Board of Directors

A 15 member Board of Directors, consisting of 11 directors and four officers, governs AASB. The Board, elected by membership at the Annual Conference, represents all regions of the state. The membership, as a whole, passes the resolutions, which establish the positions taken by the Association before the legislature and other agencies throughout the year.

Meet the Board!

The 2022-23 AASB Board of Directors are (Back row, left to right) Robyn Burke, North Slope Borough; Tim Doran, Fairbanks North Star Borough. Dana Mock, Delta/Greely, Secretary/Treasurer; Clarence Daniel, Lower Kuskokwim; Michael Swain Jr., Bristol Bay; Diane Gubatayao, Ketchikan. (Front row, left to right) Chrya Sanderson, Fairbanks North Star Borough; Katie Oliver, Kodiak; Margo Bellamy, Anchorage, President-Elect; Penny Vadla, Kenai; Kasaŋnaaluk, Marie Greene, Northwest Arctic Borough, President; Pete Hoepfner, Cordova, Past President. Not pictured: Andy Holleman, Anchorage; Brian Holst, Juneau.

Upcoming Meetings

2022

Previous Meetings

Previous AASB and partner meetings listed by date, with links to meeting minutes.

2020

Board Goals

Board Goals (2022-2025)

Goal 1: Empower our boards to prioritize equity and transform educational systems to increase the academic achievement and graduation rates of students who are grounded in their cultural identity so they have the ability to successfully pursue their goals.

Goal 2: Support local school boards and districts in engaging families, youth, and their communities in shaping and enriching the education of all Alaska’s children.

Goal 3: Offer a variety of board development opportunities to prepare board members for effective governance.f all Alaska’s children.

Goal 4: AASB will create and sustain partnerships that support and enable Alaskan students to successfully progress from birth to career.

AASB Pathways (Long Range Plan 2022 – 2025)

Board Liaison Network Contacts

Margo Bellamy (Anchorage)

Chatham
Haines
Sitka
Juneau

Tim Doran (FBNSD)

Aleutians East
Lake & Peninsula
Lower Kuskokwim
Pribilof

Clarence Daniel (Lower Kuskokwim)

Kenai
North Slope
Northwest Arctic
Yakutat

Marie Greene (Northwest Arctic)

Hoonah
Kake
Klawock
Ketchikan

Pete Hoepfner (Cordova)

Kashunamiut
Valdez
Lower Yukon
Bristol Bay

Brian Holst (Juneau)

Hydaburg
Copper River
Iditarod
Kuspuk

Andy Holleman (Anchorage)

Bering Strait
Fairbanks
Kodiak
Yukon Flats

Dana Mock (Delta/Greely)

Galena
Yukon Koyukuk
Alaska Gateway
Cordova

Katie Oliver (Kodiak)

Annette Island
Chugach
Delta/Greely
Skagway

Chrya Sanderson (FNSBSD)

Saint Mary’s
Nome
Southeast Island

Michael Swain (Bristol Bay)

Dillingham
Southwest Region
Craig
Unalaska

Diane Gubatayao (Ketchikan Gateway)

Petersburg
Pelican
Wrangell
Yupiit

Penny Vadla (Kenai)

Anchorage
Denali
Nenana
Tanana

Board Committees

Policy

Katie Oliver – Chair
Michael Swain
Peter Hoepfner
Dana Mock
Marie Greene
Lon Garrison – AASB Support

JNMS Scholarship

Penny Vadla – Chair
Barb Amarok
John Mark
Diane Gubatayao
Chrya Sanderson
Michael Swain
Peter Hoepfner
Tiffany Jackson – AASB Support

Ad Hoc Advocacy

Margo Bellamy – Chair
Peter Hoepfner
Brian Holst
Diane Gubatayao
Penny Vadla
Tim Doran
Norm Wooten -AASB Support
Lon Garrison – AASB Support

Constitution & Bylaws

Margo Bellamy– Chair
1st Judicial District (TBA)
2nd Judicial District (TBA)
3rd Judicial District (TBA)
4th Judicial District (TBA)
Peter Hoepfner
Lon Garrison – AASB Support

Membership

Chrya Sanderson – Chair
Clarence Daniel
John Mark
Dana Mock
Peter Hoepfner
Tiffany Jackson – AASB Support

Sustainability

Brian Holst – Chair
Barb Amarok
Tim Doran
Penny Vadla
Peter Hoepfner
Lori Grassgreen- AASB Support

Alaska School Activities Association

Dana Mock

Suggested Reading and Resources for New School Board Members

A list developed by AASB’s Board of Directors for new board members to better familiarize themselves with Alaska Native cultures and education in Alaska.

Becoming a Better Board Member
By National School Boards Association

Alaska School Board Handbook

Yuuyaraq: The Way of the Human Being
By Harold Napoleon

Journey to Wholeness
By Stan DeKoven

Raising Ourselves and Two Old Women
By Velma Wallace

Habits of Mind
By Arthur Costa and Bena Kallick

Blonde Indian
By Ernestine Hayes

Two in the Far North
By Margaret E. Murie

50 Miles from Tomorrow
By William L. Iggiagruk Hensley

Another Culture/Another World
By Father Michael Oleksa

Blessings Bead and My Name is Not Easy
By Debby Dahl Edwardson

The Alaska Pen (An Illustrated History of Unga)
By Thor Lauritzen, Peggy Arness, and Edward Melseth