As CIRI’s president, Tabetha Toloff oversees the Company’s ANCSA mission and operations, spearheads stakeholder engagement, and provides strategic oversight of the Corporate Affairs and Shareholder + Descendant Programs departments. Tabetha is a CIRI Shareholder of Athabascan descent and an enrolled member of the Salamatof Tribe in Kenai. She is also a shareholder of Bering Straits Native Corporation and Sitnasuak Native Corporation.
Tabetha brings to her role as president broad business acumen, strong leadership competencies and a deep understanding of the history, importance, and priorities of ANCSA, Alaska Native corporations and Tribes. She spent 10 years as the chief administrative officer/vice president of institutional advancement for Cook Inlet Tribal Council, a CIRI-affiliated designated Tribal organization, before coming on as CIRI’s president in 2025. She previously held management and leadership roles at CIRI, The CIRI Foundation, and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Tabetha holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational management from Alaska Pacific University (APU), a master’s degree in organizational leadership/certificate in servant leadership from Gonzaga University, and a graduate certificate from APU’s Alaska Native Executive Leadership Program (ANELP).
Her list of professional/community affiliations and volunteer board/committee service includes the Alaska Native Heritage Center, the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, and APU’s ANELP. She was a 2022 inductee into the Anchorage ATHENA Society, which selects its female members based on outstanding leadership, professional excellence, and community involvement.
Tabetha Toloff
ARA Director
Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated (CIRI)
President
As CIRI’s president, Tabetha Toloff oversees the Company’s ANCSA mission and operations, spearheads stakeholder engagement, and provides strategic oversight of the Corporate Affairs and Shareholder + Descendant Programs departments. Tabetha is a CIRI Shareholder of Athabascan descent and an enrolled member of the Salamatof Tribe in Kenai. She is also a shareholder of Bering Straits Native Corporation and Sitnasuak Native Corporation.
Tabetha brings to her role as president broad business acumen, strong leadership competencies and a deep understanding of the history, importance, and priorities of ANCSA, Alaska Native corporations and Tribes. She spent 10 years as the chief administrative officer/vice president of institutional advancement for Cook Inlet Tribal Council, a CIRI-affiliated designated Tribal organization, before coming on as CIRI’s president in 2025. She previously held management and leadership roles at CIRI, The CIRI Foundation, and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company
Tabetha holds a bachelor’s degree in organizational management from Alaska Pacific University (APU), a master’s degree in organizational leadership/certificate in servant leadership from Gonzaga University, and a graduate certificate from APU’s Alaska Native Executive Leadership Program (ANELP).
Her list of professional/community affiliations and volunteer board/committee service includes the Alaska Native Heritage Center, the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation, and APU’s ANELP. She was a 2022 inductee into the Anchorage ATHENA Society, which selects its female members based on outstanding leadership, professional excellence, and community involvement.
