Advisory Team

Staff / Advisory Team / Members

TTC operates as a regional initiative under the auspices of Southeast Conference (SEC), the recognized regional development authority for Southeast Alaska.

TTC’s Advisory Team, comprised of a diverse cross section of TTC members, sets priorities and provides direction and oversight. A professional facilitator manages the group’s activities with support from SEC’s leadership and administrative team.  Facilitator Staff contact: Connie Lewis, 970-390-1673, connie@connielewis.com

List of Advisory Team members

Tessa AxelsonAlaska Forest Association
Bob ChristensenSustainable Southeast Partnership
Mike CooneyAlaska Division of Forestry
Jeremy DouseAlaska Department of Natural Resources
Jason GubatayaoSealaska
Dan KirkwoodTongass Recreation Partnership
Brian KleinhenzTerra Verde Inc.
Anthony MallottSealaska
Priscilla MorrisUS Forest Service
Julia NaveThe Nature Conservancy
Daniel O'LearyUS Forest Service
Greg PalmieriAlaska Department of Natural Resources
Andrew ThomsSitka Conservation Society
Robert VenablesSoutheast Conference
Jill WeitzIndian Tribes of Alaska
Ralph WolfeTlingit and Haida

Upcoming Advisory Team meetings

March 6, 2026

  • Link to draft agenda
  • Link to TTC worships proposed for Spring 2026

Past Advisory Team meeting summaries

  • Oct 3, 2025
  • Oct 17,2025
  • Nov 7, 2025
  • Dec 5, 2025
  • Jan 9, 2025
  • Feb 6, 2025

TTC MEMBERSHIP

TTC’S membership has grown to over 50 active members, comprised of the people and entities that bear responsibility for and are most impacted by decisions about how the region’s forests are managed – heads of Federal, State and local agencies; business owners; Tribal leaders; scientists; conservation organizations; community forest collaboratives; recreational interests; economic development groups; and many others. Now called The Tongass Collaborative (still TTC) its members promote healthy forests, healthy habitats and healthy communities across the forested landscape of Southeast Alaska.