Mary Lou Sours

I am the owner of Inupiaq Custom Mary Designs. I am a self taught Artist. I customize and hand stitch Inupiaq Regalia such as Maklaks, Parkas, Hats, Mittens, Sunshine Ruffs, Hard Bottom Soles and many other items. I also customize and sell Maklak Kits to customers who would like to make their own. I teach Maklak Making Classes and Hard Bottom Making Classes around the State of Alaska, perpetuating my culture and passing on my knowledge to those who wish to learn. I coordinate and schedule all my

classes. I complete inventory on a yearly basis. I invoice and take payments, and purchase all materials needed from various vendors, focusing on supporting local hunters and artists.

• I supervised 20 emolpoyees within the Noatak IRA office. I coordinated their monthly village meetings, took minutes, and directives from the IRA Council Members.
• I administered and oversaw Federal Programs such as ICWA, PL-93-638 (Higher Education, Adult Vocational Training, Direct Employment Assistance ) BIA Roads & Maintenance and the EPA Program. I submitted budgets, budget revisions and also completed quarterly financial reports for all BIA Programs.
• I reviewed all time sheets, validated all payroll, and kept track of all leave accrued and all leave taken for all employees.
• I worked as a liaison between the Noatak IRA Council and all entities such as NANA, the Northwest Arctic Borough. State of Alaska, Maniilaq Association, KIC, Tek Cominco, the Federal Government and many other agencies.
• I applied for federal funding on behalf of the residents of Noatak and the Noatak IRA Council. I assisted with audits on a yearly basis.
• I implemented the Noatak IRA Personnel Policy for all employees. I conducted and completed all employee performance reports and evaluations, and submitted them to the Noatak IRA Council for review and approval.
• I maintained all correspondence in an efficient manner and documented tasks on a daily basis.
• I oversaw several bank accounts and completed bamks reconciliation's with each Program Manager on a monthly basis. I reviewed and approved all payment requests, invoices, and tracked all expenditures for all programs including the IRA General Fund.
• I assisted in maintaining all equipment owned ad operated by the Noatak IRA Council for the BIA Roads program.
• All other duties as assigned by the Noatak IRA Council.

• Assist the Village Administrator with all tasks
• Answer phones, type letters/documents, make copies, fax and file.
• Prepare monthly IRA Staff and IRA Council agendas and packets foe meetings.
• Receive and Distribute all mail tp proper departments.
• Maintain and keep up to date records for all Tribal Members,
• Work as " Acting Village Adminstrator" when needed
• Review and edit all Financial Status Reports for all BIA Programs.
• Review, Approve all timesheets and process payroll for all employees.

• Distribute Personnel Policies to all new hires. Assist all new hires with their new hire packets. Conduct meetings with new hires about rules of conduct, safety and operational procedures.
• Assist all Permanent Employees with their Benefits Package. Walk through and explain all the options available for dental, eye, health, and life insurance plans. Make sure all employees are updated on all their individual plans and have a clear understanding if any changes are made.
• Answer phones, transfer incoming phone calls, make copies, send faxes, type and print documents, file.
• All other duties assigned by upper managent.

• I implemented the PL-93-638 Program for the Native Village of Noatak. This consisted of maintaining all programs such as Higher Education, Adult Vocational Training, Direct Employment Assistance and Job Placement.
• I conducted these programs from the ground up, creating all the necessary application forms, working with all educational agencies, assisted all tribal members with applying for school and distributed grants to supplement their funding.
• Acted as a liaison between Tribal Members and all non-profit entities;
• Submitted budgets, budget narratives, and quarterly Financial Status Reports to BIA and the IRA.
• I sought additional funding for all tribal members who had an unmet need for their Education.
• Submitted check requests for all programs and tracked all programs expenditures; completed bank reconciliations for all programs and balanced all PL-93-638 bank accounts on a monthly basis.
• Submitted monthly reports to the Village Administrator and the Noatak IRA council.
• Answering phones, typing, filing, sending faxes etc
• All other duties as assigned by the Village Administrator.
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