TCF Scholarship Recipient- Vanessa Standard
Story and Photo by: Vanessa Standard (2017)
Dear TCF-
Thank you so much for the generous vocational grant that you awarded me. I was able to graduate with my yoga teacher training certification. I am now working with others – teaching them the healing […]
TCF Scholarship Recipient- Ashlee Rowland “Now I am Certified!”
Story and Photo by: Ashlee Rowland (2017)
As of October I graduated from my vigorous 800 hour nutrition certification program. I learned so much during the program and would now love to get plugged into the native community or just the Alaskan community in […]
TCF Scholarship Recipient- Tammy Ashley, “My Academic Success”
My name is Tammy Tuttle Ashley, daughter to Terry and Delores Tuttle. I am an original CIRI shareholder born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. My Grandmother Alma (Foster) McCormick and Mother were born […]
TCF Scholarship Recipient- Raina Thiele
I was born and raised in various parts of the great state of Alaska. My mom (Dena’ina Athabascan) is from Lake Iliamna and my dad (Yup’ik and German) is from Alexander Creek near Mt. Susitna. From a young age, I knew that […]
TCF Scholarship Recipient- Cynthia Baldwin
My name is Cynthia Baldwin the daughter of Nicholas and Patricia Baldwin. My great grandmother, Lucy Whitley, is the original CIRI Shareholder that I descend from on my mother’s side.
I guess you can say I grew up in the Education and Training field. My […]
TCF Scholarship Recipient- Shandice Johnson
I began my college career torn between pursuing law or medicine. I quickly realized neither one was for me. On a whim, I had taken a Computer Science course. It was love at first byte. I made the scary choice to switch […]