Finalists Assessors

We'd like to say a special thank you to the sixty-two assessors from the business, government, nonprofit and education sectors who met on Thursday, July 26 at the BP Energy Center in Anchorage to review the more than 300 eligible Business Idea Applications:

Jennifer Abbott ~ Small Business Regulations Coordinator ~ Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development

Mark Allred ~ Denali Commission - ANCSA Regional Corp Pres & CEOs

Christian Anderson ~ ACT Commerical Analyst ~ BP

Wanetta Ayers

Cindy Bailey ~ BP

Carla Beam ~ Director of Community Affairs ~ BP

Carl Berger ~ Executive Director ~ Lower Kuskokwim Economic Development Counsel

Christi Bell ~ Director ~ UA Center for Economic Devlopment

Jason Borer ~ President ~ Chugach Heritage Foundation

Diana Burch ~ Development Director - retired ~ Abused Women's Aid in Crisis (AWAIC)

Chris Buchholdt ~ Executive Director ~ Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership (AMEP, Inc)

Mike Casti ~ Executive Director ~ SouthWest Alaska Municipal Conference

Joyce Allegra Clare ~ Microenterprise Business Counselor ~ YWCA Anchorage

Midge Clouse ~ Community Development ~ Chenega Corp

Paula Cullenberg ~ Director ~ Marine Advisory Program

Deb Daisy

Joseph Davis ~ Entrepreneur ~ Watermark Consulting

Karen Dearlove ~ Special Projects ~ USDA Rural Devlp, Alaska

Jason Dineen ~ State Director ~ Small Business Development Center

Kathryn Dodge ~ Economic Development Specialist ~ Fairbanks North Star Borough - Mayors Office

Jerry Drake ~ Bethel Community Services Foundation, Inc.

Julee Dunhrsen ~ VP Operations ~ Alaska Permanent Capital Management

Carl Ekstrom ~ VP Business Development ~ Anchorage Community Development

Kathy Fontaine ~ BP

Dru Garson ~ Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development

Hans Geier ~ Economist ~ UAF Cooperative Extension Serv

Noele Ghaith ~ VP Sr. Credit Manager ~ National Cooperative Bank

Karen Gillis ~ Executive Director ~ Bering Sea Fishermen's Association

Deborah Greenberg ~ Entrepreneur

Glenn Haight

Bill Hall ~ RUBM Program Manager ~ UAF Cooperative Extension Service

Michael Hanzuk ~ Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development

Jay Hermanson ~ Project Manager, Planning & Rural Devlopment ~ NANA Pacific

Abbe Hensley

Kelly Hurd ~ Director of Development & Marketing ~ American Red Cross of Alaska

Tanya Iden ~ Associate ~ AgnewBeck Consulting

Babbie Jacobs ~ Entrepreneur ~ Development Professional

Gene Kane ~ US Department of Agriculture- Rural Development

Linda Ketchum ~ Third Wave Consulting

Bobby Jo Kramer ~ Business & Finance Manager ~ Alaska Manufacturing Extension Partnership (AMEP, Inc)

Janie Leask ~ President/CEO ~ First Alaskans Institute

Saunders McNeill ~ Program Director ~ Alaska State Council on the Arts Community & Native Arts

Cynthia Muller ~ Director of Development ~ NCB Capital Impact

Margaret Nelson ~ Alaska Real Estate Solutions

Ellen Nelson Campfield ~ AgnewBeck Consulting

Barb Nickels ~ Program Director ~ Community Planning & Devlopment Kawerak, Inc.

Lahka Peacock ~ Program Director ~ Community Planning & Development Kawerak, Inc.

Mary Price ~ Entrepreneur ~ Mary C. Price & Associates, LLC

Terry Reeve

Michael Rzeszut ~ Wells Fargo Bank- AK Commercial Banking Group

Jeri Rubin ~ Professor ~ University of Alaska

Stacy Schubert ~ President ~ Anchorage Chamber of Commerce

Hugh Short ~ VP of Consulting ~ Alaska Growth Capital

Peggy Spittler ~ Marketing Solutions

Andrew Stemp ~ Association of Village Council Presidents

Jered Stewart ~ Alaska Growth Capital

Matt Tullar ~ Rural Guy ~ SBDC

Andy Varner ~ Economic Development Specialist ~ SouthWest Alaska Municipal Conference

Bob Waldrop ~ Entrepreneur ~ Red Point Associates

Laura White-Ritchie ~ Director, Women$Finances & Project Director, Alaska Microenterprise Incubation Center ~ YWCA Anchorage

Tim Wiepking ~ Controller ~ The Odom Corporation

Brendan Williams ~ Vista Leader ~ Center for Economic Development

Karen Wuestenfeld ~ BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc