Institute of Social and Economic Research

ISER Advisory Board, April 2005

Charles Boddy is vice president of Governmental Relations for Usibelli Coal Mine, Inc. in Fairbanks. He has been with Usibelli Corporation for nearly 35 years and an Alaska resident since 1958. He is secretary/treasurer of the Alaska Coal Association and past president of the Alaska Miners Association. He is a past or current member of many advisory groups, including the Northwest Mining Association, BLM’s Resource Advisory Council, the National Coal Council, and the Alaska Mineral Commission. He is a lay minister and a former member of the Railbelt School Board.

Carol Comeau has been superintendent of the Anchorage School District since 2000 and she was with the district for 25 years before that, as a teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent. She has been recognized many times for her community service. A few of her current activities include serving on the board of directors for United Way of Anchorage and the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, as well as on the steering committee for Reclaiming Futures, a national community-based program to help teenagers overcome problems with drug and alcohol abuse or the law.

Perry Eaton is senior corporate advisor for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company in Anchorage. Before joining Alyeska he was president of the Alaska Native Heritage Center. He has for decades been an Alaska Native business and community leader, in particular working to enhance rural economic development. For nearly 20 years he headed the Alaska Village Initiatives (formerly the Community Enterprise Development Corporation). In the early 1990s he was co-chair of the Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs affecting Alaska Natives, which examined the social and economic status of Alaska Natives.

Cheryl Frasca directs the State of Alaska’s Office of Management and Budget and before that she held a similar position with the Municipality of Anchorage. She has worked with state and local government finances since the 1970s and also operated her own business. Her community involvement includes membership in Commonwealth North and the Resource Development Council, as well as past or current membership on the boards of the Alaska Council on Economic Education, the Anchorage and Alaska Chambers of Commerce, and the UA Small Business Development Center.

Richard Glenn is vice president of lands for the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation in Barrow. He is a geologist and an expert on sea ice. His professional and community ties are broad, including membership in the U.S. Arctic Research Commission and the Native American Science Education Commission. He also serves on the boards of the Barrow Arctic Science Consortium, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States , and Ilisagvik College . In 2004 the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) awarded him its first Professional of the Year award.

Jewel Jones is the business development manager for Siebert Brandford Shank & Co., a public finance, investment-banking firm with offices in 14 cities, including Anchorage. Before that, she served in Anchorage local government for 32 years, as the director of the Department of Health and Human Services and Social Services Division Manager, under five mayors. She is on the Board of Trustees of the United Way of Anchorage, Commonwealth North, the Alaska Railroad Citizens Advisory Board and the Board of Trustees of Alaska Regional Hospital. In 2004, Jones was one of 55 Alaskans appointed by Governor Frank Murkowski to the Conference of Alaskans to consider questions related to the use of income from the Permanent Fund. Two of her many awards over the years are the 2001 BP/YWCA Women of Achievement Award and the 2003 Anchorage Chamber of Commerce’s ATHENA award, presented to members who have shown excellence in their business or profession and encouraged the potential of women as business leaders.

William Leighty directs the Leighty Foundation, a family charitable foundation in Juneau. The foundation invests in non-profit organizations that study sustainable energy policy. He is also with Alaska Applied Sciences, a consulting firm that, among other things, is involved with renewable energy production and energy and materials conservation. He has a special interest in wind-generated energy. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and his public service includes helping found the Juneau High School Science Fair and the Juneau planetarium.

Mike Navarre is president of Arby’s Inc. of Alaska and a former mayor of the Kenai Peninsula Borough. He was also a member of the Alaska Legislature for 12 years, serving as house majority leader and chair of the house finance committee. He has long had an interest in Alaska’s fiscal future, and in 2004 he was named as one of 55 delegates to the Conference of Alaskans—which Governor Murkowski convened to learn what role Alaskans felt the Permanent Fund should play in future state finances. His community involvement includes, among other things, sponsoring an annual charity golf tournament that raises money for scholarships and non-profit organizations.

Rosamond Naylor is the Julie Wrigley Senior Fellow at the Center for Environmental Science and Policy (CESP) at Stanford University. She has been involved in a number of field-level research projects throughout the world examining issues of aquaculture production, high-input agricultural development, biotechnology, climate-induced yield variability, and food security. At Stanford, Naylor directs the Goldman Honors Program in Environmental Science, Technology and Policy; she is on the faculty for the new Interdisciplinary PhD Program in Environment and Resources (IPER); and she teaches courses on the World Food Economy and Sustainable Agriculture. Naylor was named Fellow in the Aldo Leopold Leadership Program in Environmental Sciences in 1999 and Pew Fellow in Conservation and the Environment in 1994.

Gloria O’Neill has been executive director of the Cook Inlet Tribal Council since 1998. Her many contributions to the Alaska Native community and to the broader Alaska community include past or present membership on the boards of the Alaska Federation of Natives, CIRI Foundation, and Cook Inlet Housing Authority; the community advisory board for BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc.; the Anchorage Museum Building Committee; and the Alaska Mental Health Board. In 2003, BP and the YWCA of Anchorage named her a “Woman of Achievement.”

Al Parrish is CEO of Providence Health System in Alaska. Before that he was an executive in the hotel and tourism industry for several decades, serving as vice president of Holland America Line-Westours and president of Westmark Hotels and Sheffield Enterprises, among others. He is on the advisory boards for Wells Fargo Bank and Alyeska Pipeline and the board of directors for the Alaska Native Heritage Center. His broad past public service includes membership on boards for Covenant House, the Anchorage Downtown Development Corporation, the Alaska Visitors Association, and the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts.

John Shively is vice president of Holland America Line. In an Alaska career beginning in the 1960s, he has been a Vista volunteer, executive director of the Rural Alaska Community Action Program, executive vice president of the Alaska Federation of Natives, chief operating officer for NANA Development Corporation, and commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. His current community activities include board president of the Resource Development Council, treasurer of the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce, and membership on the advisory board for the University of Alaska’s Sea Grant program.

Richard Strutz is regional president for Alaska of Wells Fargo Bank. His previous positions include commissioner of the Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility. His community service includes, among other things, membership on the board of trustees for the Nature Conservancy and the board of directors for the World Trade Center Alaska, as well as membership on the Governor’s Homeland Security Task Force. He is widely known for his support of education in Alaska; in 2004 the Anchorage School District awarded him a Shining Star Award, in recognition of internships, scholarships, training, and other aid Wells Fargo has provided students over the years.

Arliss Sturgulewski began her public service career in Anchorage nearly 40 years. She was an Alaska state senator from 1978 to 1992 and before that was a member of the Anchorage assembly. She was also a gubernatorial candidate twice. Today, she serves as a trustee or board member for many organizations and institutions, ranging from Sheldon Jackson College to the State of Alaska’s Commission on Rural Alaska Governance and Empowerment.

Angus Walker is commercial vice president for BP Exploration Alaska. He is a mechanical engineer and has 20 years’ experience with the oil industry. Before coming to Alaska , he held a variety of technical, commercial, and leadership positions in the North Sea , the Middle East , and other locations.