Max Mitchell, member of the Council’s Port Operations and Vessel Traffic System Committee, has been living in Homer for nearly five decades. He was born and raised nearly 5,000 miles away in an area known as “SOWEGA,” which is local-speak for the southwestern corner of the state of Georgia. Mitchell still has his Southern accent, … Read more
A first glance at Kevin Berry’s work history looks a little random. His curriculum vitae is sprinkled with a wide variety of topics, from disease, species loss, fisheries, to weather. “Typically, if you look at an engineer or physical scientist, they might specialize in a species, or a place, or a specific thing.” Berry says … Read more
W. Scott Pegau wasn’t born in Alaska, but it’s the place that feels like home. When Pegau was a kid, his family moved to Alaska so his dad could attend the University of Alaska Fairbanks, or UAF. His dad was later hired by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, so the family stayed. After … Read more
Volunteer Spotlight Matt Melton, like many others born and raised in Alaska, received an early education in oil spills. He was in fifth grade when he saw people on TV scooping up oil in buckets after the Exxon Valdez spill. His first instinct was to help. He asked his mom to take him to the … Read more