Putyuk Children’s Home, and Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation. Housing those programs under the Prevention Services department will align services across the association and be better equipped to serve the community.
Health Fairs
Maniilaq Association began providing community health fairs throughout the service area in 2022. Services included prevention services such as checking blood pressure, HbA1C, and cholesterol levels to find patients who may have put off regular preventative screening or needing primary care. Also included were demos for healthy eating, Medicaid and WIC sign up, smoking cessation, and colon cancer information. The purpose of the health fairs is to bring people back in to the healthcare system after the pandemic, promote a healthy lifestyle, and provide health accessibility to village residents.
A Commitment to Quality - Hospital Recognition
In 2022, Maniilaq Health Center continued efforts to provide the highest-quality care to residents in our service area. Maniilaq Health Center was top in reporting and decreased readmissions across Alaska due to our quality, inpatient case management team and had the lowest infection rates for hospital acquired infections in the state of Alaska. Maniilaq earned four Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badges from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
Maniilaq Association 2022 Annual Report
