Jana Turvey

Jana has been President & CEO of Leisnoi since 2015. Prior to becoming CEO, she was the Chairwoman of the Board of Leisnoi from 2011-2015. Leisnoi is an Alaska Native Village Corporation with business sectors in commercial operations, federal government contracting, land management, and real estate. Prior to joining Leisnoi, Jana served as V.P. of Legal Affairs & General Counsel for Ahtna, Inc. from 2011-2015 and as Sr. V.P. of Corporate Affairs for Afognak Native Corporation from 2005-2011. Prior to working for Alaska Native Corporations, Jana worked for many years for the Kodiak Area Native Association, a tribal non-profit organization that provides health & social services to the native community in Kodiak, Alaska. Jana currently serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors of the Alaska Native Village Corporation Association. She previously served on the Tangirnaq Native Village Council, the Koniag Board of Directors & Shareholder Committee, and as co-chair for the Alaska Native Law section of the Alaska Bar Association.

As a lifelong Alaskan, Jana was born and raised in Kodiak, Alaska. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Government & International Studies from the University of Notre Dame and her juris doctorate from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Jana is on-track as a candidate for her Certificate of Professional Development from the University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School, Aresty Institute of Executive Education.

Jana is Alutiiq and a shareholder of Koniag Regional Corporation and Leisnoi Village Corporation. She is a tribal member of the Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak and the Tangirnaq Native Village.