Board of Directors

A 15-member Board of Directors, consisting of 11 directors and four officers, governs AASB for the benefit of all member districts. 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 2024-2025 AASB Board of Directors

Back row, left to right:

Tim Doran, Fairbanks North Star Borough; Dana Mock, Delta/Greely; Pete Hoepfner, Cordova; Andy Holleman, Anchorage; Clarence Daniel, Lower Kuskokwim.

Middle Row, left to right:

Penny Vadla, Kenai; Julia Phelan, Delta/Greely; Michael Swain, Bristol Bay; Darlene Trigg, Nome.

Front row, left to right:

Kasaŋnaaluk, Marie Greene, Northwest Arctic Borough; Margo Bellamy, Anchorage; Robyn Burke, North Slope Borough; Annie Weyiouanna, Bering Strait; Melissa Burnett, Fairbanks North Star Borough.

Not pictured: Amber Frommherz, Juneau

Upcoming Meetings

2025

March 29 Spring Board of Directors Meeting – Virtual

Previous Meetings

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

2014-2024

2023

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 Committees

Policy

Marie Greene – Chair

Michael Swain

Robyn Burke

(open)

Lon Garrison – AASB Support

JNMS Scholarship

Pete Hoepfner – Chair

Michael Swain

Tim Doran

Penny Vadla

Chrya Sanderson

Wally Gust

Jenni Lefing – AASB Support

Ad Hoc Advocacy

Pete Hoepfner – Chair

Margo Bellamy

Tim Doran

Robyn Burke

(open)

Norm Wooten – AASB Support

Lon Garrison – AASB Support

Constitution & Bylaws

Robyn Burke – Chair

1st Judicial District (TBD)

2nd Judicial District (TBD)

3rd Judicial District (TBD)

4th Judicial District (TBD)

Lon Garrison – AASB Support

Membership

Clarence Daniel – Chair

Dana Mock

Robyn Burke

Annie Weyiouanna

Chrya Sanderson

Tiffany Jackson – AASB Support

Sustainability

Tim Doran – Chair

Margo Bellamy

Annie Weyiouanna

Robyn Burke

(open)

Lori Grassgreen – AASB Support

Alaska School Activities Association

Dana Mock

Suggested Reading and Resources for New School Board Members

Here is 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