Mark Your Calendars: 90th Annual Tribal Assembly

Raymond E. Paddock, Jr. was born and raised in Southeast Alaska. From 1955 until 1968, Paddock served as analyst and electronics technician in the U.S. Air Force Intelligence. Following his military service he settled near Washington, D.C. His first employment in civilian life was a computer systems analyst. In 1971 he was hired by the National Congress of American Indians as a publicity director. Other responsibilities soon followed, most notably as assignment to eliminate the serious debt of the organization. Early in 1972, Paddock was hired by U.S. Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska, as legislative aide. The following year he went on to serve as a full time staff member of the U.S. Senate Public Works Committee. He worked on a number of important subcommittee assignments. In August of 1973, Paddock returned to Alaska to become Executive Director of the Central Council, a position he served in until late 1975.