Mike Barnhill, who has been the director of Policy in the Office of Management and Budget, has been named acting commissioner of the Alaska Department of Revenue.
Barnhill assumes his new role with the Department of Revenue tomorrow, Dec. 3. Bruce Tangeman resigned last month, agreeing to stay on to make a transition to a new commissioner.
Barnhill has a long and distinguished record of public service with the State of Alaska spanning two decades, said Gov. Mike Dunleavy. He is a former deputy commissioner in both the Departments of Revenue and Administration, and served as an assistant attorney general in the Department of Law.
The announcement of Barnhill moving to Revenue comes just days before the governor’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget is due.
Barnhill is a graduate Cornell Law School, where he was editor of the Cornell International Law Journal. He earned his undergraduate degree in religious studies and history from the College of Wooster.
