Eugene Asicksik

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  www.cdqdb.org/groups/ns/nsstaff.cfm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/21/2007    Last Visited: 3/21/2007  

  Eugene Asicksik President

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  www.nomenugget.net/20080103/ - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/3/2008    Last Visited: 1/11/2008  

  , Asicksik resigns from NSEDC
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  Asicksik resigns from NSEDC
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  Effective the last day of the year 2007, Eugene Asicksik is no longer the chief executive officer of Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, the region's Community Development Quota group.
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  From 1995 until 2006, he served as CEO and president.In 2006, the NSEDC board of directorsstripped Asicksik of the presidency, but kept him on as CEO.
  
  Asicksik submitted his letter of resignation Dec. 16.Asked for the reasons to leave NSEDC, Asicksik told The Nome Nugget, "I have varied reasons.Clearly, the board has chosen a new leadership.
  
  "There is a change in direction that the board would like see, and maybe I wasn't fast enough to make the wanted changes," Asicksik said.
  
  NSEDC president and chairman of the board Dan Harrelson told The Nome Nugget in a phone interview from White Mountain, "The whole board was disappointed with his (Asicksik's) resignation.
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  Eugene has been a tremendous assetfor the corporation and the region, and he will continue to be an asset for the region."
  
  A short press release issued Dec. 19 by NSEDC says, "As the CEO (and formally CEO/president) since 1992, Eugene has contributed greatly to the success of NSEDC."
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  Asicksik said that he planned to finish working on his house in Anchorage and to return to Shaktoolik in mid-April to participate in the herring and other Norton Sound fisheries."I have mixed feelings about my resignation," Asicksik said.
  
  "After working for 15 years for the company as CEO and president, I lost my presidency title in 2006, and it was different having somebody supervising you.And then the board changed the bylaws to justify their actions," Asicksik said."I gave it a year."
  
  He said that when the board didn't address his contract in the last board meeting and only extended it until Jan. 31, 2008, "I felt like taking matters into my own hands."The rift between Asicksik and the board became apparent when the board voted to switch the percentage from investing to spending, shifting the focus of the corporation from growth to providing for the region.Instead of reinvesting 75 percent of NSEDC's second-generation income and distributing 25 percent to community
  
  development in the region, the money distribution was reversed to go 75 percent to the communities and 25 percent back to be invested.Asicksik maintained his skepticism about the wisdom of such a continued on page 04

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  www.alaskajournal.com/stories/031107/loc_20070311025.sh - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/11/2007    Last Visited: 3/19/2007  

  Eugene Asicksik of the Norton Sound Economic Development Corp. serves as treasurer, and Billy Charles of the Yukon Delta Fisheries Development Association is the board secretary.

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  Published on: 10/13/2008    Last Visited: 3/21/2007  

  "Defending free speech" - A reader was angered by Tim Smith's May 6 attack on the Norton Sound Economic Development Corp. and its president Eugene Asicksik.

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  Alaska Journal of Commerce: CDQ groups grow into... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/6/2002    Last Visited: 6/6/2002  

  The plant, operated by Norton Sound Seafood Products, a division of NSEDC, will include a retail seafood outlet, according to Eugene Asicksik, NSEDC's president.
  
  The new port will allow fishing to continue later in the year, as late as Nov. 15, Asicksik said.
  
  Small processing plants have also been built in Unalakleet and Savoonga.The corporation is also fostering regional fisheries development and helping local fishermen, which is bringing new income into the area.
  
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  About 50 local fishermen, from Savoonga, on Saint Lawrence Island, to Nome, Golovin and Elim on Norton Sound, now fish the quota of halibut allocated to the corporation, Asicksik said.
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  In 1992, the corporation was able to pay fishermen the highest price for pink salmon in the state that year because of the efficiency of the high-volume processing ship Glacier Fish Co. brought to Norton Sound, Asicksik said.

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  Alaska Journal of Commerce: CDQ groups grow into... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/10/2002    Last Visited: 2/10/2002  

  The plant, operated by Norton Sound Seafood Products, a division of NSEDC, will include a retail seafood outlet, according to Eugene Asicksik, NSEDC's president.
  
  The new port will allow fishing to continue later in the year, as late as Nov. 15, Asicksik said.
  
  Small processing plants have also been built in Unalakleet and Savoonga.The corporation is also fostering regional fisheries development and helping local fishermen, which is bringing new income into the area.
  
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  About 50 local fishermen, from Savoonga, on Saint Lawrence Island, to Nome, Golovin and Elim on Norton Sound, now fish the quota of halibut allocated to the corporation, Asicksik said.
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  In 1992, the corporation was able to pay fishermen the highest price for pink salmon in the state that year because of the efficiency of the high-volume processing ship Glacier Fish Co. brought to Norton Sound, Asicksik said.

