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District 1 | North Anchorage
- Vice Chair - Assembly
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Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole
- Vice Chair - Committee on Housing and Homelessness
- Community and Economic Development Committee
- Chair - Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole
- Vice-Chair - Ethics and Elections Committee
- Health Policy Committee
- Personnel Committee
- Public Safety Committee-of-the-Whole
- Chair - Reapportionment Committee
- Rules Committee-of-the-Whole
- Ex Officio Member - Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
- Alternate Liaison - Federation of Community Councils
- Liaison - National League of Cities (NLC)
Since 1998, Christopher Constant has resided in the downtown Anchorage district. Professionally, Christopher is a licensed real estate agent as well as a Grants and Contracts Director for a statewide nonprofit substance abuse and behavioral health treatment provider. During his past involvement with the Fairview Community Council, to include serving twice as President, Christopher led an effort to improve public safety in his neighborhood. He achieved great success which was the catalyst that led him to consider serving as an Assembly Member. Christopher is a strong supporter for improving key infrastructure, strong schools and advocating for intensive services needed by Anchorage's homeless population. Perseverance is a quality that he admires most as can be seen by his favorite quote from The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho, “The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times."
Daniel Volland
E-Mail: Daniel.Volland@anchorageak.gov
Term Expires: 2025
Education: BS Biology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA; Doctorate of Optometry, Pacific University College of Optometry, Forest Grove, OR
- AMATS Policy Committee
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness
- Co-Chair - Health Policy Committee
- Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole
- Public Safety Committee-of-the-Whole
- Rules Committee-of-the-Whole
- Ex Officio Member - Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA)
- Safe Routes to Schools Working Group
Daniel is a licensed optometric physician and owner of an independent eye care clinic in downtown Anchorage. He has also provided eye care throughout rural Alaska. Arriving by small plane, boat, snow machine, ATV, and sled, he has performed pop-up eye clinics in over thirty Alaskan communities. Daniel has served as Vice Chair of the South Addition Community Council and has volunteered on the council's Neighborhood Plan Committee and Land Use Committee. Additionally, he has served on the boards of the Arctic Encounter Symposium and the Alaska World Affairs Council, and been an involved member of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Legislative Committee, Young Professionals Group, and the Anchorage East Rotary Club. In 2021, he was honored to be awarded "Alaska Young Professional of the Year" by his peers. He loves being in nature and exploring Alaska, whether it’s packrafting, backcountry ice-skating, hiking, or walking his dog, Juniper, on the Coastal Trail. Daniel is honored to represent North Anchorage, one of the most diverse districts in the United States. He is passionate about helping Anchorage be a safe, welcoming community that creates opportunity for all.
District 2 | Eagle River/Chugiak
Ethics & Election Committee
Liaison - Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce
Poverty & Opportunity Task Force
Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole
Public Safety Committee-of-the-Whole
Rules Committee-of-the-Whole
Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole
A 27-year resident of Eagle River and Chugiak, Robin Dern is a local photographer and long-time leader in the nonprofit sector. Her local community engagement experience includes time as co-chair of the Anchorage Schools Foundation, Eagle River Food Pantry Volunteer and participant in the Anchorage Police Department Citizen Academy.
- Co-Chair - Public Safety Committee of the Whole
- Vice Chair - Community and Economic Development Committee
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness
- Ex Officio Member - Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA)
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Liaison Alternate - Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce
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Safe Routes to Schools Working Group
Born and raised in Anchorage AK, Kevin is a proud father of 4 and owns several Anchorage businesses. Most of his life was spent in the construction trades. He worked as a pipe fitter for nearly 16 years, working in villages around the state. He left remote work to spend more time with his family, remodel homes and own rentals. Kevin was 2014 President of the Anchorage Board of Realtors, 2021/22 Chair of the Anchorage Platting Board, and is a Commercial Real Estate Broker. He has worked to provide affordable housing by volunteering his construction skills to Neighbor Works, Habitat for Humanity, the Wounded Warrior Project and more. His extensive real estate experience provides a real-world perspective to the multiple housing issues that face Anchorage.
District 3 | West Anchorage
Kameron Perez-Verdia
Contact Info: (907) 343-4115
E-Mail: Kameron.Perez-Verdia@anchorageak.gov
Term Expires: 2025
Education: BA Communications, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA; MBA Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver, Denver, CO
- Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness
- Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole
- Chair - Health Policy Committee
- Co-Chair - Public Safety Committee-of-the-Whole
- Rules Committee-of-the-Whole
- Liaison Alternate - Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB)
Having been born and raised in the 49th State, Kameron views Alaska as his home state. He is an avid runner and outdoor enthusiast and enjoys exploring Alaska with his wife and two young daughters. With an extensive history in the local non-profit world, helping to build stronger and healthier communities is an intrinsic part of who Kameron Perez-Verdia is. In 2013, Kameron was appointed to the Anchorage School Board, serving one year and then the remainder of another member's term. He was then elected to a three-year term. Currently he serves as the President and CEO of a local non-profit organization founded in 1972 that brings Alaskans together to think critically to ultimately build and strengthen communities.
