
Executive Board
The Alaska Deaf Council’s Executive Board is compromised of the President, Vice President, Secretary, and the Treasurer.

President
2025-2027
Duane Mayes
Eagle River

Vice President
2024 – 2026
Clara Baldwin
Anchorage

Secretary
2024 – 2026
Evelyn Ooten
Anchorage

Treasurer
2023 – 2025
Sean Gordon
Anchorage

Members at Large
The Alaska Deaf Council has Members at Large connecting communities in the Arctic, Interior, Southcentral, Southeast, and the Southwest to the core mission of the Alaska Deaf Council.
Members at Large are nominated every two years at the Annual Statewide Meeting and serve a term of two years.

Southcentral
2024-2026
Karen Strache
Eagle River

Interior
2024-2026
Kristeena Brinkley
Fairbanks
Southcentral

Southwest
Vacant
TBD

Southcentral
2023 – 2025
Markus Porch
Eagle River

Interior
2024 – 2026
Kathryn Widener
Fairbanks

Southcentral
2025-2027
Natasha Haskins
Anchorage

Southcentral
2023 – 2025
Shawn Schramski
Eagle River

Southcentral
2025-2027
Courtney Westmann
Anchorage