Arctic Slope Villages
B.A. Anthropology and B.A. Alaska Native Studies from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2004. Master’s in Alaska Native and Rural Development from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2010. Ph.D. in Indigenous Studies, with an emphasis in Indigenous Leadership from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, May 2016.
Brower serves as President/CEO of Ukpeagvik Iñupiat Corporation, one of the top 10 companies in Alaska by revenue. Prior to this, she was at the University of Alaska serving as the Senior Advisor for Alaska Native Success, Institutional Diversity, and Student Engagement. In October of 2020, Dr. Brower left the Presidency of Iḷisaġvik College, Alaska’s only Tribal College, where she had been in administration at the college for 13 years, the last 8 serving as President. Dr. Brower grew up in both Barrow, Alaska, and northern California, practicing a subsistence lifestyle in both areas. She and her husband, Jesse Darling, have two daughters, Isla and Sindri. Brower was named one of Alaska’s Top 40 Under 40 in 2015, the First Alaskans Institute Young Alaska Native Leader in 2019, and received the 2019 YWCA Women of Achievement award. Brower is active around Alaska and beyond. She serves on the Alaska Airlines Community Advisory Board, The Foraker Group Governance Board as Chair, Cold Climate Housing Research Center Board, Alaska Community Foundation, and Storyknife Writer’s Retreat.