Austin Quinn-Davidson
Contact Info: (907) 343-4116
E-Mail: Austin.Quinn-Davidson@anchorageak.gov
Term Expires: 2023
Education: BA Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara; JD University of California, King Hall School of Law, Davis, California
- Co-Chair - Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness
- Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole
- Ethics and Elections Committee
- Health Policy Committee
- Public Safety Committee-of-the-Whole
- Reapportionment Committee
- Rules Committee-of-the-Whole
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Liaison - National League of Cities (NLC)
Austin was raised by working class parents in a rural logging town in northern California. After earning her law degree from UC Davis and traveling and living around the world, she made Alaska home in 2011.
Since being elected to the Assembly in 2018, Austin has focused on improving quality of life for her constituents by investing in public health and safety, bolstering our economy and supporting working families, and being responsive and action-oriented to those she serves. After the 2018 earthquake, she worked with our federal delegation to change FEMA regulations to secure disaster relief for Anchorage residents. She has also collaborated with Native leaders and our police department to ensure APD's processes and data collection are transparent and enable identification of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW), brought forward life-saving Tobacco 21 legislation increasing the legal smoking age from 19 to 21, and supported the Municipality's investment in and building of a mental health first response system. In October 2020, Austin was selected by her colleagues to serve as Anchorage's Acting Mayor, a role she filled through June 2021. During her term as mayor, Austin focused on managing the COVID-19 pandemic and getting as many resources as possible to the residents who needed them the most. Austin lives in West Anchorage with her wife Stephanie and their two dogs.
District 4 | Midtown
Felix Rivera
Contact Info: (907) 764-0841
E-Mail: Felix.Rivera@anchorageak.gov
Term Expires: 2023
Education: BA Liberal Studies, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage
- Chair - Committee on Housing and Homelessness
- Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole
- Community and Economic Development Committee
- Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole
- Health Policy Committee
- Legislative Committee
- Chair - Municipal Audit Committee
- Public Safety Committee-of-the-Whole
- Reapportionment Committee
- Rules Committee-of-the-Whole
- Liaison - Poverty and Opportunity Task Force
Felix came to Alaska for college and never left. His work as Constituent Relations and Special Assistant for the Mayor's Office helped to prepare him for his role as Assembly Member and Chair. His passion is making a difference in the lives of people in his community; and he has been able to do this by not only serving on the Assembly, but by sitting on the board of directors for several nonprofits that help those in need. Writing and journalism is another way Felix has been able to make an impact. While studying journalism at APU he covered local events around town as well as wrote for an international wire service. His stories were published around the world. Felix considers his proudest accomplishment to be “helping fight and eventually obtain protections for LGBTQ Anchorage residents in employment, housing, and public accommodations."
Meg Zaletel
Contact Info: (907) 343-4117
E-Mail:Meg.Zaletel@anchorageak.gov
Term Expires: 2025
Education: BS Psychology, Drake University, Des Moines, IA; JD Drake Law School, Des Moines, IA; Certificate of Mental Disability Law, New York Law School, New York, NY
- AMATS Policy Committee
- Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole
- Vice-Chair - Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole
- Co-Chair - Health Policy Committee
- Public Safety Committee-of-the-Whole
- Rules Committee-of-the-Whole
- Liaison - Anchorage Economic Development Corporation (AEDC)
- Liaison Alternate - National Association of Counties (NACo)
Fresh out of law school, Meg took a job with the Disability Law Center of Alaska in Anchorage, sight unseen. This job not only brought her to Alaska, but gave her valuable experience working on systemic issues. Since joining the Assembly in 2019, she has been instrumental in expanding the Municipality's work around behavioral health and homelessness which improve overall public health and safety. Meg lives in Midtown with her husband Zach, their daughter Zelda, and two dogs, cat and five chickens.
District 5 | East Anchorage
Pete Petersen
Contact Info: (907) 240-1049
E-Mail: Pete.Petersen@anchorageak.gov
Term Expires: 2023
Education: AA from Ellsworth College in Iowa Falls, IA; BA from University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, IA
- Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole
- Community and Economic Development Committee
- Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole
- Chair - Ethics and Elections Committee
- Chair - Legislative Committee
- Public Safety Committee-of-the-Whole
- Reapportionment Committee
- Rules Committee-of-the-Whole
- Director - Alaska Municipal League (AML)
- Liaison - Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau
Pete was born and raised by his parents in eastern Iowa. After serving as a Peace Corps agricultural volunteer in the Dominican Republic, Pete made the trek up the Alcan with the intention of a summer visit to Alaska. Close to 40 years later, he's still here! Originally, gold mining brought Pete to Alaska but he saw opportunity in other areas. He was a restaurateur for many years until he sold his business and decided to get serious about serving his community in a different capacity. Pete was elected to the Alaska State of House of Representatives for two terms. Yet it was his involvement in the Nunaka City Little League and the Northeast Community Council Board of Directors that most encouraged Pete to run for Assembly. Pete shares, “I'm still inspired to continue the family tradition of public service that my grandfather started back in the early 1950s."
