Gov. Walker names four to university Board of Regents

January 27, 2015

University Relations

Gov. Bill Walker has nominated four Alaskans to be appointed to the University of Alaska Board of Regents — Andy Teuber of Kodiak, Sheri Buretta of Anchorage, John Davies of Fairbanks and Lisa Parker of Soldotna. The appointees will replace four current regents whose terms expire on Feb. 3, 2015.

“These appointments represent a broad spectrum of Alaskans and Alaska,” Walker said in a news release. “All four will bring unique qualities to the Board of Regents that will help guide the future of our great university system.”

Teuber has served as the chairman and president of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium for seven years. During his tenure, he negotiated a $153 million settlement with the Indian Health Service for contract support costs. He has directed the organization from a $5 million loss in 2009 to a financially healthy position that allows the consortium to invest its additional revenue in service expansion and improvements to ensure Alaska Natives have better access to health care.

Buretta is chairman of the Chugach Alaska Corp. board. She has also served on the Alaska Federation of Natives board since 1997 and the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. board since 2012.

Davies served 10 years in the Alaska House of Representatives and seven years on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly. For the past 12 years, he has worked as a researcher at the Cold Climate Housing Research Center in Fairbanks. He also spent 12 years as a state seismologist and research associate for the UAF Geophysical Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in geophysics from UAF.

Lisa Parker is the external affairs and government relations manager for Apache Corp. She has an extensive background in natural resource development and state and local government.

The university's 11 regents are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Alaska Legislature. Members serve an eight-year term, with the exception of the student regent, who is nominated by a campus and serves a two-year term.