Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson announced the members of the Anchorage Economic Revitalization and Diversification Advisory Committee:
- Paul Landes, Senior Vice President, Consumer Services, GCI
- Shawn Williams, Vice President of Government Affairs & Strategy, Pacific Dataport, Inc.
- Caren l. Mathis, Sr. Principal Strategic Planner/Senior Project Manager, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
- Bill Popp, President and CEO, Alaska Economic Development Council
- Julie Anderson, Commissioner, Alaska Department of Commerce and Economic Development
- Bill Taylor, President and Founder, Colony Builders, Inc
- Evelyn Rousso, Associate Principal, MCG Explore Design
- Alan Erickson, Chief Technology Officer, Covid Secure App
- David Hoffman, Owner, Craig Taylor Equipment
- Jim Szczesniak, Airport Director, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
- Lori Brewer, President, Café D’arte Alaska
- Hugh Ashlock, President, Dimond Center Holdings LLC.
- ACDA executive director Mike Robbins will serve as the chair for the committee.
“I have the utmost confidence in this group led by Mike Robbins to aggressively pursue economic revitalization, expansion and diversification for Anchorage,” Bronson said in a statement. “They have the skills to speed up our economy and a talent for being able to work with diverse stake holder groups.
The committee’s first task will be to identify and recommend for implementation immediate action items from Bronson’s transition report, Robbins said.
The committee will have its first meeting Wednesday, Sept. 8. The first report to the Mayor’s office from the Committee is expected to be complete by January.
