Governor Parnell Makes Appointments over the Weekend

Governor of Alaska, Sean Parnell, utilized this weekend to draw up and submit a list of appointees to various boards and commissions.

Over the weekend the governor appointed Dale Anderson University of Alaska Board of Regents, he also reappointed Janis Wilson the Regulatory Commission of Alaska. Over the weekend he also pointed Orval Huntington as well as reappointed Karl Johnstone to the board of Fisheries. To Teresa Sagar Albaugh was also reappointed to the board game, Robert Munford was also appointed to the same board.

University Alaska Board of Regents

Dale Anderson was appointed to the board of Regents, that board governs the University of Alaska statewide system, It formulates policy, and appoints the president of the University.. Mr. Anderson currently works with the Alaska legislature and in the past served as a member of the City and Borough of Juneau assembly. He also the owner of Auke Lake Bed and Breakfast and is the former owner of Admiralty Tours. Mr. Anderson holds a certificate of Judicial development and Administrative Law and is also a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. He is a member of the Alaska Bed and Breakfast. He is also a member of the Alaska Travel Industry Association, and a member of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce.

Regulatory Commission of Alaska

Janis Wilson was re-appointed to the Regulatory Commission f Alaska. That commission is in olace to regulate statewide utilities and pipeline carriers. A member of the commission, Wilson lives in Anchorage and has served for 25 year as a administative law judge with the Utilities Commission, she, in the past has worked as the City of Kenai attorney as well as an assistant Attorney General for the state of Alaska.

Board of Fisheries

Orville Huntington of Huslia has been in the past, the Wildlife and Parks director for the Tanana Cheifs onference as well as the Refuge Information Technician at the Koyukuk/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge. Through the years, Huntington has been a fishermaan as well as a fireifghter. He holds a Bacholar’s degree in Wildlife Biology from UAF.

Retired Superior Court Judge Karl Johnstone was also reappointed to the Board of Fisheries. Aside from his service as a judge for the third judicial district, Johnstone has spent time as a commercial fisherman in ristol Bay as well as a Herring fisherman in Southeast Alaska.

Alaska Board of Game

The Alaska Board of Game will also, if approved, see a new face. Robert Mumford was appointed by Governor Parnell over the weekend. Mumford is a retired Alaska State Trooper, who spent years in the Wildlife Enforsement Division of that service. Currently, Mumford works as security on the slope with Purcell Security. Mumford has, in the past, sat on the oard of the Big Game Commercial Services Board.

Teresa Sager Albough was re-appointed to the Board of Game. A resident of Tok/Mentasta, Albough also works with Summit Consulting Services as well as an aide to the Alaska Legislature during the period of 1983 to 1995. She is also a member of the Alaska Outdoor Council and the National Rifle Association.

Beyond these appointments. Governor Parnell also made other appointments, listed below:

State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors

Howard “Keith” Walters – Healy Appointed: 3/1/2012 Term Expires: 3/1/2016

Board of Marine Pilots

Tom Rueter – Anchorage Appointed: 4/1/2012 Term Expires: 3/1/2016

Board of Certified Direct-Entry Midwives

Deborah Schneider – Wasilla Appointed: 3/15/2012 Term Expires: 3/1/2016

Alaska Public Office Commission

Dr. David Eichler – North Pole Appointed: 3/15/2012 Term Expires: 3/1/2017
Vance Sanders – Juneau Appointed: 3/15/2012 Term Expires: 3/1/2017

Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board

Robert Weel – Anchorage Appointed: 1/23/2006 Reappointed: 3/1/2006 Reappointed: 3/1/2009 Reappointed: 3/1/2012 Term Expires: 3/1/2015

Governor Parnell Makes Appointments over the Weekend added by Staff on Apr 2, 2012
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