Detailed Professional Experience, Leadership & Community Involvement:

Professional Experience:

• Cold Climate Housing Research Center - Executive Director - 2021 to present

• Blue Canoe Media “Community + Media” - Owner & Founder - 2010 to present

• Alaska Democratic Party - Coordinated Campaign Director - 2020

• Laborers’ Local 942 - Business Agent / Organizer - 2018-2019

• UAF - Adjunct Professor, Graduate Student Teaching Assistant - 2016-2021

• Interior Gas Utility - Community Affairs Manager / Public Engagement - 2014-2016

• Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation - Project Manager - 2013

 

Elected and Appointed Positions:

• Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) Assembly - Appointed 2019, Elected 2019, Elected 2022

  • Presiding Officer 2020-2022, 2024-present

• Alaska Public Broadcasting Commissioner - Appointed 2018-2019

• FNSB Planning Commission - Appointed 2016-2019 - Chair, 2017-2019

 

Board Involvement:

• The Foraker Group Statewide Advisory Council - 2025 to present

• Housing Alaskans Public Private Partnership Advisory Committee - 2023 to present

• Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation Ex-Officio Board Member - 2020 to present

• Alaska Municipal League Board Member - 2021-2022, 2023 to present

• Hutchison High School Construction Advisory Board Member - 2022

 

Community Involvement:

• Fabulous Feminist Fundraiser Steering Committee - 2021- 2024

• FNSB Climate Action Committee - 2020-2022

• Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Transportation Committee - 2021-2022

• Fairbanks Central Labor Council, 2nd Vice President - 2018-2021

• KUAC Public Radio Citizen’s Advisory Committee - 2017-2020

• Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Education & Workforce Development Committee - 2018-2019

• Fairbanks Metropolitan Area Transportation System (FMATS) Pedestrian & Bicycle Advisory Committee - 2017-2019

• FNSB Urban Agriculture Subcommittee Member - 2017-2018

• Week of the Arctic Media Team Member - 2017

• Public Relations Society of America, Alaska Chapter - 2014-2017

• Fairbanks Police Citizen’s Academy - Graduate 2016

• Arctic Science Summit Week Media Volunteer - 2016

• Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Military Appreciation Banquet Planning Committee - 2016

• FEDC Young Professional Council - 2012-2016

 

Leadership Development:

• Executive Leadership Training, The Foraker Group - 2023

• National Renewable Energy Lab Executive Energy Leadership Program - 2022

• Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) Leadership I - 2018

• Leadership Anchorage - 2009