For all media inquiries please contact us at 907-258-6171. For all other inquiries, please contact the appropriate staff person listed below. If you are unsure about who to contact, please call (907) 258-6171 to reach our main line.
Andy Moderow, Executive Director | Sonya Wellman, Development Director | David Theriault, Legislative and Outreach Director |Betty Jo Pritchett, Communications Director | Dwayne Lee, Finance Director
A lifelong Alaskan, Andy grew up running sled dogs, completing the Iditarod in 2001. After graduating from Cornell University in 2005 with a degree in Government, he worked for the National Parks Conservation Association in Anchorage on a collaborative wildlife management project with the National Park Service. Since that time, he spent four years as a legislative aide in the office of Senator Hollis French, and he managed the French for Governor campaign in 2010.
Email: andy@akvoice.org
Sonya Wellman was born in Anchorage and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Public Relations. Her experience in Alaska includes the Anchorage Convention & Visitors Bureau and six years as the Promotions & Marketing Director at Chilkoot Charlie’s here in Anchorage, the ninth largest nightclub in North America. In Washington State, Sonya was the Executive Director of the United Way of Grays Harbor and then handled donor and community relations for Northwest Youth Services before moving back to Alaska in 2010. She is a serious advocate of buying and eating local whenever possible, despite the added challenges of living in Alaska, and tries to live by the idea that moving towards a low-polluting and sustainable society means always being conscious about one’s purchases and lifestyle.
Email: sonya@akvoice.org
Dave is a native of Maine where he spent much of his childhood playing in the woods and acquiring a dry sense of humor. He left Maine after high school to attend Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa during where he developed an encyclopedic knowledge of the region's gravel roads while running on the cross-country team. After graduating in 2004 with a B.A. in History, Dave became the first Environmental Coordinator at the college, a position he held for one year. He then matriculated at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon where he earned a J.D. and a certificate in Environmental and Natural Resource Law in 2008. Dave then promptly packed his car with all his personal belongings and drove to Alaska where he has worked for Rep. Les Gara in the State Legislature for two sessions and managed Rep. Bob Buch's re-election campaign during the 2010 election cycle. He enjoys running, cycling, skiing, "slow-and-low" grilling, and poorly produced films.
Email: dave@akvoice.org
Phone: 907-723-9944
Betty Jo came to Alaska in the summer of 2009 with her husband and two boys. Betty Jo's husband is active duty army and that was the impetus behind their move. Though this is her first non-profit position, Betty Jo has years of office management/administration and volunteer management experience. Before coming to the Alliance, Betty Jo had been in the financial services industry for 6 years and was looking for a career change. "I'm excited about this job and having the opportunity to be part of such a positive organization." Betty Jo lives in Eagle River with her family.
Email: bettyjo@akvoice.org
Dwayne joined Alaska Conservation Alliance in 2005. Dwayne moved to Alaska from Wisconsin in 2001, he has a Bachelor of Accounting Degree from the University of Minnesota, and passed the CPA examination in 1990. Prior to working for the Alliance, Dwayne worked full time in a CPA office, taught accounting and business courses and completed a 28-year career in managing retail stores for a national chain. In addition to working for the Alliance Dwayne continues to work as the Finance Director for the Alaska Center for the Environment and as an adjunct professor of accounting at the University of Alaska. Dwayne resides in Chugiak, AK.
Email: dwayne@akvoice.org
