Mr. Larry Evanoff

Larry EvanoffChugachmiutEmail: patrick@chugachmiut.org

Larry Evenoff, Chugachmiut

Larry EvanoffBoard of DirectorsChugachmiut

Larry Evanoff is of Alutiiq ancestry from Chenega Bay in the Prince William Sound.Mr. Evanoff's education and training is a graduate of Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka and attended the Federal Aviation Administration Academy in Oklahoma.He is a decorated Veteran of Foreign Wars in the U.S. Army and served with the Alaska Army National Guard as the Nuclear Biological and Chemical Noncommissioned Officer.

He is a dedicated contributor to the Native community by serving on the boards of the Chenega IRA Council, Chugachmiut, Chugach Alaska Corporation, Chenega Corporation, North Pacific Rim Housing Authority, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council, Chugach Regional Resources Commission, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee and the Nativity of Theotokos Church Committee.Mr. Evanoff spear headed the rebuilding of Chenega Bay and enjoys everything in ,village life' including, hunting, fishing and trapping.He has been married for 38 years, a proud father of four and a grandfather of seven.

Larry Evanoff, Chairperson

Chenega IRA Council

PO Box 8079

Chenega Bay, AK 99574

907-573-5132

Think of Larry and Gail Evanoff as the citizens' council couple.
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Larry represents Chenega Bay Corp. and the Chenega Bay IRA Council on the board of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council.

"My main interest was prevention," Larry Evanoff said."It seemed to me my voice would be heard most if I was in an organization like RCAC."

The Evanoffs and their four children - two grown and two still at home - live in Chenega Bay, a village of about 90 people on Evans Island at the southwest corner of Prince William Sound.

The Chenega community has been the victim of two of the greatest disasters in Alaska history, one natural and one man-made.

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Larry, 49, was born into the old village of Chenega.Besides his work with the citizens' council, he serves on two other boards and does work for the Chenega Bay Corporation.

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"We do have the agencies that listen now," Larry said."The organization has done some very wonderful things for us and for the whole Prince William Sound area."

Enough boom is stockpiled in the Chenega area to fence off Sawmill Bay and protect the nearby Armin Koernig Salmon Hatchery, and villagers have been trained to put it in place if there's another spill.

"Our main response here would be to protect the hatchery," Larry said."We can literally boom off the whole bay."

The Evanoffs, like other residents of Chenega Bay, think more work is needed to restore the area to pre-spill conditions.Even after cleanup efforts last summer at Sleepy Bay and other sites on Latouche Island, the Evanoffs say there's still lots of oil on local beaches.