Glen Edwin Solomon serves as second vice president on Arctic Slope Regional Corporation’s board of directors, holding the director seat for Kaktovik. Kaktovik sits on the coast of the Beaufort Sea and is the only community located within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Glen is a tribal citizen of the Native Village of Kaktovik and the Iñupiat Community of the Arctic Slope. Glen is a shareholder of ASRC; Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation, the Alaska Native village corporation for Kaktovik; Olgoonik Corporation, the Alaska Native corporation for Wainwright; and Tikigaq Corporation, the Alaska Native village corporation for Point Hope. His Iñupiaq name is Katuak.
Glen also currently serves on the Arctic Education Foundation board and is a former member of the Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation board. Glen worked as a public works mechanic helper and heavy equipment operator.
Glen received an Industrial Mechanic I Certificate, Tires and Wheels and Service Oiler, from Iḷisaġvik College, and graduated from Kaveolook High School in Kaktovik.
Glen resides in Kaktovik and spends his free time on the land and water. Alongside his wife, Alicia, he is the whaling captain of the Silver Star Crew in Kaktovik. He also enjoys berry picking, hunting in the mountains and spending time with family. He and Alicia have four children.