Chairman Ted Hawley I grew up in Alaska spending sum- mers with my family at remote geo- logical exploration and mining camps and winters in Anchorage. I graduated from Dimond HS in 1972 and after starting a family attended Humboldt State University
Kirk Currey Kirk Currey made his way to Alas - ka from Almont, Michigan, in 1975 by hitchhiking 3,800 miles. Within his first week of arriving in Anchorage, he found a job as a day laborer, then truck driver and operator. In 1975, Currey got a chance to work on the Trans
Gemma Hawley Gemma is a lifelong Alaskan. Gem- ma, her husband Eric, and their four daughters were all born and raised
in Anchorage. No matter what the season, they enjoy spending time at the family cabin on Colorado Lake. Gemma joined Alaska Airlines in April 2003 as a Customer Service Agent at the Ted Steven’s Anchor- age International
and obtained a BS in Environmental Resources Engi - neering. From 1982 through the pres- ent, I’ve worked in private consult- ing engineering, primarily leading design and con- struction of solid
Alaska Pipeline. For the past 35 years, Currey has been in sales with Construction Machinery Inc.
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and Construction Machinery Indus- trial LLC. He loves people and has been a fierce advocate for contractors and miners across Alaska. He has been in - volved with AGC and the Alaska Miners Association for more than 20 years and served on the AGC board of directors for nine years. His two children, Kirk Jr. and Rebecca, are his greatest accomplish - ments, along with his grandchildren, Grace, Claire Luca and Cooper. His wife, Carrie, has been part of his life for 25 years and is also active with him in the AMA community. KIRK CURREY
Airport. Gemma has spent the last 15 years as part of the Anchorage based Sales team. Gemma manages relation- ships with organizations in the South- central region and Kodiak. Gemma’s experience in the travel industry within the state gives her a local’s perspective on the impact transportation can have on Alaskan communities and business- es. Sonia Henrick Sonia Henrick is serving her second term on the AMA Board of Directors. She was born and raised in Ketchikan
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waste facilities. Since 2008 I’ve been part of HDR’s environmental science and engineering group in Alaska. I got involved in AMA about 2008 and became Anchorage Branch Chair in 2014. I value this organization highly and am happy to serve. Vice Chair Jeanine Schmidt Jeanine Schmidt is a retired eco- nomic geologist born in Detroit. After working on farms in Ontario and evaluating prospects the SW US for Exxon Miner- als, she moved to
and now lives in Eagle River with her husband, Josh, and their two kids, Solomon and Grace. Sonia has spent her professional career working in Alaska politics, including: the Legislature, the Governor’s Office, and the US Senate. She also worked for
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Alaska, working for Anaconda and Bear Creek Mining Co. before spending 30 years at the USGS Branch of Alaskan Geology. She earned a B.S. in Geology from the Univ. of Michigan, and M.S.
Heidi Hansen is a financial adviser to individuals and small businesses and also serves as counsel to Doyon, Limited, Lands and Natural Resources. Among other experiences, Heidi served as Deputy
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ExxonMobil. Sonia now runs her own lobbying firm, Good Faith Consulting, where she represents clients who share a common desire to responsibly develop Alaska’s natural resources.
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and PhD in Ore Deposits and Explo- ration from Stanford University. She is currently active on AMA’s State and Federal Oversight committees, previ- ously served on the ARE Curriculum committee, as Sec./Treasurer of the SC AK chapter of the Society of Mining En- gineers, on the board of Chugiak Youth Sports Association, and on various ASD committees and PTA boards. She and her mostly-retired helicopter pilot hus- band David Beard live in Eagle River, where she attempts to drag him in to her hobbies of hiking, berry picking, travel, and snowshoeing.
Commissioner of Alaska’s Depart-
ment of Natural Resources and counsel to the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Heidi loves all things outside, par - ticularly fat tire biking in our winter wonderland, and travel, which has spanned over 30 countries and the bulk of our united states. Heidi is a past AMA Director and lives in Anchorage with her husband and two goldendoodles.
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The Alaska Miner
Winter 2022
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