Sealaska is pleased to welcome Heather Shá xat k’ei Gurko
Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Sealaska is pleased to welcome Heather Shá xat k’ei Gurko as our new Director of Shareholder Communications. She is Tlingit of the T’akdeintaan clan from the Freshwater-Marked Sockeye House in Hoonah. Heather brings extensive experience in community engagement, organizational leadership and communications. As a shareholder herself, in her new role she will ensure shareholder perspectives help guide Sealaska’s work and strengthen connections across communities.
We are grateful and excited to have Heather join Sealaska to continue to help improve our work into caring for our shareholders.
We are grateful and excited to have Heather join Sealaska to continue to help improve our work into caring for our shareholders.
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