thread's Board of Directors
Are you passionate about creating a strong, thriving community? Do you want to help ensure Alaska's children are on track for success in school and life? thread is continuously looking for new and dynamic people to join our Board of Directors. You could be the next to serve as a leader and a voice for Alaska's Child Care Resource & Referral Network. Apply today.
Kevin Berry
BOARD PRESIDENT
Professor Kevin Berry, PhD is an applied microeconomist whose research focuses on sustain...
Robert Barr
BOARD VICE PRESIDENT
Robert Barr is the Deputy City Manager for the City & Borough of Juneau. He lead...
Olivia Foster
BOARD TREASURER
Olivia Foster is a Registered Nurse specializing in Intensive Care at the Alaska Native M...
Vandana Ingle
BOARD SECRETARY
Vandana Ingle is the Chief Community Impact Officer at Mat-Su Health Foundation. She over...
Monica Garcia-Itchoak
Monica Garcia-Itchoak is currently the executive Director of the Chugach Museum. Monica has spent most of her time residing in large urban cities, such as Milwaukee, Chicago, ...
Margo Fliss
Margo is the Associate Director of UA CED and is part of growing Alaska‘s entrepreneurial ecosystem, with a focus on helping early-stage entrepreneurs learn new tools to pur...
Abbie Bonney, CRIS, ARM
Abbie Bonney is vice president, regional vice president for IMA Financial Group Inc.'s Alaska office. She manages the operations and client service excellence of the Alaska of...
Jenny Di Grappa
Jenny is the CEO and owner of Northern Lights Nonprofit Consulting. She has worked and volunteered in the non-profit sector for over 17 years, focusing her efforts on organiza...
Alana Humphrey
Before semi-retirement in 2022, Alana spent 35 years either working directly with, or advocating for preschool and school age children – first as a preschool/child care prov...
Chris Sturm
Chris Sturm is the Clinical Director for Effective Behavior Interventions at UAA’s Center for Human Development. He is a Licensed Behavior Analyst consulting with teams who ...
Holly Wells
Ms. Wells is a partner at Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot and has been practicing law for over 15 years. She has dedicated her practice to advocating for government, nonprof...