President
Emily Accipiter Stewart, eaccipi
Emily first joined the GeocacheAlaska! Board as a member-at-large, later serving as Vice-President. She chairs the Membership and KMTA Geotrail committees. You can reach her at eaccipi.
Vice President
Wes Skinner, NorthWes
Previously serving 10 years as President, Wes is now Vice-President, with a focus on leading the advocacy, education, and nominations committees. You can reach him at NorthWes.
Treasurer
Lisa Williams, wocm
Lisa is a new Board member this year, and we are so excited to have her! Lisa is also the Fundraising committee Chair. You can reach her at wocm.
Secretary
Sarah Pace, RSPace
Sarah continues to keep us organized and is responsible for the GeocacheAlaska! Newsletter. She also chairs the recently revived CACHE committee, which recognizes our members and their accomplishments. You can reach her at RSPace .
Webmaster
Scott Aleckson, SSO.JOAT
Scott continues to serve as webmaster, working on new projects for updating our website, membership management, and newsletter process. He is also chair of the Communications committee. You can reach him at SSO JOAT
Member At Large
Bill VanCouwenberghe, AlaskaVans
Bill is serving his second term as a Member At Large. You can reach him at AlaskaVans.
Member At Large
Blake Stewart, JackCat14
Blake is serving his second term as a Member At Large. You can reach him at JackCat14.
Member At Large
Trish Fredieu, AKLoisAndClark
Trish is returning to our board as a Member At Large. She chairs the events committee. You can reach her at AKLoisAndClark.
Member At Large
Susan Bartel, getatm
Newly elected, Susan is joining our board as a Member At Large. You can reach her at getatm.
Committees
Got ideas, but no time to join the board? We would love to invite our members to join the committees of GeocacheAlaska! And make your voices heard! Below are the committees for GeocacheAlaska! And their general purpose. Please reach out to the committee chairs to get involved.
- Advocacy Committee – handles blanket permits and works to improve outdoor access
- Education Committee – supporting geocaching and outdoor education with the youth
- Events Committee – Plans engaging and educational events for the geocaching community
- Fundraising Committee – Finds creative ways to fund our organization
- Communications Committee – Monthly Newsletter and Social Media
- KMTA GeoTrail Committee – supports our GeoTrail on the Kenai Peninsula
- Membership Committee – grow our membership and find what adds value
- Nominations Committee – prepares for the annual election
- CACHE Committee – recognizing our members and their accomplishments