Municipal Manager

 Municipal Manager Anna C. Henderson

Anna Henderson has served the Municipality for 14 years, most recently as Deputy Municipal Manager since October 30, 2020. She previously served as the General Manager of ML&P. Prior to Serving as General Manager of ML&P, Ms. Henderson was responsible for regulatory affairs at ML&P. Ms. Henderson is a graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage with a  B.S. in Business Administration.

The Municipal Manager is responsible to the Mayor for overall municipal administrative policy, public safety, and operations of the municipality.  The manager directly oversees nine municipal departments, three utilities, and two enterprises:

• Anchorage Police Department
• Anchorage Fire Department
• Anchorage Health Department
• Employee Relations/Payroll
• Street, Facilities and Fleet Maintenance & Operations
• Project Management & Engineering
• Traffic, Signs and Signals
• Public Works Administration
• Public Transit Department
• Anchorage Water & Wastewater
• Municipal Light & Power
• Solid Waste Services
• Port of Alaska
• Merrill Field Airport

The Municipal Manager's Department itself contains four divisions: Emergency Management, Equal Opportunity, Risk Management/Safety, and Transportation Inspection.

List of Prior of Municipal Managers

Douglas G. Weiford    1975-1979
Larry D. Crawford       1979-1981
John Valensi               1981-1982
Barbara Steckel          1982-1984
Bob Smith                    1984-1987   
Ronald A. Garzini        1988-1989
Larry D. Crawford        1989-1998
George J. Vakalis        1999-2000   
Harry J. Kieling, Jr.      2000-2003
Denis C. LeBlanc         2003-2008
Michael K. Abbott        2008-2009  
George J. Vakalis        2009-2015    
Michael K. Abbott        2015-2017
William D. Falsey        2017-2020
Anna C. Henderson    2020-present