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  Anchorage Daily News | Senate hopefuls eye CDQ changes - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/16/2004    Last Visited: 3/16/2004  

  Eugene Asicksik, president of Norton Sound Development Corp., the Community Development Quota company representing Nome-area villages, also said he has reservations about Knowles' proposal.
  
  Sure, it would be nice to get more fish, he said, but this could ignite a fight between Alaska and the states of Washington and Oregon, where much of the Bering Sea fishing industry is based.
  
  Increasing the village fish quota also could hurt Seattle-based fishing companies in which the village companies have invested, Asicksik added.

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  Kenai Peninsula Online - Alaska Newspaper - - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/23/2005    Last Visited: 2/23/2005  

  Another CDQ executive, Eugene Asicksik, said he was both pleased and disappointed.
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  Asicksik had argued that his company, because it represents more villagers than any other company, should receive more pollock.But the state CDQ team didn't grant the request.
  
  "We didn't get cut, at least," he said.
  
  Asicksik took solace in the larger shares of crab and halibut his company received.

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  Published on: 5/17/2001    Last Visited: 8/5/2001  

  After reading the article in last week's newspaper regarding the NSEDC board's vote to rescind the decision to re-open bidding on the seafood plant in Nome , CEO Eugene Asicksik spoke about the issue while in town last Thursday.I thought the article in the paper was extremely fair and accurate , said Asicksik , and my only regret is that I was out of town and didn't get a chance to answer questions about the whole thing..
  
  When asked about his take on the board's original decision to re-open the bidding process during a special meeting held in Nome on March 26 and then ultimately reversing their own vote , Asicksik said , There was a sense among the board members that NSEDC could be sued by the winning bidder if we re-opened the bidding process , so during the teleconference meeting after the one held in Nome , the board voted not to go through with another bidding..Asicksik claims , as did one of the Nome NSEDC board member , that the architectural firm , ASCG in Anchorage , did not advertise the bidding in the Nome Nugget as they were instructed to do.The board had instructed ASCG to advertise for bids in the local paper for four weeks , said Asicksik , but they only advertised once..Unfortunately , the advertisement appeared in the March 15 edition and the bidding closed on March 20.I certainly appreciate and understand local contractor's feelings regarding the lack of time to submit their bids , said Asicksik.
  
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  The advertisement for bids ran four weeks in the Anchorage paper and only once in the Nugget , said Asicksik , and the architectural plans were available in some contractors' offices in the southern part of the state..Once the closing date for bids arrived , Asicksik said he was surprised that only five bids had been received and none of them were from the Norton Sound region.Of course I understand why that happened now , said Asicksik , and that is why the board decided to re-open the bidding so contractors in the region could bid..However , that did not happen.
  
  According to Asicksik , when the teleconference took place four days after the March 26 meeting , discussions were held among members of the board , NSEDC's legal counsel , ASCG's architect and the low bidder on the contract , TBI Construction.After the teleconference , an executive session was held to discuss what had happened , said Asicksik , and the bottom line is that the board felt uncomfortable re-opening the bids for fear of a potential lawsuit and they voted unanimously to rescind the decision of the March 26 meeting..
  
  Another issue discussed with Asicksik was the concern raised by Emmons that the NSEDC headquarters are not located in the Norton Sound Region , but rather in Anchorage.
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  Asicksik said it was his original idea and proposal that NSEDC build their headquarters in Shaktoolik , his hometown , but the board voted against the idea.The board felt and still does feel that Anchorage is the best place for NSEDC headquarters because of the availability of contacts and resources , said Asicksik : however , I personally would like to see the home office located in the actual Norton Sound region , but it has to be a board decision..
  
  Asicksik was also queried as to why NSEDC's local liaison , Robin Thomas , had not attended Common Council meetings on a regular basis to update the public as to what projects were being proposed and general information about NSEDC's activities.
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  It was pointed out to Asicksik that had Thomas attended the last regular Common Council meeting in February , then the whole seafood plant bidding issue would have appeared in the Nugget.
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  ASCG's architect for the plant , Hildie Cain , would not comment on the topic , and Asicksik was somewhat surprised by this.
  
  The bottom line on the whole thing is Asicksik feels mistakes were made.I will make every effort in the future to assure this doesn't happen again and that everyone , including those in the Norton Sound region , have a fair and equal chance to bid on NSEDC projects , said Asicksik.
  
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  NSEDC - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/30/2007    Last Visited: 12/30/2007  

  Eugene AsicksikChief Executive Officer

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