Staff

The Council has offices in Valdez (Ph: 907.834.5000) and Anchorage (Ph: 907.277.7222). Email contact information for staff members is available below. 

Donna Schantz

Executive Director

Donna Schantz

Executive Director

Mercedes “Sadie” Blancaflor

Terminal Operations Project Manager

Mercedes “Sadie” Blancaflor

Terminal Operations Project Manager

Maia Draper-Reich

Outreach Coordinator

Maia Draper-Reich

Outreach Coordinator

Jennifer Fleming

Executive Assistant

Jennifer Fleming

Executive Assistant

Ashlee Hamilton

Director of Finance

Ashlee Hamilton

Director of Finance

Amanda Johnson

Public Communications Project Manager

Amanda Johnson

Public Communications Project Manager

Joe Lally

Director of Programs

Joe Lally

Director of Programs

Hans Odegard

IT Coordinator and Project Manager Assistant

Hans Odegard

IT Coordinator and Project Manager Assistant

Roy Robertson

Drill Monitor Project Manager

Roy Robertson

Drill Monitor Project Manager

Jeremy Robida

Oil Spill Prevention and Response Operations Project Manager

Jeremy Robida

Oil Spill Prevention and Response Operations Project Manager

Alan Sorum

Maritime Operations Project Manager

Alan Sorum

Maritime Operations Project Manager

Linda Swiss

Contingency Plan Project Manager

Linda Swiss

Contingency Plan Project Manager

Brooke Taylor

Director of Communications

Brooke Taylor

Director of Communications

Nelli Vanderburg

Project Manager Assistant

Nelli Vanderburg

Project Manager Assistant

Danielle Verna

Environmental Monitoring Project Manager

Danielle Verna

Environmental Monitoring Project Manager

Jaina Willahan

Office Coordinator

Jaina Willahan

Office Coordinator

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