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Governor Dunleavy Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments

Jul 2, 2020

Today, Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the following appointments and reappointments to State of Alaska boards and commissions.

Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
• Cathy Bishop – Wasilla (reappointment)
o Term: 7/1/2020 – 7/1/2024

• Renee Schofield – Ketchikan (reappointment)
o Term: 7/1/2020 – 7/1/2024

Advisory Council on Libraries
• Tamara Filipovic – Seward
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 1/1/2023

Alaska Criminal Justice Commission
• Walter “Scotty” Barr – Kotzebue
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2023

Alaska Commission on Aging
• Mike Coons – Palmer (reappointment)
o Term: 9/1/2020 – 9/1/2024

• Cheryl La Follette – Fairbanks (reappointment)
o Term: 9/1/2020 – 9/1/2024

Alaska Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
• Madelyn Henry – Palmer
o Term: 5/11/2020 – 3/1/2023

• Walter “Scotty” Bar – Kotzebue
o Term: 5/11/2020 – 3/1/2023

• Carley Kelly – Wasilla
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2023

• Mary Kenick – Anchorage
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2023

• Frank Tomaszewski – Fairbanks
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2023

• Mike Jackson – Kake
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2023

Alaska Mental Health Board
• Karen Malcom – Anchorage
o Term: 6/17/2020 – 12/1/2020

Alaska Minerals Commission
• Tisha Kuhns – Anchorage
o Term: 5/4/2020 – 1/31/2023

• Victor Ross – Wasilla
o Term: 5/4/2020 – 1/31/2023

Alaska Pioneers’ Homes Advisory Board
• David Blacketer – Kodiak (reappointment)
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2024

Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission
• Frank McQueary – Anchorage
o Term: 6/3/2020 – 8/25/2025

Alaska Retirement Management Board
• Dennis Moen – Thorne Bay
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2024

• Robert Williams – Wasilla (Reappointment)
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2024

Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute
• Tomi Marsh – Ketchikan (reappointment)
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2023

• Allen Kimball – Seattle (reappointment)
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2023

Alaska Seismic Hazards Safety Commission
• Sterling Strait – Anchorage (reappointment)
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2023

• Laura Kelly – Juneau (reappointment)
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2023

Alaska State Council on the Arts
• Jeffrey Siemers – Kenai (reappointment)
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2023

Alaska State Emergency Response Commission
• Casey Cook – Wasilla (reappointment)
o Term: 8/12/2020 – 8/12/2023

• George Vakalis – Anchorage (reappointment)
o Term: 8/12/2020 – 8/12/2023

Alaska Student Loan Corporation Board of Directors
• Donn Liston – Eagle River
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2024

• Barbara Adams – Nenana
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2024

Aviation Advisory Board
• Gideon Garcia – Anchorage (reappointment)
o Term: 6/3/2020 – 3/1/2023

• Robert Hajdukovich – Fairbanks (reappointment)
o Term: 6/3/2020 – 3/1/2023

• Marilyn Romano – Anchorage (reappointment)
o Term: 6/3/2020 – 3/1/2023

Big Game Commercial Services Board
• Michael Flores – Soldotna
o Term: 5/11/2020 – 3/1/2023

Board of Directors of the Alaska Aerospace Corporation
• Lindsay Knight – Kodiak (reappointment)
o Term: 7/1/2020 – 7/1/2024

• Jorg Jensen – Anchorage
o Term: 7/1/2020 – 7/1/2024

Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
• Lydia Heyward – Anchorage (reappointment)
o Term: 8/1/2020 – 8/1/2023

• Ryon Turley – Homer
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 8/1/2023

Governor’s Advisory Board on Roads and Highways
• Elizabeth Fread – Palmer
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 9/7/2023

Governor’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education
• Alex Gimarc – Anchorage (reappointment)
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2023

• Travis Noah – Anchorage
o Term: 6/3/2020 – 6/30/2021

• Charley McAnally – Kasaan
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2023

• Jennifer Zucati Pirtle – Palmer
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2023

• Corey Gilmore – Juneau (reappointment)
o Term: 6/30/2020 – 6/30/2023

Pacific Salmon Commission – Northern Panel Nominations
• Russel Thomas – Ketchikan
o Term: 9/30/2020 – 9/30/2024

• Dennis Watson – Craig
o Term: 9/30/2020 – 9/30/2024

• Lowell Fair – Douglas (reappointment)
o Term: 9/30/2020 – 9/30/2024

• Andy Piston – Ketchikan (reappointment)
o Term: 9/30/2020 – 9/30/2024

Pacific Salmon Commission – Transboundary Panel Nominations
• Cole Wilburn – Juneau
o Term: 9/30/2020 – 9/30/2024

• Jacob Miller – Juneau
o Term: 9/30/2020 – 9/30/2024

• Patrick Robbins – Yakutat (reappointment)
o Term: 9/30/2020 – 9/30/2024

• Brennon Eagle – Wrangell (reappointment)
o Term: 9/30/2020 – 9/30/2024

• Larry Edfelt – Auke Bay
o Term: 9/30/2020 – 9/30/2024

Serve Alaska
• Jeremy Hawk – Kasilof
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/10/2023

• Ryon Turley – Homer
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/10/2023

State Medical Board
• Maria Freeman – Wasilla
o Term: Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2024

State Officers Compensation Commission
• Lester Lunceford –Anchorage (reappointment)
o Term: 5/4/2020 – 3/1/2024

• Lee Cruise – Anchorage
o Term: 5/4/2020 – 3/1/2024

• Carrigan Grigsby – Anchorage
o Term: 5/4/2020 – 3/1/2024

State Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Board
• Nathan Missler – Anchorage
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2024

State Vocational Rehabilitation Committee
• Douglas Grzybowski – Kenai (Reappointment)
o Term: 5/21/2020 – 5/21/2023

• Travis Noah – Anchorage
o Term: 6/3/2020 – 5/21/2023

Occupational Safety and Health Review Board
• John Stallone – Anchorage
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 3/1/2024

US Selective Service System Local Board Nominations
• Craig Laurie – Anchorage
• Margaret Wood – Anchorage
• Steven Bogard – Fairbanks
• Nona Safra – Anchor Point

Wood-Tikchik State Park Management Council
• Cody Larson – Dillingham
o Term: 7/1/2020 – 7/1/2023

• Bruce Ilutsik – Aleknagik
o Term: 6/26/2020 – 7/1/2021

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