The community of Gambell continues to have a largely subsistence-based economy. Official unemployment rates in Western Alaska range as high as 20 percent, but functional unemployment is often three to four times higher.

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WACDA Board of Directors
  

Larry Cotter, Chairman

representing
Aleutian Pribilof Island
Community Development Association

Simon Kinneen, Vice Chairman

 representing
Norton Sound
Economic Development Corporation

 

Ragnar Alstrom, Secretary/Treasurer

representing
Yukon Delta
Fisheries Development Association

 

Phillip Lestenkof, Member

representing
Central Bering Sea
Fishermen's Association

 
 

 

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Florence Kargi,
Member

representing
Coastal Villages Region Fund

 

Robin Samuelsen, Member

representing
Bristol Bay
Economic Development Corporation