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Dixie Masak Dayo
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Assistant Professor
Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development
College of Rural and Community Development
University of Alaska Fairbanks
First Floor Brooks Building
P.O. Box 756500
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6500
(907) 474-5293
(907) 474-6325 (fax)
Email: dixie.dayo@uaf.edu
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EDUCATION:
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M.A., 2003 Rural Development,
University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Thesis title: “Indigenized Self: A Healing Journey”
B.A., 1994 Rural Development, University
of Alaska Fairbanks.
Emphasis Area: Local Government Administration
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
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2003 to present: Assistant Professor of Rural Development,
Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development, University of Alaska
Fairbanks.
Courses taught: RD 465 Community Healing and Wellness
RD 400 Rural Development Internship
RD 325 Community Development Strategies
RD 492 Rural Development Leadership Seminar
RD 493 Seminar (co-taught)
RD 652 Indigenous Organization Management (co-taught)
RD 600 Circumpolar Indigenous Leadership Seminar (co-taught)
ANS 310 The Alaska Native Lands Settlement (co-taught)
Guest speaker in several other classes on topics of healing and wellness,
Alaska Native land claims, and other Native issues.
Professional duties: Student Advising: Responsible for advising both
Rural Development BA and MA students. Current BA advising load is 20 students.
Have had two BA advisees graduate and chaired two MA committees of graduating
students as well as served on committees of three other MA graduates. Currently
serve on committees of eight MA students including two as chair. Assist
in arranging for internships for BA students.
Student Recruitment: Serve as lead student recruiter for the Rural
Development Program. Duties include recruiting at statewide and regional
events, contacting organizations with staff members who may be potential
students, and following up on program inquiries. Develop program promotional
materials for use in recruiting.
Program Development: Secured $20,000 in donations for the 13th Inuit
Studies Conference, an international event hosted by the Department of Alaska
Native and Rural Development. Serve as editor of Rural Development News,
the department’s newsletter. Responsible for developing research grant
proposals.
1996 to 2003: Project Assistant, Alaska Native Knowledge Network, University
of Alaska Fairbanks.
Professional Duties: Coordinate Alaska Native Science and Engineering
Society summer science camps, recruit students, raise funds for travel scholarships,
coordinate field trips, and recruit camp counselors and Alaska Native Elders.
Editor of Sharing Our Pathways newsletter, compile and edit articles, newsletter
and publications distribution, research traditional healing for ANKN website,
research and present information about Alaska medicinal and edible plants.
Guest speaker at several UAF classes and other events on healing, traditional
plant use, and research.
1995/1996 summers: Equipment Coordinator/Dispatcher,
Department of Public Works, City of Fairbanks.
Professional Duties: Timekeeper
for 51 employees, maintain equipment and fuel logs, process purchase orders,
serve as first line contact with public, maintain contact with field crews.
1995 to 1996: Tribal Administrator, Manley Village Council. Manley
Hot Springs.
Professional Duties: Responsible for day to day operations of the tribal
office, scholarship management, library development, train and supervise
General Assistance employees, represented the tribal council at regional
meetings, budget development, grant writing.
1979 to present:
Part time: Special Assistant to the Board of Directors, Bean Ridge
Corporation of Manley Hot Springs. Contract dba Dixie Dayo Consultant Service.
Professional Duties: Established policy for finance, shareholders, employees,
board of directors. Developed action plans for business and land use. Negotiated
original land settlement, 14(c) issues, developed and implemented Shareholder
Land Lease Program. Organize board meetings, annual meetings, maintain shareholder
records, coordinate annual audits, and all necessary activities of a small
ANCSA village corporation.
1975 to 1995: Various contractors on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Maintain
records for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company in heavy equipment shops. Prepared
timesheets, purchase orders, repair orders, and inventories. Over 10,000
hours as an Equipment Coordinator. First woman dispatched out of Operating
Engineers, Fairbanks Local 302.
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PUBLICATIONS:
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2006 “Alaska.” In: The Indigenous World
2006 (D. Vinding, ed.). International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs.
Copenhagen, Denmark.
2005 “How Do We Heal.” In: King, J., Pauksztat, B.
and Storrie, R. (eds.). Arctic Clothing, British Museum Press.
2005 “Alaska.” (w/ G. Pullar, M. Wright and R. Gabrielli).
In: The Indigenous World 2006 (D. Vinding, ed.). International Work Group
for Indigenous Affairs. Copenhagen, Denmark.
2004 “Alaska.” (w/ G. Pullar, R. Caulfield, M. Wright
and R. Gabrielli). In: The Indigenous World 2006 (D. Vinding, ed.). International
Work Group for Indigenous Affairs. Copenhagen, Denmark.
2004 “Rural Development Program is ‘Family.’” In:
Rural Development News. Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development,
UAF. Fall.
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CONFERENCE
AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS:
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2005 “Thesis or Project?” Rural Development Seminar.
Fairbanks.
2003 “Benefits of the Rural Development – National
Park Service Partnership.” San Diego.
2003 “Healthy Communities.” Rural Development Seminar.
Nome.
2001 “How Do We Heal?” Arctic Clothing Conference,
British Museum, London.
2001 “Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.” Rural
Development Seminar. Fairbanks.
2000 “Personal Wellness Story.” Rural Development
Graduate Seminar. Fairbanks.
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AFFILIATIONS:
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Doyon, Limited, shareholder.
Bean Ridge Corporation, shareholder.
Manley Hot Springs Village. (Federally recognized tribe) Tribal Member.
Operating Engineers, Local 302. member.
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Department of Alaska Native & Rural Development.
