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Rural Leadership & Systems Summit

Practical systems training for Tribal and organizational leaders.

Three workshop days for Tribal Governments, village corporations, Native corporations, businesses, nonprofits, and program leaders who need clearer leadership systems, stronger financial practices, ready-to-use documents, and practical support for complex community-centered work.

September 9–11, 2026 Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus, Soldotna, AK $375 per participant, per selected workshop day Limited to 30 unique participants Registration is Now Open! Lodging not included in registration
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Who should attend

Built for people carrying the day-to-day work of community-centered organizations.

This summit is for leaders and staff who need practical tools they can take home and use right away, not a stack of ideas that never make it into daily work.

Tribal administrators and CEOs Executive directors and program managers Board and Council members Finance, HR, and operations staff Supervisors and team leads Business and nonprofit leaders

Agenda

Three practical workshop days for healthier organizations.

Each day can stand alone, and attending multiple days gives participants a fuller leadership, finance, systems, and implementation experience.

Workshop participants around a table reviewing documents
D1

Day 1 — Building Healthy Organizations

Participants examine what makes organizations healthy, define leadership and staff responsibilities, and redesign structures that create bottlenecks or confusion.

  • Leadership, governance and organizational systems
  • Roles, reporting relationships and accountability
  • Interactive organization-building challenge
  • Bottleneck identification and organizational redesign
Participants working together with laptops and training materials
D2

Day 2 — Financial Stewardship & Organizational Sustainability

Participants explore how financial advisors, accounting professionals, CPAs and organizational leaders work together to protect resources and support long-term sustainability.

  • Financial stewardship, reserves, investments and employee benefits
  • Real-world financial scenarios
  • Accounting systems and internal controls
  • CPA, accounting and financial-advisory roles
  • Executive Finance Challenge
Facilitated workshop discussion with participants and materials
D3

Day 3 — Putting It All Together

Participants apply the summit lessons to real organizational challenges and leave with a practical implementation plan and stronger understanding of when to seek outside support.

  • Why organizations stay stuck
  • Practical systems-design workshop
  • Community and professional resources
  • Workforce solutions for organizations
  • Personal 30-, 60- and 90-day action planning

What participants leave with

Clearer systems, useful documents, and next steps your team can actually carry.

Participants will work through real scenarios, identify gaps in their own systems, and leave with a practical action list for the next 30, 60, and 90 days.

  • Leadership, HR, finance, policy, and documentation gaps mapped in plain language.
  • A clearer understanding of what needs a policy, form, SOP, training, or Board/Council decision.
  • Examples, checklists, templates, and discussion time focused on rural organization realities.
  • A practical plan for bringing the work back to staff, leadership, and decision-makers.

Summit professional network

ANWTC is bringing practical systems support together with confirmed professional partners.

The summit is facilitated by ANWTC with professional and organizational partners contributing finance, accounting, CPA, and workforce perspectives. These contributors support the summit as independent professionals and organizations within their own areas of expertise.

Portrait of Yvonne Cingarkaq Jackson

ANWTC facilitator

Yvonne Cingarkaq Jackson

Founder & Organizational Systems Consultant, ANWTC

Yvonne leads the summit's organizational systems, leadership, policy, documentation, and implementation work.

Professional partner

Kadishe Limani

Financial Advisor

Kadishe contributes financial-stewardship perspective around planning, reserves, investments, employee benefits, and financial education.

Professional partner

Chaz Lyons, CPA

Certified Public Accountant

Chaz contributes CPA perspective on audits, reporting, internal controls, compliance, and financial leadership.

Professional partner

Alexandra Philemonoff, MBA

Financial Consultant, Aquila Consulting

Alexandra contributes financial-consulting and accounting-related perspective on systems, reporting, controls, and organizational readiness.

Organizational partner

Remote Hands Alaska

Workforce Development Partner

Remote Hands Alaska contributes workforce solutions and community support resources for organizations planning next steps after the summit.

Registration details

Registration is Now Open!

Registration is open and limited to 30 unique participants total. One participant attending multiple days still counts as one seat.

Price: $375 per participant, per selected workshop day.

Deadline: Registration closes August 28, 2026, subject to availability.

Hours: September 9 registration begins at 8:00 a.m. The summit begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 4:00 p.m. September 10 and 11 run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lodging and logistics

Address: Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus, 156 College Ave, Soldotna, AK 99669.

Lodging: Lodging is not included in the registration fee. Participants are responsible for arranging and paying for their own accommodations.

ANWTC may provide general local lodging information as a convenience, but participants are responsible for making their own reservations.

  • No parking permit is required. Parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Accessible parking is available near campus buildings.
  • Light morning refreshments and lunch will be provided each day.
  • ANWTC will provide notepads and workshop materials. Participants may bring a laptop or tablet if they prefer, but one is not required.
  • Final building, room, and arrival instructions will be emailed to registered participants before the event.
  • Participant substitutions are allowed at no additional cost.

Registration policies

Know the payment and seat-hold terms before registering.

Registration is subject to availability and the 30-participant capacity limit.

  • Substitutions: Participant substitutions are allowed at no additional cost when ANWTC receives the replacement participant name and contact information.
  • Card payment: Card checkout holds seats for 30 minutes while payment is completed.
  • Invoice and purchase order: Invoice and purchase-order requests hold seats for 5 business days while ANWTC reviews payment details. Final payment is due by August 10, 2026.
  • Late registration: Registration closes August 28, 2026, subject to availability.

Registration portal

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Registration is completed securely through the ANWTC Registration Portal.

You will enter attendee information, select workshop days, review pricing, and choose card, invoice, or purchase-order payment.

Before you continue

  • Limited to 30 unique participants total.
  • $375 per participant, per selected workshop day.
  • Registration deadline: August 28, 2026, subject to availability.
  • Invoice/PO payment deadline: August 10, 2026.
  • Lodging is not included in the registration fee.
  • Attendee address: Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus, 156 College Ave, Soldotna, AK 99669.
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