Barbara Cadiente-Nelson, Juneau, AK

Sealaska tribal member shareholder Barbara Cadiente-Nelson was elected to the board of directors in 2009. She serves on the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee.

Barbara is the Vice-President, F/V Star of the Sea, Inc. a family owned business. She has Master of Arts in teaching, secondary education from the University of Alaska Southeast and a B.A. Communication, Western Illinois University; Language Arts Teaching Certificate

She is a board member with the Douglas Indian Association (IRA); is the Grants Administrator/Equity Committee for the Juneau School District; Discalced Order of Secular Carmelites (OCDS), and a member of the Alaska Native Sisterhood
Camp 2.

Shie is X’esh.k’uk’e, Eagle/Brown Bear, Shaanux Hit(Valley House), Angoon Kwaan. She is the daughter of Taaka(Andres Cadiente, Sr., L’eeneidi) and Jigei Tlaa(Irene Hunter Cadiente, Teikweidi). Barbara is married to Norval Nelson, Jr. (Aleut, L’eeneidi). She has four children: Norene, Norval III, Nicholas, Nemasia and numerous grandchildren.