Professional Affiliation

Indigenous Liaison for the Research Networking Activities for Sustained Coordinated Observations of Arctic Change Project, International Arctic Research Center

Expert Bio

Harmony Jade Sugaq Wayner is a tribal member of Naknek Native Village, a commercial fisher in the Bristol Bay salmon fleet, and a marine scientist with a focus on social-ecological systems to promote Indigenous values and well-being in fisheries. She holds a Master of Resource Management from the University Centre of the Westfjords in Iceland and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Alaska Southeast. Harmony serves as the Indigenous Liaison for the Research Networking Activities for Sustained Coordinated Observations of Arctic Change Project (RNA CoObs) at the International Arctic Research Center. Currently residing in Anchorage, Alaska, Harmony returns to Naknek during the summer to put up fish and berry pick with her family.