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Corporation Board

Lydia Wirkus, Vice Chair

ACPE Member

Hugh "Noel" Grant
ACPE Member

Kevin A. Brooks
Deputy Commissioner of Administration

Jerry Burnett
Acting Deputy Commissioner; Treasury
Division of Revenue

Patrick Galvin
Commissioner of Revenue

Annette Kreitzer
Commissioner of Administration

Emil Notti
Commissioner of Commerce, Community and Economic Development

Greg Winegar
Director, Division of Investments; Commerce, Community, and Economic Development

Lydia H. Wirkus, Chair
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
Term Expires March 2009

Lydia Wirkus of Chugiak was appointed to the Commission by Governor Sarah Palin in March 2007 as a representative of the general public. Ms. Wirkus was a professional educator in the Matanuska Susitna Borough School District for almost fourteen years at both Wasilla High School and Burchell High School, formerly Mat Su Alternative School. She created and taught several governmental courses, with an emphasis in special education/learning disabled student participation. She was successful in obtaining several federal state grants on behalf of the school district. At the time of her departure from teaching, she became very involved in various activities surrounding the Governor's campaign. Ms. Wirkus is a graduate of Florida State University, with a B.A. in Arts, International Affairs. She has a Master of Science in Special Education from Florida International University, and a Master of Education, Foods and Nutrition, from the University of North Carolina.

Hugh "Noel" Grant, Vice Chair
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
Term Expires 2012

Hugh Grant of Juneau was appointed to the Corporation by Governor Palin July 1, 2008, as a representative of the general public. Mr. Grant has been a property and land developer in Juneau since 1961, and has owned several businesses, including D. J. G. Development and Western Auto Marine. He currently owns Grant's Plaza Western-Auto-Marine. He has served on the Board of Directors for Alaska Pacific Bank since 1990. Mr. Grant has previously served a number of years on the Juneau Planning Commission, Juneau Personnel Board, and City and Borough of Juneau Assembly.

Kevin A. Brooks
Deputy Commissioner
Designee, Department of Administration

Kevin A. Brooks has been a delegate to the Board since July 2005. He was appointed Deputy Commissioner in June 2004 and oversees the divisions of Administrative Services, Finance, General Services, Enterprise Technology Services, Retirement and Benefits, and the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Mr. Brooks began his career with the State of Alaska in 1983 working as an accounting clerk and went on to serve as the finance officer of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs in January 1986. He later served as an accounting supervisor, budget analyst, and director of administrative services for the Department of Administration. In 1992-93 he worked in the private sector as a business manager for a publishing company, providing budget, accounting, and payroll services. From October 1993 to June of 2004 he served as the director of administrative services for the Department of Fish and Game in Juneau. He earned his bachelor's degree in international studies from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from the University of Alaska.

Jerry Burnett
Acting Deputy Commissioner; Treasury Division
Designee, Department of Revenue

Jerry Burnett was appointed Acting Deputy Commissioner of Revenue in August 2008 by Governor Sarah Palin. In the previous four years, Mr. Burnett served as the Department of Revenue's Administrative Services Director and Legislative Liaison. Mr. Burnett's public service career includes two years as Administrative Director for the Department of Corrections, and 12 years as staff to the Alaska State Senate Finance Committee, and Budget and Audit Committee. From 1983 to 2002, Mr. Burnett also was an adjunct professor of business at the University of Alaska Southeast. During that time he also worked as a real estate broker, and life and health insurance agent. He has Masters degrees in both Business Administration and Public Administration from the University of Alaska, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health from Central Washington Univeristy.

Patrick Galvin
Commissioner of Revenue

Patrick Galvin was appointed Commissioner of Revenue in December 2006 by Governor Sarah Palin. Mr. Galvin is former 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 the Department of Natural Resources, Mr. Galvin served as Director of the Division of Governmental Coordination, overseeing the Alaska Coastal Management Program, and also an attorney in private practice where he focused on municipal corporate and tribal law. As Commissioner of Revenue, Mr. Galvin is a statutory member of the Alaska Student Loan Corporation Board, Alaska State Pension Investment Board, the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority, and the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. In addition, he oversees the tax, investment, and public service functions of the 900-employee Department of Revenue.

Annette Kreitzer
Commissioner of Administration

Annette Kreitzer was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Administration in January 2007 by Governor Sarah Palin. Ms. Kreitzer has worked in state government for over seventeen years, first as a legislative staffer, as well as a committee aide for the Senate Special Committee on Oil and Gas, Labor and Commerce, and Resources committees. Most recently, Ms. Kreitzer served as Chief of Staff for former Lieutenant Governor Loren Leman. Previously, she was appointed by Governor Murkowski to the RurAL CAP from 2002 to 2007. She represented the Alaska Senate on the National Conference of State Legislatures Chemical Weapons Study Group from 1998 to 1999, and served on the Governor's Safety Advisory Council from 1994-1997. Her local civic contributions include memberships on the Bartlett Regional Hospital Board and the Aleutians East Borough Health Committee. Ms. Kreitzer attended Wright State University with an emphasis on journalism in addition to completing courses through the University of Washington and University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Emil Notti
Commissioner of Commerce, Community, and
Economic Development

Emil Notti was appointed Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development in December 2006 by Governor Sarah Palin. Prior to his appointment, he served as the first president of the Alaska Federation of Natives, helping to establish 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. As Commissioner, Mr. Notti oversees seven divisions and seven independent agencies with a mutual mission to encourage and contribute to the state's economic growth through business development and investments in Alaska, the Lower 48, and in international markets, as well as to promote independent sustainable communities, with a focus on rural Alaska. Notti graduated from Northrop University with a dual degree in aeronautical and electrical engineering.

Greg Winegar
Director, Division of Investments
Designee, Department of Commerce, Community
and Economic Development

Greg Winegar, Director of the Division of Investments for the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, was designated to the Board in May 2000. The Division of Investments administers and services 12 loan programs under the Department of Community and Economic Development. The Division's portfolio currently consists of approximately 3,700 accounts totaling $214 million. Prior to his appointment as Director, Mr. Winegar served as the Division of Investment's lending branch manager for 21 years. He also held the positions of loan officer and loan closer with the Division and has worked for the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development since 1974. Mr. Winegar received his bachelor's degree in business and political science from the Evergreen State College in 1973.

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