Gary Ferguson, ND, serves as Faculty and Director of Outreach & Engagement at IREACH. Originally from the Shumagin Islands community of Sand Point, Alaska,  Dr. Ferguson is Unangax̂ (Aleut) and an enrolled member of the Qagan Tayagunin Tribe. Formally trained as a Naturopathic Physician, he has a passion for healthy communities and a population health approach. Dr. Ferguson is the co-producer of the Store Outside Your Door – Alaska Native cultural food traditions around how to hunt, fish, gather and grow.  Dr. Ferguson’s past positions include providing clinical services to his home region at Eastern Aleutian Tribes, serving at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium as Senior Director of Community Health Services and as Chief Executive Officer at RurAL CAP.