BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261102T203000Z DTEND:20261102T220000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:"Make it Monday" Forum Luncheon - Alaska is Not as Bad as You Think DESCRIPTION:Thank you to our quarterly sponsor\, Alaska Airlines.\n\n\n\nAs Governor Mike Dunleavy's second and final term concludes in December\, join us to hear his remarks and insights for the future of Alaska.\n\n\n\n PLUS\, a member presentation from Monica Obermeyer (Paine)\, Anchorage Waldorf School.\n\n \n\n\n\n\nGovernor Mike Dunleavy arrived in Alaska in 1983 as a young man looking for opportunity\, and he found it. His first job was working in a logging camp in Southeast Alaska. Later on\, Governor Dunleavy pursued his dream of becoming a teacher. He earned his teacher's certificate\, and then a Master of Education degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He spent nearly two decades in northwest Arctic communities working as a teacher\, principal\, and superintendent.\n\n\n\nGovernor Dunleavy and his family moved to Wasilla in 2004\, where he owned an educational consulting firm and worked on several statewide education projects. Dunleavy served on the Mat-Su Borough School Board\, with two years as Board President\, and then as a state senator for five years.\n\n\n\nDunleavy was first elected Governor in 2018 and then again in 2022\, making him the first Republican Governor in Alaska to win re-election since 1978. Governor Dunleavy has kept the health of the economy and jobs at the forefront of his Administration's policy setting initiatives and has been a true champion for the Alaskan business community.\n\n\n\nGovernor Dunleavy's wife Rose is from the Kobuk River Valley community of Noorvik. Together\, they have three children Maggie\, Catherine\, and Ceil who were raised in both rural and urban Alaska.\n\n\n\nThe Dunleavy's enjoy spending time together as a family\, often in Alaska's great outdoors. Hunting\, fishing\, snowmachining\, and camping are all favorite activities.\n\n\n\nGovernor Dunleavy is focused on moving Alaska forward and believes that our greatest years are yet to come if we work together to maximize our potential.\n\n\n\nHave a specific question for the presenters?\n\n ASK IT HERE\n\n\n\n\n New to Monday Forum? What to expect\n Join our members-only Facebook group for updates\n Sign up for Monday forum emails\n Present at a Monday forum - Submit a proposal \n Sponsor free lunch door prizes\n Donate a door prize\n\n\n\n\n \nUPCOMING FORUMS\n\n\n\n\nSep 21"Make it Monday" Forum Luncheon - AEA Project & Investment Updates\n\nSep 28"Make it Monday" Forum Luncheon - Meet ALICE\n\nOct 5"Make it Monday" Forum Luncheon - Gubernatorial Candidate Forum TBA\n\nOct 12"Make it Monday" Forum Luncheon - Congressional Candidate Forum\n\nOct 19"Make it Monday" Forum Luncheon: AEDC - Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy\n\nOct 26"Make it Monday" Forum Luncheon - Ready\, Set\, Go: Getting AI Ready\n\nNov 2"Make it Monday" Forum Luncheon - Alaska is Not as Bad as You Think\n\nNov 9"Make it Monday" Forum Luncheon - Veteran's Day TBD\n\nNov 16"Make it Monday" Forum Luncheon -Today's Students\, Tomorrow's Workforce: Building Alaska's Resource Industry Talent Pipeline\n\nJan 18No Monday forum - Martin Luther King Jr. Day\n\n\n\n\n/**/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Thank you to our quarterly sponsor\, Alaska Airlines.
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\nAs Governor Mike Dunleavy'\;s second and final term concludes in December\, join us to hear his remarks and insights for the future of Alaska.
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\n​\;PLUS\, a member presentation from \;Monica Obermeyer (Paine)\, Anchorage Waldorf School.
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\nGovernor Mike Dunleavy arrived in Alaska in 1983 as a young man looking for opportunity\, and he found it. His first job was working in a logging camp in Southeast Alaska. Later on\, Governor Dunleavy pursued his dream of becoming a teacher. He earned his teacher&rsquo\;s certificate\, and then a Master of Education degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He spent nearly two decades in northwest Arctic communities working as a teacher\, principal\, and superintendent.
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\nGovernor Dunleavy and his family moved to Wasilla in 2004\, where he owned an educational consulting firm and worked on several statewide education projects. Dunleavy served on the Mat-Su Borough School Board\, with two years as Board President\, and then as a state senator for five years.
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\nDunleavy was first elected Governor in 2018 and then again in 2022\, making him the first Republican Governor in Alaska to win re-election since 1978. Governor Dunleavy has kept the health of the economy and jobs at the forefront of his Administration&rsquo\;s policy setting initiatives and has been a true champion for the Alaskan business community.
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\nGovernor Dunleavy&rsquo\;s wife Rose is from the Kobuk River Valley community of Noorvik. Together\, they have three children &ndash\; Maggie\, Catherine\, and Ceil &ndash\; who were raised in both rural and urban Alaska.
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\nThe Dunleavy&rsquo\;s enjoy spending time together as a family\, often in Alaska&rsquo\;s great outdoors. Hunting\, fishing\, snowmachining\, and camping are all favorite activities.
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\nGovernor Dunleavy is focused on moving Alaska forward and believes that our greatest years are yet to come if we work together to maximize our potential.

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\n LOCATION:Dena'ina Center\, 2nd floor UID:e.1417.15131 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260918T011010Z URL:https://business.anchoragechamber.org/events/details/make-it-monday-forum-luncheon-alaska-is-not-as-bad-as-you-think-15131 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR