Rick Rogers elected RDC President

After serving five consecutive terms as President of the Resource Development Council, John Shively passed the reins of leadership to Rick Rogers, who currently serves as Vice President, Land and Resources, at Chugach Alaska Corporation.

Rogers’ ascension to RDC’s top board position came at the organization’s 33rd Annual Meeting June 4 at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel. He has served as RDC’s Senior Vice President for the past several years. Wendy Lindskoog, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Alaska Railroad Corporation, will now serve as Senior Vice President. Phil Cochrane, Vice President, External Affairs, BP Exploration (Alaska), Inc., was elected Vice President and Stephanie Madsen, Executive Director of the At-Sea Processors Association, was elected Secretary. Serving as Treasurer will be Tom Maloney, Vice President, Business Development, CH2M HILL.

Prior to joining Chugach Alaska Corporation 11 years ago, Rogers filled various roles in the Alaska timber industry, including senior forester for the University of Alaska’s land trust office; as a consultant to private landowners and timber purchasers; as Tribal Forester for Metlakatla Indian Community; and as a forester for the State at Icy Bay and Ketchikan.

“Having witnessed firsthand the erosion of what was once a very robust timber industry in Alaska, Alaskans must be vigilant in promoting sound public policies affecting resource industries,” Rogers said. To contribute toward that effort, in addition to serving as RDC’s new President, he is a director of the Alaska Forest Association and has served on the Alaska Board of Forestry since 2003.

New members of RDC’s Executive Committee are Eric Fjelstad, Perkins Coie; Len Horst, Northrim Bank; Tom Lovas, Energy and Resource Economics; Ethan Schutt, Cook Inlet Region, Inc., and Cam Toohey, Shell Exploration & Production.

Newly elected to the 78-member statewide board were Bob Berto, Temsco Helicopters, Ketchikan; Mark Eliason, US Travel, Anchorage; Tom Henderson, Coeur Alaska, Juneau; Becky Hultberg, Providence Health and Services, Anchorage; Bill Jeffress, SRK Consulting, Anchorage; John MacKinnon, Associated General Contractors, Anchorage; Mary McDowell, Pacific Seafood Processors Association, Juneau; Tiel Smith, Bristol Bay Native Corporation, Anchorage and John Zager, Chevron, Anchorage.

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