The Board of Directors
As a cooperative, Chugach is guided by a board of directors elected by and from its membership. The seven-member board sets policy and provides direction to Chugach's general manager. Directors are elected to staggered three-year terms in conjunction with the annual meeting each spring.
Janet Reiser is a small business owner and management consultant in the emerging technology field. She was elected to the board in 2008, and re-elected in 2011. She is currently the Chair of the Board and serves on the Operations, Audit and Finance Committee. She is currently Chair of ARCTEC. Janet is a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Credentialed Cooperative Director and has earned her Board Leadership Certificate. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering.
Susan Reeves is the managing member of Reeves Amodio LLC, where she practices law. She has been active on Alaska non-profit boards and commissions for many years. Susan was elected to the board in 2010. She is serving as the Vice Chair and is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee. She is also Chugach's APA Representative. She is a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Credentialed Cooperative Director.
Doug Robbins is a retired petroleum geologist and manager with 26 years' experience at Marathon Oil Company. Robbins holds a master's degree in geology. Robbins was unanimously appointed by the board to fill a vacant director's position on Dec. 16, 2010, and elected to a 1-year term in the 2011 election. He serves as the Board Secretary, the Chair of the Audit Committee and Vice Chair of the Operations Committee. He is also Chugach's ARCTEC's Representative. He is a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Credentialed Cooperative Director.
P.J. Hill is a retired professor from the School of Business and Public Policy at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He is also an economic consultant and a commercial fisherman. He was elected to the board in 2007 and re-elected in 2010. Hill is the Board Treasurer, Chairs the Finance Committee and serves on the Audit Committee. He is a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Credentialed Cooperative Director and has completed the Board Leadership Program.
Jim Nordlund is Alaska State Director of USDA-Rural Development, as well as the owner of Nordlund Carpentry, LLC. He was elected to the board in 2006 and re-elected in 2009. Nordlund is a former legislator and State Director of Public Assistance. Jim has served as Chairman of the Board and currently serves as Chair of the Operations Committee. He is a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Credentialed Cooperative Director.
Harry T. Crawford, Jr. is a former Alaska State Legislator, retired iron worker and a small-real estate developer. He was elected to the board in 2011. He currently serves on the Operations and Audit Committee and is the board liaison to the Bylaws Committee and the Renewable Energy Committee. He is a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Credentialed Cooperative Director.
Jim Henderson is a principal with New American Financial Group in the financial services industry. Jim specializes in asset-based finance products, reorganization, refinancing of distressed companies, and accounting and disposition of capital assets. His primary emphasis is transportation, industrial machinery and aviation operations, assets and industry development. He has over 30 years of experience in consulting and analysis and finance of capital assets. Mr. Henderson has served on various committees for Chugach in the past. Mr. Henderson was elected to the board in 2011. Jim serves on the Operations and Finance Committee. He is a National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Credentialed Cooperative Director.