Rex Allen Rock Sr. serves as president and chief executive officer of ASRC and on Arctic Slope Regional Corporation’s board of directors, holding the director seat for Point Hope. Point Hope is located on the western coast of the Arctic Slope region and is the longest continually inhabited area in North America.
Rex is a tribal citizen of the Native Village of Point Hope and the Iñupiat Community of the Arctic Slope as well as a shareholder of ASRC and Tikigaq Corporation, the Alaska Native village corporation for Point Hope. His Iñupiaq name is Kakianaaq.
Rex has served on the ASRC board of directors for over 30 years and also served as chairman from 2004 to 2010. As president and chief executive officer, Rex oversees all aspects of ASRC’s business operations. In this role, he helps to foster a productive relationship with the board of directors and the corporation’s more than 14,000 Iñupiaq shareholders.
Rex previously served as president and CEO of Tikigaq Corporation and was responsible for the overall strategic guidance and vision for the village corporation. Under his leadership, the corporation started an educational scholarship program for youth to assist current and future generations.
Rex has served his hometown in many capacities, including as whaling captain of the Rock Crew, president of the Point Hope Whaling Association and head coach for the Tikigaq High School boys’ varsity basketball team for more than 20 years. During that time, his team won four state championships. He was elected Coach of the Year numerous times by his peers for his tireless dedication to Point Hope’s basketball program. Rock was inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame in August 2015.
He currently serves on the St. Thomas Episcopal Church Council and as president of the Tikigaq School Advisory Council.
Rex graduated from Tikigaq High School and went on to attend college at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He has been married to his wife Ramona for over 40 years. They have four children and five grandchildren.