STA Welcomes New General Manager
Sitka Tribe of Alaska is excited to welcome Bert Adams as General Manager, bringing more than 25 years of Tribal government, executive leadership, infrastructure development, and award management experience across Southcentral and Southeast Alaska.
Adams most recently served in Intergovernmental Affairs at Knik Tribe and previously served as Special Projects Manager and Executive Director for the Native Village of Eyak. Prior to that, he spent 13 years as General Manager of the Yakutat Tlingit Tribe, where his leadership helped triple the Tribe’s annual budget.
Throughout his career, Adams has successfully secured and managed more than $250 million in federal, Tribal, and infrastructure funding, giving him extensive
experience overseeing large, complex awards from initial planning and funding development through implementation and project completion. Among his accomplishments is securing an $85 million Nationally Significant Federal Lands Tribal Program award that supported the approximately $130 million Shepard Point Marine Transportation and Oil Spill Response Facility.
Adams brings extensive experience working with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Health Service (IHS), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (AKDOT). His background also includes strategic planning, major infrastructure development, project implementation, and integrating Tribal for-profit and 8(a) opportunities with broader Tribal economic and governmental priorities.
Equally important, Adams has substantial experience in government-to-government Tribal consultation with federal agencies, advocating for Tribal priorities, protecting Tribal sovereignty, and upholding the federal trust responsibility.
STA is excited to welcome Adams and the depth of experience he brings to the organization. His proven ability to secure and responsibly manage significant federal awards, develop major infrastructure projects, strengthen Tribal operations, and build productive relationships with federal and state partners will be an important asset as the Tribe continues to grow and pursue new opportunities for its citizens and community.