Uyuruciaq Elizabeth David

Yup’ik

Finance Director

Uyuruciaq was born and raised in Bethel, Alaska. Her grandparents are the late Annie and Nicholas David, and mother is the late Dora (Aryak) David. Uyuruciaq enjoys going to fish camp in the summer. She was taught by her grandmother and mother about the importance of carrying on traditional values for future generations.

Uyuruciaq holds a BA in Accounting and an MBA with a focus on general management from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She worked in the financial institution industry for 20 years, with direct experience in credit unions, prior to joining FAI. Uyuruciaq has been with FAI for 4 years and in her role, she is building upon existing financial frameworks and proactively seeks ways to increase FAI’s financial position in order to strengthen our ability to advance our vision and mission. She is responsible for understanding and knowing our dynamic scope of work and ensure our accounting and related business functions match our aspirations as a strength-based Native nonprofit.