Gloria O'Neill
President/CEO
Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Inc.

Ms. O'Neill is originally from Soldotna and is of Yupik/Irish descent. Gloria began working at Cook Inlet Tribal Council more than ten years ago, holding many different positions in the agency before her 1998 appointment to President/CEO.  Under Gloria's guidance, the organization's annual budget has grown from $8.8 million to nearly $40 million, reflecting the expansion of innovative services to assist people in Anchorage and the Cook Inlet Region to achieve self-sufficiency.

Gloria is very active in civic and community affairs within Anchorage, statewide and on a national basis.  She currently serves as a board member of the Alaska Federation of Natives, Cook Inlet Housing Authority, BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. Board of Community Advisors, Anchorage Museum Building Committee, University of Alaska Anchorage Advisory Board, Alaska Mental Health Board and the U.S. Census Bureau Advisory Committee on Race and Ethnicity for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations.

Among her accomplishments, Ms. O'Neill received a Master's Degree in Business Administration from Alaska Pacific University in 2000.  Awards include Light of Hope 2003; Athena Society Member 2001 from the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce for her outstanding leadership, excellence, and dedication to promoting women in business; United States President's Environmental Youth Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's for CITC's Summer Youth Camp at Ninilchik; and "Alaska's Top Forty Under 40" from the Alaska Journal of Commerce 1998. Gloria was recognized by BP and the YWCA of Anchorage as a Woman of Achievement 2003. 

While Gloria O'Neill has helped to build an organization that embraces modern technology and innovative business practices, she never loses sight of the importance of the traditional values embedded in Alaska Native culture.