ANA HOFFMAN

“I didn’t know what I would be doing when I was young. I always knew I’d come back to Bethel. I felt passionately about that. This, I didn’t anticipate. As a high school student, I was involved in AFN (Alaska Federation of Natives) youth, and so it was something that I really cared about and enjoyed, and it was an arena I felt comfortable in. So, I liked it, but I didn’t necessarily see my path going this way. But it fits. I really believe that everybody is a role model to somebody, and when you realize that, what you decide to model is up to you.” —Ana Hoffman Cungassaq, is Yupik from Bethel, Alaska. She is President/CEO of the Bethel Native Corporation and also serves on the Alaska Federation of Natives Board of Directors.