
Nicole Cabrera
Tribal Administrator - Ivanof Bay Tribe
Ivanof Bay
Sabbatical Award Year: 2022
Organization Description
Ivanof Bay Tribe serves a Bristol Bay community that became home to its first permanent residents in the 1960s, when families moved from Perryville looking for better hunting grounds, water sources and religous freedom.
At the time of her sabbatical, Nicole Cabrera served as the tribal administrator f Ivanof Bay Tribe for 13 years and was the only full-time employee. Her work as tribal administrator encompassed everything from handling tribal member relations and payroll to managing day-to-day office needs. During her sabbatical, Cabrera planned to spend time with her husband and five children and hopes to take a family vacation to South or Central America. She also planned to catch up on her reading list and volunteer in her children’s classrooms.