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As Koahnic Broadcast Corporation and KNBA’s President and CEO, Sallee provides leadership for all of Koahnic’s operations. These include the national programming division that produces Native America Calling, National Native News and Earthsongs; Native Voice One; and KNBA.

Loren’s been on the Radio in Anchorage for 40 of the 50+ years he's lived here. Since the mid 80's he's worked with Anchorage radio stations including KWHL, KFQD, KKLV, KHAR and KMXS. His passion for programming a station and the 'Triple-A' radio format began in the early 90’s which led to him to help establish the format on KNBA when the station signed on in 1996. When not on the radio hosting a music show and interviewing local and national music acts, he may be hosting a stage at the Salmonfest music festival, carving a snow sculpture during Fur Rendezvous, on a road trip adventure, or hanging out in his hometown Anchorage.

Hannah Bissett is a Dena'ina woman who is currently enrolled at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Hannah is pursuing a General Arts Associate degree and is a member of the Concert Board and Alpha Sigma Alpha.

Alexis Sallee grew up in Anchorage, Alaska of Iñupiat descent. Her love for sound for film and music started at an early age and found its focus in radio when she joined the KNBA team after graduating high school. After working as an Earthsongs sound editor along with Shyanne Beatty for two years, she attended college at Full Sail University in Winter Park, FL. There she earned a Bachelors of Science in Recording Arts. Alexis now resides in Los Angeles where she hosts INDIGEFI and is involved in the audio post production industry.

Thea assists Koahnic’s management team in seeking federal, state and private funds for new Native project and programming initiatives. Thea began her nonprofit career at Appalshop, an Appalachian media center in Whitesburg, Kentucky where she was also a volunteer announcer for community radio station WMMT. Thea has been a Certified Fund Raising Executive since 2003, and serves on the board of the Alaska Chapter of the Association for Fundraising Professionals.

Seo McPolin was born and raised in Chicago. They have worked and volunteered in public media since they were 12 years old, starting with PBS and NPR affiliates WTTW and WBEZ. After stops at Wisconsin Public Radio, APM’s Marketplace, Air America Radio, and The Tavis Smiley Show, they became Digital News Editor for Ireland’s public broadcaster and created the country’s only 24-hour news channel RTÉ News Now. They later became Executive Producer of Smiley & West and The Tight Rope with Cornel West and Tricia Rose. Seo is occasionally heard on NPR newscasts and the NPR News Now podcast covering breaking stories.

Nola Daves Moses started in Native radio as a high school intern at her local public radio station KUNM, where she provided production assistance to Native America Calling. In 2001 Nola became the engineer of NAC, and later National Native News when the program moved its production to Albuqueruqe. In 2006 she helped launch Native Voice One as the Program Manager. She now provides technical support to producers and stations to ensure NV1’s programs are distributed to our national audience as the NV1 Distribution Director. She also co-founded for the non-profit Southwest Stages which produced live music radio programs. Nola is a public radio fan, and is also a cloth diaper expert, and enjoys brewing beer and camping with her family.