Joey Sweet
Contact Info: (907) 343-4119
E-Mail: Joey.Sweet@anchorageak.gov
Term Expires: 2023
Education: BA in Political Science from the University of Alaska Anchorage; MPA from the University of Alaska Anchorage
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness
- Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole
- Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole
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Public Safety Committee-of-the-Whole
- Rules Committee-of-the-Whole
- Liaison - Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
Stephen "Joey" Sweet moved to East Anchorage to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Political Science at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). As an undergraduate, Sweet was appointed Student Regent by Governor Bill Walker and served a term on the UA Board of Regents from 2017-2019. He received a Masters in Public Administration with an emphasis in Public Management in May 2021.
District 6 | South Anchorage/Girdwood
Suzanne LaFrance
Contact Info: (907) 343-4122
E-Mail: Suzanne.LaFrance@anchorageak.gov
Term Expires: 2023
Education: BA, University of Portland; MA, Purdue University
- Chair - Assembly
- Budget and Finance Committee-of-the-Whole
- Enterprise and Utility Oversight Committee-of-the-Whole
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Ethics and Elections Committee
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Health Policy Committee
- Legislative Committee
- Municipal Audit Committee
- Chair - Personnel Committee
- Public Safety Committee-of-the-Whole
- Chair - Rules Committee-of-the-Whole
- Liaison Alternate - Alaska Municipal League (AML)
- Ex Officio Member - Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA)
- Liaison - Federation of Community Councils
Suzanne LaFrance grew up in Palmer, Alaska and has lived in South Anchorage since 1997. She and her husband, Dave Hemstreet, have three children, ages 13, 11 and 9, who attend neighborhood schools.
Through the years Suzanne has spent much of her time volunteering for local organizations such as Hospice and the Alaskan Literacy Program. She and her husband, Dave, have three children who attend neighborhood schools, and it is important to Suzanne to be actively involved in her PTA and Great Alaska Schools.
Randy Sulte
Contact Info: (907) 343-4121
E-Mail: Randy.Sulte@anchorageak.gov
Term Expires: 2025
Education: Colorado School of Mines, BSC Metallurgical and Materials Science Engineering (1992); Seattle University, Albers School of Business, Masters in Business Administration (1996)
- Committee on Housing and Homelessness
- Community and Economic Development Committee
- Liaison - Anchorage Economic Development Corporation (AEDC)
- Safe Routes to Schools Working Group
Raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Randy married his college sweetheart, a Service High Graduate, and moved to Anchorage in 2004 to raise their four children. Randy is a private pilot and enjoys exploring all that Alaska has to offer. He enjoys hiking, biking and watching his children compete in sports. Anchorage is his home and he is deeply invested in the community. Having always lived in District 6 Randy volunteered for Hill Top Ski Area, Bay Shore Klatt Community Patrol and Rilke Schule among others programs.
Office of the Municipal Clerk
The Municipal Clerk administers the Assembly offices and oversees Municipal elections. The Municipal Clerk's Office publishes the agenda; records all Assembly-related actions; and produces the minutes for all Assembly meetings. The Municipal Clerk's Office oversees business licensing and staffs several Municipal boards, including the Board of Ethics, the Board of Adjustment, the Election Commission, and the Salaries and Emoluments Commission.
Phone: 907-343-4311
Fax: 907-343-7999
Clerk's Office:
wwmasmc@anchorageak.govBusiness Licenses:
MuniLicenses@anchorageak.gov
Elections:
Elections@anchorageak.gov or 907-243-VOTE (8683)
Mailing address: P.O. Box 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519-6650
Municipal Clerk's Office 632 W 6th Ave., Ste. 250
Anchorage, AK 99501
Tuesday - Friday
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
except Municipal holidays
Appointments are encouraged. |
MOA Election Center
619 E Ship Creek Ave., Ste. 100, Door D Anchorage, AK 99501
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
may be closed on some Municipal holidays |
Legislative Services
The Assembly's Legislative Services team is the community's liaison to the Legislative branch of municipal government and helps with communications, strategic planning, research, and civic education.
Phone: 907-343-4125
Email:
wwmasls@anchorageak.govMailing address: P.O. Box 196650, Anchorage, AK 99519-6650
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Legislative Liaison
Clare Ross |
Communications Coordinator
Allie Hartman |