Staff, Board & Officers

CCHRC STAFF

Mindy O’Neall

Executive Director

Mindy grew up in Iowa and moved to Alaska in 2004. Since living in…

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Tracy Sehmel

Tracy Sehmel grew up in Washington state and studied writing at Western Washington University.…

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Fran Kohl

Financial Coordinator

Born and raised in the beautiful Bavarian alpine town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (think: Sound of…

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CCHRC BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lauri Strauss

Secretary
Design2Last.com

Lauri Strauss has 32 years of professional experience in architecture managing numerous project types,…

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Kyle Gray

Treasurer
First National Bank of Alaska

Kyle Gray began his First National career as a Management Associate in 2012. He recently…

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Carol Gore

Cook Inlet Housing Authority

As president and chief executive officer of CIHA, Ms. Gore’s leadership has mapped a…

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Dena Strait

DD Strait Consulting, LLC

Dena has 23 years of construction industry experience, 20 of which have included providing…

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Emmett Leffel

Alaska Thermal Imaging, LLC.

Emmett has nine years of USACE Thermography and building enclosure testing on new construction…

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Julia Purdy

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Julia Purdy, Research Engineer, Building Energy Technologies, CANMET Energy Technology Centre, has studied energy…

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Michael Black

Michael Black is currently the Director of Community Infrastructure Development for the Division of…

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Michael Hoffman

Yuut Elitnaurviat

Mike Hoffman retired as the interim President for Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP)…

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CCHRC EX OFFICIO OFFICERS

Bill Semple

NORDEC Consulting & Design

Bill retired as Senior Researcher with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), where…

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Mark LaLiberte

Construction Instruction Inc.

Mark LaLiberte is a trainer, author and consultant who has devoted over two decades…

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Jack Hébert

CCHRC

Jack Hébert is the Founder of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC). Jack…

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David R. Owens

Owens Inspection Services

David Owens has been an Alaskan Resident for 50 years. He has 40-years of…

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Eric Visser

ASHBA Representative
Visser Construction, LLC

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UAF-ACEP

Tagiugmiullu Nunamiullu Housing Authority (TNHA)

Griffin Hagle is the CEO of the Taġiuġmiullu Nunamiullu Housing Authority, serving Alaska’s remote…

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