Sadie Anderson, MSN RN is an enrolled member of the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians in Wisconsin. She moved to Alaska at the age of 12 and traveled to many villages all over the state with her parents and grew to love Alaska. She started her nursing career with a bachelor degree from the University of Alaska Anchorage in 2006. She graduated with a master’s degree in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner 2016 from the University of Alaska Anchorage. In 2018 she earned a graduate certificate in Alaska Native Executive Leadership through Alaska Pacific University.

Sadie has worked at the Alaska Native Medical Center since 2007. She started as a nurse on the orthopedic/neurosurgery unit. She became the manager for that department in 2012, and director of nursing in 2013. In addition to being the director of the medical/surgical units, Sadie’s efforts focus on mentoring entry-level employees, developing a Certified Nursing Assistant Training program with yearly conferences, and coordinating student nurse rotations within the hospital.

Sadie resides in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband, Ian and their four children. They have a passion for helping others and house yearly foreign exchange students, baseball players, and soccer coaches in the summer. Sadie enjoys photography, skiing, snowboarding, and doing beadwork.