The ANCSA Regional Association (ARA) Board of Directors is excited to announce the selection of Nicole Borromeo as President of ARA. Borromeo brings a wealth of experience working on behalf of Alaska Native people across a range of influential policy and service-based organizations, law firms, and state government.
“It is a tremendous honor and privilege to help lead ARA and play a role in continuing to further ARA’s important mission to support and strengthen our 12 Alaska Native regional corporation members for the benefit of more than 160,000 Alaska Native shareholders,” Borromeo said. “There is a lot to learn, but I will be working with a lot of familiar faces and I look forward to building on ARA’s accomplishments.”
A Doyon, Ltd. Shareholder, Borromeo holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Alaska-Anchorage and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Washington School of Law. She is the recipient of the Judge Nora Guinn Award from the Alaska Bar Association, the Young Native Leader Award from First Alaskans Institute, and the Top 40 Under 40 Award from the Alaska Journal of Commerce. Borromeo is also a graduate of Mt. Edgecumbe High School.
“Nicole is a strong, smart leader with a proven track record of advancing and accomplishing the priorities of Native people across our state,” ARA Chair and Koniag President Shauna Hegna said. “She possesses a deep understanding of the issues facing ANCs and our people and just as importantly, knows how to address them. We are lucky to have her.”
Borromeo succeeds Kim Reitmeier, who served as ARA President for 14 years and helped guide ARA and its regional corporation members through a period of historic growth, which enabled ANCs to further their collective mission to support the social, cultural and economic well-being of their Alaska Native shareholders.
Borromeo will assume her new role June 2, 2025.
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About ANCSA Regional Association (ARA): ARA represents the presidents and chief executive officers of the twelve land-based Alaska Native regional corporations that were created pursuant to the passage of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) of 1971. ARA’s member corporations are owned by more than 150,000 Alaska Native shareholders. Its purpose is to promote and foster the continued growth and economic strength of Alaska Native corporations on behalf of Alaska Native shareholders, descendants, and communities. Together, ANCSA corporations employ tens of thousands in Alaska and across the world, providing critical support for national industries as well as communities throughout Alaska. Learn more at ancsaregional.com.
