Initial Report and Recommendations - Alaska Department of Law
Initial Report and Recommendations - Alaska Department of Law Initial Report and Recommendations - Alaska Department of Law
Revenue. Mayor Botelho became Deputy Attorney General in 1992 andserved in that capacity until his appointment as Attorney General byGovernor Walter Hickel in January 1994. In that role, he served as atrustee to the Alaska Permanent Fund and the Alaska Children’s Trust. Hechaired the Criminal Justice Council, the Children’s Confidentiality TaskForce, the state team on state-tribal relations, the Governor’s Conferenceon Youth and Justice, and co-chaired the Criminal Justice AssessmentCommission. He served as chief of staff for the Governor's Task Force onCivil Justice Reform and the Governor's Subsistence Task Force. Hecurrently serves as a board member of the Alaska Immigration JusticeProject. He is the 2005 recipient of the Alaska State Bar Association’s ProBono Award. He serves as president of the Juneau InternationalFolkdancers and of the Juneau World Affairs Council. He has previouslyserved as president of the Southeast Alaska Area Council, Boy Scouts ofAmerica, the Alaska Council, American Youth Hostels, Inc., the JuneauArts and Humanities Council, and the Juneau Human Rights Commission.Mayor Botelho is married to Lupita Alvarez and they have two children:Alejandro and Adriana.Harold N. “Buddy” Brown, representing the Alaska Federation ofNatives, is President/CEO for Tanana Chiefs Conference. Mr. Brownargued the Alaska Supreme Court case of John v. Baker in 1998 as amember of a legal team representing tribal interests in Alaska. Mr. Brownthen became General Counsel for TCC in 1999, a position he held untilJanuary 2002. During this time, he became a member of the AlaskaFederation of Natives Legislative Committee. He also serves on the AlaskaNative Justice Center Board of Directors.Loretta Bullard, representing a non-profit Native corporation which isoperating a Village Public Safety Officer program, is the President/CEO ofKawerak, Inc. Ms. Bullard serves on the Board of Directors of the AlaskaFederation of Natives, and has served on the Alaska Women’sCommission, Rural Alaska Village Economies and Needs Commission andthe Indian Reservation Roads Negotiating Committee.Wilson Justin, the tribal representative, is the Health Director/VicePresident of the Mt. Sanford Tribal Health Consortium . Mr. Justin, alsothe Vice Chair of the Association of Tribal Health Directors, a workingcommittee of the Alaska Native Health Board, serves on the Alaska StateCommunity Service Commission and is former President of both theCopper River Native Association and Ahtna Inc.Gail (Anagick) Schubert, representing the Alaska Native Justice Center asBoard Vice-Chair. Gail is the Executive Vice President and GeneralCounsel for the Bering Straits Native Corporation, and President/CEO ofseveral of its subsidiary entities. Gail is an attorney licensed to practicelaw in the states of Alaska and New York, and holds a Law Degree andMasters Degree in Business Administration from Cornell University. Shereceived her undergraduate degree from Stanford University. Gail servesas Chair of the Alaska Native Heritage Center, Chair of Akeela TreatmentAlaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission - Page 69
Services, Chair of the Alaska Retirement Management Board, Vice Chairof the Alaska Native Justice Center, Vice Chair of Khoanic BroadcastCorporation, Treasurer of the Bering Straits Native Corporation, and aboard member of the Alaska Federation of Natives, and the Alaska NativeArts Foundation.Bill Tandeske, representing the Department of Public Safety (DPS), wasappointed as Commissioner of Public Safety on February 3, 2003. Mr.Tandeske brings to the position, 26 years of public service as an AlaskaState Trooper serving the citizens of Alaska. He joined DPS in 1973 andretired as Major (Deputy Director) of the State Troopers in 1999.Following his retirement from the DPS, Mr. Tandeske served as SecurityDirector for Ahtna AGA Security Inc., providing security services toAlyeska Pipeline and clients in the Anchorage area and also for DoyonUniversal Services managing security services for the Trans-AlaskaPipeline.Jim Torgerson, representing the Federal District Court for the District ofAlaska, has been the managing partner of Heller Ehrman’s Anchorageoffice since 1998. Before that, he served in the U.S. Attorney’s office inAnchorage as Chief of the Civil Division from 1994 through 1998 andChief of the Criminal Division from 1992 through 1994. He also hasworked in the Alaska Governor’s office in Washington DC, where hehelped develop and advocate the State’s policy on Alaska Native issues,and in the Anchorage District Attorney’s office. He is a past chair of theAnchorage Youth Court Board of Directors and the current Vice-Presidentof the Disability Law Center Board of Directors.Photo PendingPhoto PendingEthan Schutt is currently General Counsel for Cook Inlet Region Inc., anANCSA regional corporation based in Anchorage. During much of theCommission’s work and process, he was General Counsel for TananaChiefs Conference, a tribal consortium organized as a non-profitcorporation based in Fairbanks. Prior to that, Ethan was an associate withthe law firm of Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, and a law clerk for AlaskaSupreme Court Justice Walter “Bud” Carpeneti. Ethan was raised inInterior Alaska in the community of Tok. He is a graduate of Stanford