Board of Directors 

2012 Board of Directors

Chugach Electric Association
Phil Steyer, Director, Government Relations & Corporate Communications
Lee Thibert, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Corporate Affairs

Municipal Light and Power
Mio Johnson, Manager of Engineering

Golden Valley Electric Association
Kathryn Lamal, Vice President of Power Supply

Homer Electric Association, Inc.
Joe Gallagher, Public Relations Coordinator
Brad Zubeck, Director of Power Production & Transmission

Kotzebue Electric Association
Brad Reeve, General Manager
Matt Bergan, Project Engineer

Kodiak Electric Association
Darron Scott, President / CEO

Alaska Village Electric Cooperative
Meera Kohler, President / CEO
Brent Petrie, Community Development Manager

TDX Power, Inc.
Hans Roeterink, CEO
Jolene Lekanof, Executive Management

Alaska Power and Telephone
Robert Grimm, President
Greg Mickelson, VP Power Operations

Sierra Club Alaska
Emily Fehrenbacher, Associate Regional Representative
Lindsey Hajduk, Associate Field Representative

Alaska Center for the Environment
Louisa Yanes, Energy Organizer

Alaska Conservation Alliance
Andy Moderow, Executive Director

Rural Alaska Community Action Program
Catherine Clements, Community Development Division Director

ABS Alaskan, Inc.
Jim Norman, President

Green Star, Inc.
Kim Kovol, Executive Director

Chena Hot Springs Resort
Bernie Karl, Owner

Institute of the North
Nils Andreassen, Executive Director
Kristina Baiborodova, Project Coordinator, Russian Federation Liaison

Ocean Renewable Power Company
Doug Johnson, Alaska Projects Director
Monty Worthington, Project Development Director

Bering Straits Native Corporation
Jerald Brown, Vice President

Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council
David Pelunis-Messier, Energy Department

Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
Jim Jager, Corporate Communications Director

2012 Board Committees

Executive Committee
Jim Jager, Chair
Meera Kohler, Vice Chair
Phil Steyer, Treasurer
Jim Norman, Secretary
Emily Fehrenbacher
Kim Kovol


Policy Committee

Doug Johnson, Chair
Phil Steyer
Meera Kohler
Kate Lamal
Gwen Holdmann
Peter Crimp
Chris Rose
Jim Norman
David Oliver
Jim Jager
Crystal Enkvist
Gary Gagnon
Mike Bartlett
Emily Fehrenbacher
Kate McKeown

Finance Committee
Phil Steyer, Chair
Jim Norman
Julie Estey
Doug Johnson
Meera Kohler
recruited CPA

Rural Issues Committee
Jim Norman, Chair
Meera Kohler
Chris Rose
Cathie Clements
David Oliver
Chad Stovall
Gary Gagnon
Kim Kovol
Doug Vaught
Michael King
Rod Hafner
Eric Downey
Joel Groves
Lonnie Jackson
Nadia Dagget
Bernie Karl
Scott Anaya
Kyle Smith