Pictured at left is the 2005 Southeast Alaska Land Trust Board. From left to right in the back row are Jim King, Skip Elliott, Jon Tillinghast, Mike Hekkers, Frank Rue, Reed Stoops, Mike Grummett, and Jan Conitz. From left to right in the front row are Roman Motyka, Sally Ryan, Pat Harris and Andrea Doll.

At its December 20th meeting the Board of Directors voted unanimously to accept four new Board members. They are Roman Motyka, Research Associate Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Alaska; Jon Tillinghast, attorney at Simpson, Tillinghast, Sorensen & Longenbaugh; and Andrea Doll, campaign organizer and fundraiser; and Reed Stoops, legislative lobbyist and businessman. We are very pleased to have such distinguished community leaders join our ranks.

The entire membership of the Southeast Alaska Land Trust extends its appreciation to these volunteers for their willingness to advance conservation goals in the region. Your individual and collective contributions will be appreciated for generations. Congratulations and welcome to the Southeast Alaska Land Trust Board.

Frank Rue, appointed Board President
At its annual meeting on January 24th, the SEALTrust Board of Directors cast a unanimous vote for Frank Rue as our new Board President. Frank replaces outgoing President and long-time Board member, Mike Grummett. Patricia Harris, Sally Ryan, and Michael Hekkers retained their seats as Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer respectively.

Frank graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, worked as a volunteer for the Connecticut chapter of The Nature Conservancy and has a master’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Massachusetts. In Alaska since 1977, Frank has worked for the State as a community and land planner; as the Director of the Habitat Division and is recently retired from his position as Commissioner of Fish and Game. He is now working as a private consultant.

Frank brings a lot of experience, enthusiasm and new ideas to post. Be sure to congratulate Frank and share with him your ideas for conservation when you see him around town.