Board of Directors

APEA/AFT is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of the President and Secretary-Treasurer, who are elected by delegates at the biennial caucus, and 16 voting and one non-voting directors elected by specific constituencies on a regional or employer basis. APEA/AFT has a full-time staff of 23 employees, located in the APEA/AFT Regional Field Offices: Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau.  Staff is directed by the Business Manager who is hired by and reports to the Board of Directors.

Cecily Hodges, President
Bruce Senkow, Secretary-Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Northern

Randy Tobey, Fairbanks North Star Borough
Cecily Hodges, Fairbanks North Star Borough
Scott Leigh, Northern Supervisory Unit
Steve McGroarty, Northern Supervisory Unit

Southcentral

Lynne Anne Carter, Kenai Borough
John Harris, Mat-Su Borough
Cris Sanders-Porter, Southcentral Supervisory Unit
Toni Bocci, Southcentral Supervisory Unit

Southeast

Gavin Charrier, Ketchikan-Gateway Borough
Joe Bergnatoli, City of Petersburg
Jef Morgan, Southeast Supervisory Unit
John White, Southeast Supervisory Unit

Valdez Federation of Teachers & United Special Education Service Employees

Ellen Fischer, Valdez City Schools
Ruth Knight, Valdez City Schools

Anchorage Council of Education & Anchorage Early Intervention Occupations Union

Duane Moran, Anchorage School District
Corinne McVee, Anchorage School District

University of Alaska Federation of Teachers

Tim Powers, University of Alaska–Southeast
Pete Praetorius, University of Alaska–Anchorage

Alaska Higher Education Crafts & Trades Employees & Alaska Housing Maintenance & Custodians

J Sowell, University of Alaska Fairbanks

United Academics

Abel Bult-Ito, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Mike Davis, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Nelta Edwards, University of Alaska Anchorage
Lisa Hoferkamp, University of Alaska Southeast

United Academics Adjuncts

Fran Polumsky, University of Alaska Southeast
Kelly McCormick, University of Alaska Southeast

Confidential Employees Association

Dan McCrummen, State of Alaska
Gerald Pierce, State of Alaska

TOTEM

Sharon Baker, Anchorage School District
Sandra Thompson, Anchorage School District
Bill Feltey, Anchorage School District
Cathy Cotterman, Anchorage School District

Retired Public Employees Association

Ted Moninski, Anchorage
Jay Dulany, Eagle River