Mary Ellen Ahmaogak serves as corporate secretary on Arctic Slope Regional Corporation’s board of directors, holding an at-large director seat.
Mary Ellen is a tribal citizen of the Village of Wainwright and the Iñupiat Community of the Arctic Slope as well as a shareholder of ASRC and the Olgoonik Corporation, the Alaska Native village corporation for Wainwright. Her Iñupiaq name is Qarigiuluk.
Mary Ellen also serves as ASRC’s vice president of Stock. In this role, she oversees the Stock Department and supports shareholders with all stock-related needs.
She previously worked for Olgoonik Corporation and served as corporate secretary on its board of directors. She is a former Olgoonik Presbyterian Church session member, Wainwright Search & Rescue team member and an Iḷisaġvik College trustee.
Mary Ellen is a member of the Utuqqagmiut dance group and the Iceberg 14 whaling crew. She graduated from Alak School in Wainwright and currently resides in Utqiaġvik. She has four children and nine grandchildren.