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Leadership

Leadership: Staff and Board of Directors

Alaska Legal Services Corporation serves the communities of Alaska through our 50+ staff members located within 12 statewide offices and 6 Medical-Legal Partnership sites.  A diverse Board of Directors provides organizational leadership to guide ALSC’s efforts that promote health, safety, and stability through essential civil legal services.  Additionally, the board serves as ALSC ambassadors by educating the community about services and building relationships that support ALSC’s mission. The Board also performs fiduciary duties, including financial and program oversight. All Board Members serve on a voluntary, uncompensated basis.

 

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Board of Directors

Officers

Joseph Nelson, President
Juneau, Attorney member, First Judicial District

Myra Munson, Vice President
Juneau, Attorney member, First Judicial District

Karen Lambert, Secretary-Treasurer
Kodiak, Attorney Member, Third Judicial Distirct

Members at Large

Raymond Oney
Community Member, Appointed by Association of Village Council Presidents

Melony Urban
Attorney Member, Fourth Judicial District

Violet Gronn
Community Member, Appointed by Kodiak Area Native Association

Etta Kuzakin
Community Member, Appointed by Aleutian/Pribilof Island Association

Gabrielle LeDoux
Attorney Member, Appointed by the Alaska Bar Association

Elizabeth Leduc
Attorney Member, Third Judicial District

Margie Nelson
Community Member, Appointed by Bristol Bay Native Association

Liz Pederson
Attorney Member, Fourth Judicial District

Carolyn Heyman
Attorney Member, Fourth Judicial District

Elsie Sampson
Community Member, Appointed by Maniilaq

Leona Santiago
Juneau, Lay Member, Appointed by Tlingit and Haida

Meghan “Sigvanna” Topkok
Attorney Member, Second Judicial District

Alternate Members

Andrew Dunmire
Attorney Alternate, First Judicial District

Tina Grovier
Attorney Alternate, Third Judicial District

Steven Hansen
Attorney Alternate, Appointed by the Alaska Bar Association

Ben Muse
Attorney Alternate, Third Judicial District

Melanie Osborne
Attorney Alternate, Third Judicial District

Dan Winkelman
Bethel, Attorney Alternate, Fourth Judicial District

Robin Brown
Attorney Alternate, Fourth Judicial District

Victoria Cascio
Juneau, Lay Member Alternate, Appointed by Cook Inlet Tribal Council

Larry Evanoff
Chenega Bay, Lay Member Alternate, Appointed by Chugachmiut

Rene Nicklie
Cantwell, Lay Member Alternate, Copper River Native Association

Amos Brown
White Mountain, Lay Member Alternate, Appointed by Kawerak

Anchorage/Statewide Office

Administrative/Accounting

  • Nikole Nelson, Executive Director
  • Maggie Humm, Deputy Director
  • Tracey Janssen, Chief Financial Officer
  • Danielle Blair, Administrative Director
  • Nandita Lal, Director of HR & Organizational Culture
  • Erin Fleischer, Accounts Payable
  • Kendra Spencer, Accounting Technician

Law Unit

  • Eva Khadjinova, Anchorage Supervising Attorney
  • Jennifer Ekvall, Receptionist
  • Mark Black, Intake Coordinator
  • Fang He, Staff Attorney
  • Susan Gadamus, Staff Attorney
  • Brooke Sempel, Intake Staff Attorney
  • Eric Salinger, Employment Law Project Director

Private Attorney Involvement Unit, Development, Technology

  • Laura Goss, Director of Pro Bono and Development
  • Sarah Carver, Justice for All Coordinator
  • Alexa Dobson, Communications Manager
  • Michael Mason, Technology Director

MLP Unit

  • Judith Barnes, MLP Supervising Attorney
  • Davyn Williams, Providence MLP Attorney

Native Law Unit

  • Pearl Pickett, Native Law Supervising Attorney
  • Melissa Beneke, Native Law Support
  • Olivia Knestrict, Native Law Staff Attorney
  • Imran Ahmed, Native Law Staff Attorney

Fair Housing Unit

  • Daniel Coons, Fair Housing Supervising Attorney
  • Jennifer Beardsley, Senior Fair Housing Attorney
  • Ambera Tolbert, Investigations Coordinator
  • Conor McCadden, Investigations Coordinator
  • Jocelyn Ciarlone, Paralegal
  • Adrianne Takak, Education & Outreach Coordinator

Statewide Litigation

  • Jessie Lampton, Statewide Litigation Support Attorney

Utqiaġvik Office

  • Abbi Novotny, Staff Attorney
  • Ana Manu, Office Manager

Bethel Office

  • Shannon Hoffman, Paralegal

Dillingham Office

  • Carrie Sorensen, Law Clerk
  • Peter Utz, Staff Attorney

Fairbanks Office

  • Colleen Pawling, Supervising Attorney
  • Angela Aragon, Office Manager
  • Rachael Delehanty, Senior Staff Attorney

Juneau Office

  • Heather Parker, Supervising Attorney
  • Jessie Archibald, Staff Attorney
  • Leigh Dickey, Advocacy Director
  • Kelsey Eggert, Staff Attorney
  • Jacob Taug, Paralegal
  • Eric Vang, Senior Technology Attorney
  • Jesse Thompson, DV Staff Attorney

Kenai Office

  • Crystal Soyangco, Advanced Office Manager

Ketchikan Office

  • Linda Keizer, Advanced Paralegal

Kodiak MLP Office

  • Teka Lamade, Supervising Attorney
  • Sarah Catino, Law Clerk

Kotzebue Office

  • Allen Beaver, Office Manager
  • Michael Cagle, Staff Attorney

Nome Office

  • Adrienne Dickson-Bahnke, Office manager

Palmer Office

  • Chelsea Gregersen, Mat-Su Region Supervising Attorney
  • Vera Hoffmann, Office Manager
  • Charles Ward, Staff Attorney

Connect Mat-Su Wasilla Office

Alaska Legal Services Corporation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides high quality free civil legal services to low-income Alaskans in need. Since 1967, ALSC's services have reached thousands of Alaskans and their communities to protect their safety, their health and promote family stability.

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