LawSchool and has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from WashingtonState University.Roswell L. Schaeffer, Sr. is the son of John and Annie Schaeffer, Sr. ofKotzebue. Ross’s Inupiaq name is Qalayauq. Ross obtained his gradeschool education in the BIA school in Kotzebue and graduated from the 8 thgrade at Copper Valley School in Glennallen, Alaska. He then received hishigh school diploma from Copper Valley High School and later earned hisBachelor of Arts degree in Sociology with a Social Work Emphasis fromthe University of Alaska, Fairbanks campus in 1973. Ross is currentlymarried to Millie and will celebrate their 35 th anniversary in July. He andhis wife have three children and four grandchildren. Ross has served inmany leadership capacities and held key jobs in the Northwest ArcticBorough serving the people of the NANA region.Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission - Page 70
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Services, Chair <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Alaska</strong> Retirement Management Board, Vice Chair<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Alaska</strong> Native Justice Center, Vice Chair <strong>of</strong> Khoanic BroadcastCorporation, Treasurer <strong>of</strong> the Bering Straits Native Corporation, <strong>and</strong> aboard member <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Alaska</strong> Federation <strong>of</strong> Natives, <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Alaska</strong> NativeArts Foundation.Bill T<strong>and</strong>eske, representing the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Public Safety (DPS), wasappointed as Commissioner <strong>of</strong> Public Safety on February 3, 2003. Mr.T<strong>and</strong>eske brings to the position, 26 years <strong>of</strong> public service as an <strong>Alaska</strong>State Trooper serving the citizens <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>. He joined DPS in 1973 <strong>and</strong>retired as Major (Deputy Director) <strong>of</strong> the State Troopers in 1999.Following his retirement from the DPS, Mr. T<strong>and</strong>eske served as SecurityDirector for Ahtna AGA Security Inc., providing security services toAlyeska Pipeline <strong>and</strong> clients in the Anchorage area <strong>and</strong> also for DoyonUniversal Services managing security services for the Trans-<strong>Alaska</strong>Pipeline.Jim Torgerson, representing the Federal District Court for the District <strong>of</strong><strong>Alaska</strong>, has been the managing partner <strong>of</strong> Heller Ehrman’s Anchorage<strong>of</strong>fice since 1998. Before that, he served in the U.S. Attorney’s <strong>of</strong>fice inAnchorage as Chief <strong>of</strong> the Civil Division from 1994 through 1998 <strong>and</strong>Chief <strong>of</strong> the Criminal Division from 1992 through 1994. He also hasworked in the <strong>Alaska</strong> Governor’s <strong>of</strong>fice in Washington DC, where hehelped develop <strong>and</strong> advocate the State’s policy on <strong>Alaska</strong> Native issues,<strong>and</strong> in the Anchorage District Attorney’s <strong>of</strong>fice. He is a past chair <strong>of</strong> theAnchorage Youth Court Board <strong>of</strong> Directors <strong>and</strong> the current Vice-President<strong>of</strong> the Disability <strong>Law</strong> Center Board <strong>of</strong> Directors.Photo PendingPhoto PendingEthan Schutt is currently General Counsel for Cook Inlet Region Inc., anANCSA regional corporation based in Anchorage. During much <strong>of</strong> theCommission’s work <strong>and</strong> process, he was General Counsel for TananaChiefs Conference, a tribal consortium organized as a non-pr<strong>of</strong>itcorporation based in Fairbanks. Prior to that, Ethan was an associate withthe law firm <strong>of</strong> Dorsey & Whitney, LLP, <strong>and</strong> a law clerk for <strong>Alaska</strong>Supreme Court Justice Walter “Bud” Carpeneti. Ethan was raised inInterior <strong>Alaska</strong> in the community <strong>of</strong> Tok. He is a graduate <strong>of</strong> Stanford <strong>Law</strong>School <strong>and</strong> has an undergraduate degree in mathematics from WashingtonState University.Roswell L. Schaeffer, Sr. is the son <strong>of</strong> John <strong>and</strong> Annie Schaeffer, Sr. <strong>of</strong>Kotzebue. Ross’s Inupiaq name is Qalayauq. Ross obtained his gradeschool education in the BIA school in Kotzebue <strong>and</strong> graduated from the 8 thgrade at Copper Valley School in Glennallen, <strong>Alaska</strong>. He then received hishigh school diploma from Copper Valley High School <strong>and</strong> later earned hisBachelor <strong>of</strong> Arts degree in Sociology with a Social Work Emphasis fromthe University <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong>, Fairbanks campus in 1973. Ross is currentlymarried to Millie <strong>and</strong> will celebrate their 35 th anniversary in July. He <strong>and</strong>his wife have three children <strong>and</strong> four gr<strong>and</strong>children. Ross has served inmany leadership capacities <strong>and</strong> held key jobs in the Northwest ArcticBorough serving the people <strong>of</strong> the NANA region.<strong>Alaska</strong> Rural Justice <strong>and</strong> <strong>Law</strong> Enforcement Commission - Page 70
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