A Message from Jennifer Luiten, Membership and Fundraising Director
Dear AMA Members and Friends, Hello from your Membership and Fundraising Director, Jennifer. This month I want to take a moment to say thank you for your membership with the Alaska Miners Association. With the start of summer, longer days and the return to the field season it feels like an appropriate time to recognize our members — the people and companies who make AMA the successful association it is. As most of you know, AMA has branches in eight locations throughout Alaska: Anchorage, Denali, Fairbanks, Haines, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan/ Prince of Wales and Nome. With over 1,200 members, our membership ranges from individual placer miners to large operating mines and all suppliers and contractors in-between. A few fast facts on the diversity of our membership: the membership includes 858 individual members and 390 corporate members; the Anchorage branch is the largest, and Fairbanks is always incredibly welcoming – to me, the Fairbanks Branch really feels like family; the Juneau Branch meets most regularly and Jason Hart does a fantastic job securing presenters; each branch is unique and operates differently, but also has the same goal – to promote responsible mineral development in the state of Alaska. Speaking of, I think it’s important to note AMA’s mission statement: To advocate for and promote responsible mineral development in the state of Alaska. As a member, I ask that you promote AMA by directing family, friends, and colleagues to our
fees or other costs levied against the industry, inventory, mapping and data collection, research and education
programs, and much more. AMA holds numerous events
throughout the year, including the Annual Convention and Trade Show, biennial Fairbanks Conference, Alaska Mining Day celebration, Juneau Mining Forum, legislative reception, Alaska on the Hill, biweekly Statewide Zoom calls, regular branch meetings, and numerous other outreach and networking events throughout the year. These events promote and showcase the industry and attract worldwide participation by those interested in Alaska mining. I know it’s June and the sun is shining, but I’ll just add a quick note to say it’s never too early to be thinking of the Annual Convention and Trade Show! Mark your calendar for Nov. 3-6, 2025 in Anchorage. This year’s theme, Unleashing Alaska’s Strength: Resources. Resilience. Responsibility perfectly sums up our current climate. The Convention Committee is hard at work planning a first-class event. We are currently selling vendor booths and accepting sponsorships. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me with any questions. It is sure to be a grand event and I hope to see you there! I’ll close by again recognizing that our members are the strength of AMA and the backbone of mineral development in Alaska. Thank you for prioritizing your active membership with AMA, and contact me anytime!
website: www.alaskaminers.org. Our website remains up to date on events, comment letters, publications and so much more — it is a fantastic resource to promote both AMA and the industry. I’ll note today (and every day!), our members are the strength of the association. We have many members celebrating long-term anniversaries this year — I’ll mention just a few here, but please note we have an incredible list of long-term members. Jim Barker has been a member since 1975, JP Tangen since 1975, Paul Manuel since 1983 and Dave “Zoom” Szumigala since 1997. Look for a feature this fall that will showcase all of our loyal, longterm members. AMA monitors the activities of state and federal government agencies, Congress, and the Alaska Legislature to follow policies that affect mineral development. These could range from policies developed by regulatory agencies, land use plans, permitting, proposed legislation, taxation changes,
Happy Summer, Jennifer Luiten
Executive Board Lorali Simon, President Dave Larimer, First Vice President Houston Morris, Second Vice President Kim Aasand, Treasurer Follow us anytime: Online at AlaskaMiners.org Like us on Facebook at Alaska Miners Association Follow us on Twitter @alaskaminers Follow us on Instagram @alaska.miners
Branch Chairmen Ted Hawley, Anchorage Ethan Trickey, Denali Dave Larimer, Fairbanks Jan Hill, Haines Jason Hart, Juneau Houston Morris, Kenai Ken Hughes, Nome Robert Fithian, Ketchikan/Prince of Wales
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Committee Chairmen Kevin Adler, Convention
Alaska Miners Association Staff Deantha Skibinski, Executive Director
Mike Satre and JP Tangen, Federal Oversight Blake Bogart and Dave Larimer, State Oversight
Jennifer Luiten, Membership and Fundraising Director Carin Currier, Projects & Communications Manager Darlene Strickland, Bookkeeper/Membership
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