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CHAIR

Since 1987, Christy has been a resident of North Pole. She has been involved with the Chena Slough Restoration Neighborhood Committee, the Chena Slough Technical Committee, and TVWA. She is very interested in educating residents about the values and vulnerabilities of our local waterways. Christy has an M.S. in Range Science and has worked for the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks North Star Borough, and the Corps of Engineers at the Chena River Flood Control Project and the Regulatory Fairbanks Field Office. She is currently self-employed as an environmental consultant.

VICE CHAIR

Royce earned her BSCE from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1987 and is a registered Civil Engineer in Alaska. She serves as a key Project Engineer, overseeing tasks such as environmental assessments, site audits, location studies, design reports, construction plans, specifications, and project administration. Her strong engineering skills are complemented by her expertise in engaging the public in environmentally sensitive projects. Royce plays a pivotal role on PDC’s Transportation Team.

TREASURER

Cynthia arrived in Fairbanks in 2011 on active duty with the US Army, an Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran. Settling in, she earned a BS in Natural Resources Management from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Today, Cynthia serves as an Environmental Impact Analyst with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, dedicated to preserving Alaska's natural beauty and promoting sustainable development. Her work emphasizes community engagement and innovative environmental stewardship.

SECRETARY

Tori, a retired principal and teacher from Interior Alaska, has B.S. and M.S. degrees from Brigham Young University. With ten seasons of wildfire suppression experience, she holds K-8 Teaching and K-12 Educational Leadership certifications from the University of Alaska. Involved with TVWA for over ten years, she led her class in studying a levee's impact on Piledriver Slough. Tori is passionate about engaging children in place-based science and helping them realize they are scientists through inquiry-based study and global data sharing.