AEA: Board of Directors

44.83.030: The directors of the Alaska Energy Authority are the members of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority

AEA Board meeting schedule (Dates are subject to change)

October 7, 2008, immediately following the 9:00am AIDEA Board meeting
December 11, 2008

AEA Board Meeting Minutes Archives

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Mr. John T. Kelsey Public Member Appointed: 9/21/2007 Expires: 6/30/2008 Appointed Chair: 1/25/2008	Member-Chair. Mr. Kelsey was appointed to the Board on September 21, 2007. Mr. Kelsey is is a longtime Valdez entrepreneur and community leader who has helped bring Alaska some of its most significant economic development projects. He was prime supporter of using tax-free municipal bonds to bring the trans-Alaska pipeline and tanker port to Valdez, was a three-time chairman of the Alaska Permanent Fund, and served the community of Valdez at various times as a two-term mayor, councilman and fire chief. Mr. Kelsey has earned numerous statewide awards and recognition for his lifetime of accomplishments in Alaska business. --------------------------------------------------
Mr. Emil Notti Commissioner Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Appointed: 12/13/2006	Member. Commissioner, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, Governor Palin appointed Emil Notti as Commissioner on December 13, 2006. Mr. Notti is an engineer, prominent Alaska Native leader and Alaska public servant. He graduated from Northrop University with a dual degree in aeronautical and electrical engineering. His extensive background includes first president of the Alaska Federation of Natives during which he was an instrumental player in establishing the state’s Native corporations; past president of Doyon Limited; former Commissioner of the Department of Community and Regional Affairs under Governor Sheffield; 30-year board member with the National Bank of Alaska; and Veteran of the United States Navy. Born in Koyukuk, Notti holds an Honorary Doctorate degree from the Alaska Methodist University. --------------------------------------------------
Leo von Scheben, P.E., L.S., M.B.A. Commissioner Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 3132 Channel Drive Juneau, Alaska 99801-7898 (907) 465-3900 Fax: (907) 586-8365 Appointed: 01/12/2007	*Member.* Commissioner, Leo von Scheben, 65, is a registered professional engineer and land surveyor who has lived in Alaska since 1963. He received his B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Florida in Gainsville, a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and a MBA from the University of Alaska Anchorage. He was one of the four founding partners of an architectural, engineering, land surveying and planning firm with offices in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. He has represented the Society of American Military Engineers on the Anchorage Post Industrial Liaison Committee, member of the 2006 S.A.M.E Executive Group and Commissioner to the Alaska Private Industry Council. He was voted Alumni of the Year by Bradley University. He belongs to the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors. Von Scheben was featured in “How to Form a Successful Design/Build Alliance” in the January 2006 edition of the Professional Services Management Journal (PSMJ). --------------------------------------------------
Mr. John R. Winther (Public Member) 102 South Second Street P.O. Box 50 Petersburg, AK 99833 (907) 772-4835 Fax: (907) 772-9385 jrwinther@aol.com Appointed: 7/1/2003 Appointed Vice-Chair 8/23/2007 Reappointed: 9/21/2007 Expires: 6/30/2009	*Member*. Vice-Chair. Mr. Winther was appointed to the Board of Directors on July 1, 2003. He was born in Fairbanks and raised in both Fairbanks and Juneau. He is a lifelong Alaskan who graduated from Lathrop High School and has resided in Petersburg since 1972. John has been in the commercial fishing business for 39 years, owning his own business for 35 of those years. He is currently the managing partner of Prowler Fisheries, based in Petersburg, Alaska, and also owns a crab vessel that fishes the Bering Sea. He is the founder and chairman of Winstar Petroleum; an Alaskan owned independent oil company with acreage on the North Slope. John served as director of Icicle Seafoods from 1980-1992 and also served on the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council from 1983-1989. ---------------------------------------------------
Mr. Patrick Galvin Commissioner Department of Revenue P.O. Box 110400 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0400 (907) 465-2300 Appointed: 12/4/2006	*Member. Commissioner, Alaska Department of Revenue. was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Revenue by Governor Sarah Palin effective December 4, 2006. Before his appointment he served as a Petroleum Land Manager for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas. His responsibilities included managing the oil and gas leasing and licensing programs, lease administration, and oil and gas permitting for the division. His education background includes a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts and Quantitative Economics from the University of California, San Diego, a Law Degree from the University of San Diego, and an MBA from San Diego State University. Prior to his position at DNR, Mr. Galvin served as Director of the Division of Governmental Coordination, overseeing the Alaska Coastal Management Program. Previously, Mr. Galvin was a private practice attorney focusing on municipal, corporate, and tribal law. P.O. Box 110400 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0400 907-465-2300 (fax) 907-465-2389 Designee for Commissioner Galvin is Acting Deputy Commissioner for Treasury Jerry Burnett*

Last Updated: 10/1/08