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one of my top values in life. I knew at a fairly young age that I wanted to serve our region and I’m honored to be a part of the Calista team to assist in healthy dialogue and oversight to make natural resource de- velopment happen. What does AMA mean to you? Since my career started in geology in 2005, the Alaska Miners Association annual conferences were (and still are) a huge learning event for me. Not only were the short courses great, along with panels and OTʬP]PY__]LNV^T_bL^L[WLNP_ZNL_NS`[bT_SZ_SP] colleagues, who have moved on to work on another project in Alaska. AMA has been a stable source for our industry from updates in the political realm that could have impacts on the industry to setting a high standard for oper- ating in Alaska. These standards don’t just stay within the indus- _]dM`_SL^WL^_TYRLYO[Z^T_TaPPʬPN_^QZ]Z`]NT_TP^ boroughs, businesses and, naturally, becomes such an internal standard-value that we bring it home to our families. Thank you, AMA, for keeping our indus- try aligned! Anything else you want to share? Sometimes there is the notion that private land- owners (ANCSA corporation) aren’t seen as quality partners in resource development. We have seen rumors of this in Canada and in oth- P] [WLNP^ ZQ _SP bZ]WO M`_ ,WL^VL T^ _]`Wd OTʬP]PY_
and those messages shouldn’t apply here. There is so much opportunity in exploration and development on ANCSA land, and that is a message that isn’t well VYZbYZ`_^TOPZQ,WL^VLBPʭYO_SL_bSPYbPL_ - tend large conferences, we typically meet people and end up on the conversation of development of ANCSA lands. Most of our audiences are quite intrigued by this concept and are open for exploration and devel- opment. Pass that word on!
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January 2020
The Alaska Miner
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