Mariah, from Galena, is the granddaughter of the late Laura and Edward Pitka, and Johnny Habeich and Eleanor Barrett. She is the daughter of Gerald Pitka and Rosie Habeich. Mariah is married to Shannon Jenkins and they have six children: Mason, Mia, Keagan, Tucker, Tatum and Krew.

A previous Doyon Foundation scholarship recipient, Mariah graduated from Bristol Bay Borough High School in 1995, and then spent three years taking core classes at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She attended George Washington University, receiving an associate certificate in project management in 2008. She obtained her executive leadership certificate from the University of California Berkeley in 2013. Mariah is also a graduate of Doyon Management Training.

“I am humbled at the experience to work with our shareholders via the Doyon Foundation,” she said. “Early in my career, I received the support of the Doyon Foundation to further my education, and I am excited at the opportunity give back.”

Mariah is the first Doyon, Limited Class C shareholder to serve as a general manager in the Doyon family of companies. She joined Doyon in 2002, starting in accounting and working her way up to her most recent position as the senior vice president and general manager for Doyon Remote Facilities & Services. She assumed the role of Doyon Foundation executive director in September 2022, and previously served on the Foundation’s board of directors. Mariah calls Interior Alaska home and has made a commitment to keep that connection alive with her children; she brings them all home to Galena for fishing and hunting every year in the summer