The Observer, May 2007

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Valdez residents join council board

The citizens’ council seated two new board members at its January meeting in Anchorage.

Thane Miller will represent the Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation. He replaces his wife, Sharry Miller, who resigned her board seat to take a position with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.

Miller has been commercial fishing in Prince William Sound since 1980 and is a member of the Valdez Fisheries Development Association and Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation. He and his wife live in Valdez with their daughter, Rowan.

Dorothy Moore will represent the City of Valdez on the council board. She replaces Connie Stephens, who resigned due to the press of other responsibilities.

Moore was raised in Valdez and taught social studies and Alaskan history at the local high school. She currently teaches photography at the Prince William Sound Community College. Moore is a member of the Valdez City Council.

At the council staff level, Jessica Cler resigned her position as administrative assistant in the Anchorage office to accept a job as canvassing director with Alaska Center for the Environment.

Also, Mary Schonberger, formerly project manager assistant in Anchorage, was promoted to office manager.