All Day Conference Registration (opens at 7:00am) 

8:00 AM Breakfast 

8:30 AM               Opening Session

Moderated by John Leach, AMMA Past President

• Pledge of Allegiance
• Indigenous Land Acknowledgement
• Introduction of State Association Presidents
• Welcome Deputy Mayor Tim Pike

9:00 AM Leadership in the Full-Service Era
(Redefining what it means to lead when your municipality is expected to do it all)

Moderated by Kuba Grzeda, Chief of Staff, Fairbanks North Star Borough

• John Williams, City Manager, West Linn
• Janette Bower, City Manager, City of Soldotna

10:15 AM Alaska Congressional Delegation – (video addresses)

• Senator Dan Sullivan
• Representative Nick Begich

10:30 AM Break 

10:45 AM Strategic Planning That Works: Aligning Community Vision with Municipal Action

Moderated by Sara Wilson, SSW Consulting

• Kayla Barber, Deputy City Manager, Albany, OR
• John Leach, City Manager, City & Borough of Sitka

12:15 PM Lunch 

• Public Sector Financing Strategy
  • Holman Capital Corporation – Lance Holman, President & CEO 

 1:15 PM Building Meaningful Municipal and Tribal Partnerships

Moderated by John Leach, City Manager, City and Borough of Sitka

• Rob Allen, General Manager, Sitka Tribe of Alaska
• Woody Widmark, Tribal Chairman, Sitka Tribe of Alaska
• Tim Pike, Deputy Mayor, City and Borough of Sitka
• Charlie Bush, City Administrator, City of Sedro-Wooley, WA

2:30 PM Break 

2:45 PM Emergency Management – Response & Preparation

Moderated by Dan Nelson, Katmai Solutions (confirmed)

• Eric Swanson, City Manager, Phoenix OR – Alameda Fire (virtual)
• Kacie Paxton, Ketchikan Gateway Borough – PIO landslide 
• Katie Koester, Manager, City & Borough of Juneau – GLOF Mitigation
• Laura Philpot, City of Maple Valley, WA – Wildfires 

4:00 PM ICMA Spotlight

Moderated by Pat Martel, ICMA West Coast Regional Director

• Katie Koester, City Manager, City & Borough of Juneau/Regional VP ICMA
• Peter Troedsson, City Manager, City of Albany/Former VP ICMA
• Lon Pluckhahn, City Manager, City of Vancouver/Past President ICMA

5:15 PM Break 

6-9 PM Reception on the Water

All Day Conference Registration 

8:00 AM Breakfast 

8:30 AM Welcome  

Moderated by Aimee Williams, AMMA President 

• Sabrina Cotta, President Elect, OOCMA, City of Ashland

• Laura Philpot, President, WCMA President, City of Maple Valley

8:45 AM Managing HR Strategy: What Municipal Managers should be asking their HR Staff

Introduction by Kat Sorensen, Manager, City of Seward 

• Mila Cosgrove, IPMA-CE, Workplace Solutions AK

10:00 AM Break 

10:30 AM AI Governance: Establishing Frameworks for Responsible Use

Moderated by Kat Sorensen, Manager, City of Seward 

• Robert Barr, City & Borough of Juneau
• Brendan Babb, Municipality of Anchorage

11:45 AM Lunch  

Introduction by Aimee Williams, AMMA President

• AZAVAR|LOCALGOV
  • Marlon Castillo, Data Analyst
• Filevine – virtual
  • Ben Hansen, Account Executive

 1:00 PM Balancing Tourism Growth and Local Needs: A Municipal Perspective

Moderated by Aimee Williams, AMMA President

• John Leach, City and Borough of Sitka
• Spencer Kyle, Seaside, Oregon
• Matthew Selby, City of Leavenworth

 2:30 PM Break 

3:00 PM Blowing up your zoning code to encourage more housing

Moderated by Amy Ainslie, Planning & Community Development Director, Sitka

• Rob Dumouchel, City & Borough of Juneau 

• Abigail Elder, City Manager, Hood River

• Elizabeth Chamberlain, City Manager, Walla Walla

4:15 PM  Adjourn Day 3 

4:30 PM  Explore Sitka (Dinner on your own) 

8:00 AM Breakfast 

 8:10 am  Opening Remarks ~ Aimee Williams, AMMA President

 8:15 AM The Mindful Leader: Enhancing Performance and Wellbeing

Introduction by John Leach, City Manager, City & Borough of Sitka 

• Josh Branthoover, Assistant Administrator, City & Borough of Sitka 

9:30 AM  Address by U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski

Introduction by Aimee Williams, AMMA President

9:50 AM Conference Ends  (shuttle to airport) 

10:30AM Post – Conference Activities 

• Raptor Center

• Tiny Home Tour