Board of Directors
Wayne Jensen
President
Jensen Yorba Wall, Inc.
Wayne has been an architect in Juneau for over 45 years. He and his wife Rita moved to Juneau from Nebraska in 1973.
Eric Forst
Past-President
Active Rotarian and past president, Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from California State University, Chico. He has one daughter and has been married to his wife Tracy for 25 years.
John Blasco
President Elect
Alaskan Brewing Co.
John is the Project Manager for Alaskan Brewing Co. The boys basketball head coach at TMHS. He is also a husband and the father of two.
Max Mertz
Treasurer
Max has been a CPA in Alaska for over 25 years and was a CPA in New Mexico prior. During his career, he has served clients in a variety of industries including fisheries, airline, government, and not-for-profit.
Bruce Denton
Secretary
Juneau Self Storage
Originally from Washington. Has been with his wife for 44 years and has 4 children. Former building contractor and dog musher.
Scott Bergmann
Board Member
Alaskan Fudge Co.
Born and raised in Juneau. He is a husband and father of three. His family started Alaskan Fudge Co. in the spring of 1980.
Benjamin Brown
Board Member
Attorney at Law
Ben is a lifelong Alaskan and a company member at Perseverance. Brown is an attorney-at-law and has been a member of the Alaska Bar Association since 2002.
Richard Burns
Board Member
Juneau Radio Center
Richard has worked in radio his whole life. He and his wife own Juneau Radio Center, and stations across Texas. He is a past Chamber board President, 2010 Citizen of the year and currently is the Chair for Travel Juneau.
Jodi Garza
Board Member
Alaska Seaplanes
Raised on Prince of Wales Island, has lived in Juneau for 14 years. CAO for Alaska Seaplanes for 10 years. I have three kids and have been married for 23 years.
Connie Hulbert
Board Member
AEL&P
Raised in Juneau. Wife and mother of two. Degree in Computer Science. She has been with AELP for 24 years, and became President in 2017.
Laura McDonnell
Board Member
Caribou Crossings
Lifelong Juneauite, business owner. Earned her undergrad and graduate degrees in management and business administration from Univ of Alaska.
McHugh Pierre
Board Member
Goldbelt, Inc.
McHugh is president and CEO of Goldbelt. McHugh holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in Journalism and Public Communications from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Mike Satre
Board Member
Hecla Greens Creek
Mike works as the Manager of Government and Community Relations at Hecla Greens Creek Mine. He is a lifelong Alaskan and also is part of the Alaska Chamber Board.
Ray Thibodeau
Board Member
Alaska Marine Lines
3rd generation Juneauite. He started his career with AML in Oct of 1990. He is married to Anne, and is a father of 4.