On Tuesday evening, March 18, 2008, President Martin presented certificates of completion to eight Douglas students who successfully competed the "Six-Week Start-Up" training facilitated by Laird Jones and Thomas Gallant. This curriculum provided a great overview of what is necessary to start a business. To supplement the text, the facilitators provided extensive handouts and brought […]
Micro enterprise
Micro-Enterprise Mini-Grant Training Completed for Douglass Residents
Thursday, March 20th, 2008New Staff - Thomas Gallant, Business Development Technician
Friday, November 16th, 2007Hi my name is Thomas Gallant. My Tlingit name is Sadunouk "man who rises". I am an Eagle Thunderbird, son of Lillian Sheakley and Paul Jackson, the great grandson of Ida Kadashaan (Kaashtina), and the grandson of Anita Lafferty (SaaKayi). I am proud to be the newest addition to the growing Department of Business and […]
New Staff - Laird Jones, Business Development Specialist
Friday, November 16th, 2007The Business and Economic Development Department is pleased to announce the hiring of Laird A. Jones as the Business Development Specialist beginning on October 15, 2007.
Laird was born and raised in Ketchikan. His parents are Mary and the late Willard Jones of Ketchikan. His wife of 25 years is Francine Eddy Jones from Sitka. Their […]


