10/23/2026
Congratulations to the 2026 Citizen of the Year Award Winner, Dimitri Philemonof!
Congratulations to our 2026 Citizen of the Year Award Winner, Dimitri Philemonof!
Dimitri Philemonof is Aleut from St. George Island, Alaska. Dimitri began his life of service when he joined the Army and served in the pathfinder detachment at Fort Rucker in Alabama 1965-1966.
He has served the Aleut People, the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Region, Alaska Tribes, and all American Indians in various ways through his 48 years of service working mostly as the President/CEO of the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association. He began working for the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. April 14, 1978 under the Community Services Department. Dimitri has continued to serve as the President/CEO(formerly named Executive Director) of the Association since April 24, 1985, now managing an $30 million budget and 130 programs funded through federal, state and private grants, to advance the health, economic, social and cultural development of the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Region.
Over the years, Dimitri has served as a board member on the St. George Village Corporation (Tanaq), Aleutian Housing Authority, Alaska Federation of Natives, The Aleut Corporation, Gold Cache Bingo, Lucky Strike Bingo, the Aleut League, St. Herman’s Seminary, St. Innocent Orthodox Brotherhood, and the Aleutian Finance Corporation, just to name a few.
He has been married to Victoria Philemonof since 2010. Between them they have 5 grown children, 6 grandchildren and currently reside in Anchorage, AK.