STATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Letter from the Chair
My name is Jeff Seifert, and I am the manager of KBRW radio station located in Barrow, AK. I am very excited to accept the role as Chair for Native Public Media's Station Advisory Committee. I want to encourage all Native Broadcast networks to get familiar with the services Native Public Media provides. Native Public Media is dedicated in working with all Tribes throughout Indian Country to ensure radio/television programming addresses the needs to each community.
The Station Advisory Committee is the liaison between Tribes and Native Public Media's Board of Directors. As SAC Chair, I will be committed to relaying any concerns or highlights Native radio/television networks may have to NPM's board.
May we continue to serve our tribal communities with words of love, strength, courage, and confidence. Thank you all for what you do to uplift our Tribal Nations. I look forward to this journey.
Jeff Seifert
Chair, Alaska Representative
What We Do
The Station Advisory Committee (SAC), a formal committee of the Native Public Media Board of Directors, is critical to the work and services of NPM. Comprised of representatives from the Native broadcast network, members help to ensure that our services continue to meet the arising and evolving needs of Native stations; specifically those stations that are receiving the Community Service Grant through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
MEMBERS
Jeff Seifert
Chair, Alaska Representative
Jeff Seifert is General Manager of KBRW-AM/FM in Utqiagvik (Barrow), Alaska. An Alaska resident since 1975, Jeff has been involved in all aspects of both commercial and public broadcasting for more than 43 years, including announcing, production and programming management of 3 commercial stations and over 20 years of public radio station management.
Clarice Chiago-Jones
Gila River
Board of Directors Liaison
Clarice Chiago-Jones is a telecommunications and communications expert with over 20 years of experience at Gila River Telecommunications, Inc. Currently, Clarice is the Executive Director of the Gila River Broadcasting Corporation, an affiliate company of GRTI. GRBC delivers locally produced content to Gila River communities and works with partners to broadcast live events. Chiago-Jones brought digital literacy classes to the community, focusing on Elders.
Mariah Elote
Jicarilla Apache Tribe
Vice-Chair, Southwest Representative
Mariah Elote is the General Manager for KCIE 90.5 FM Radio in Dulce, NM. She's been with KCIE for 10 years and started off as an on-air announcer and eventually worked her way up to General Manager. Over the past 10 years, she gained knowledge in all things radio. From announcing to programming, they all required different duties and responsibilities for each position which helped her learn so much about public radio.
Terri Hutchens
Hualapai Tribe
Secretary, Low-Power Representative
Terri Hutchens is the Director of the Hualapai Tribe Radio Station Department: KWLP in Peach Springs, AZ. She’s been with the radio station since 2011, bringing education and experience background in law, social work and management. Terri was privileged to develop KWLP as the first Tribal priority, commercial FM station in the country in service of the Tribe and a legacy for her granddaughter, a Hualapai Tribal member.