Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed Akis Gialopsos acting commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. Akis has been very involved with AMA and Alaska mining for a number of years in previous roles and will be a welcome success to outgoing DNR Commissioner Corri Feige, who announced in June she was leaving the department to spend more Gialopsos named successor to Feige a g eme n t skills, and knowledge of resource development issues to run the depart - ment effectively,” Dunleavy said. AKIS GIALOPSOS He currently serves as deputy chief of staff and legislative director for Gover - nor Dunleavy. He was also chief of staff to the president of the Alaska State Senate during the 31st Alaska Legislature. Prior to that, he served as the committee aide to the Senate Resources Committee for the 29th and 30th Alaska Legislatures. Akis became acting commissioner ef - fective July 1. Dunleavy has also appointed Alaska Department of Environmental Conser - vation Commissioner Jason Brune to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation’s Board of Trustees. Brune will replace out - going DNR Commissioner Corri Feige. Commissioner Brune is a past president of AMA and joined the Dunleavy Adminis - tration in December 2018. He has served in a variety of roles in both the public and private sectors. time with her family in the Lower 48. “I know from his time on my staff that Akis Gialop - sos has both the man -
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The Alaska Miner
Summer 2022
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