The Foraker Group

We are excited to have six new board members joining our team. We welcome Nils Andreassen to our Governance Board. We also welcome Amy Skilbred, Eric Gurley, Liz Qaulluq Cravalho, Clark Halvorson, and Tanya Dumas to our Operations Board.

Nils Andreassen, Executive Director, Alaska Municipal League

Nils has a degree in Peace and Development from the University of Bradford in England and his background in rural and international development, Alaska, and Arctic policy issues fit well within AML’s mission to support and strengthen local governments. Nils is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Governance and Entrepreneurship in Northern and Indigenous Areas through the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Tromso. Nils lives in Juneau with his family.

Amy Skilbred, Executive Director, Juneau Community Foundation

Amy has been the executive director of the Juneau Community Foundation since 2011. Since that time the foundation has grown from $2 million to over $65 million in assets. Before joining the community foundation, Amy operated her own business providing consulting services, including research, grant writing, and meeting facilitation, for local governments and nonprofit organizations. Prior to that, she has been a leader in local, statewide, and national nonprofit organizations, serving in the capacities of board member, staff, consultant, and volunteer. Amy broadened her knowledge of Juneau and Alaska through her experience working for Alaska Departments of Fish and Game, Environmental Conservation, and the Legislature. She is active in the community and served on the CBJ Juneau Commission on Sustainability, the Advisory Committee on School Activities, and as a high school coach. She earned a degree in international economics from the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies and a BA in political science from Amherst College. Amy and her husband Eric moved to Juneau in 1988 and raised their family here.

Eric Gurley, Executive Director, Access Alaska, Inc.

Eric is a career nonprofit manager and long-term Alaskan. He has worked for multiple Alaska nonprofit agencies delivering supports and services for persons experiencing intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health challenges.  Eric’s history includes being employed at Access Alaska, Inc., Fairbanks Resource Agency for three years, Assets, Inc. for 10 years, and Hope Community Resources, Inc. for 25 years. During his tenure, Eric has led teams delivering independent living services, supported employment services, residential supports, and non-residential habilitative services throughout several communities of Alaska. Eric’s oversight has included responsibilities in Anchorage, Barrow, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai, Ketchikan, and the Mat-Su. Eric received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1990 from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He later earned his Master of Business Administration degree in Management and Strategy from Western Governor’s University in 2013. Eric has participated on Municipality of Anchorage boards and advisory committees including the Transportation Board, the Mountain View Boys and Girls Recreation Center Advisory Committee, and Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee; and he has been a Board of Director member for Stone Soup Group, Alaskans for a Drug Free Youth – Interior Affiliate, and Fairbanks Crisis Line. Eric and his wife, Dorian, have lived in Anchorage since 1997.  Eric and Dorian have three sons, one daughter, and five grandchildren in their family.

Liz Qaulluq Cravalho, Vice President of Lands, NANA Corp.

Elizabeth “Liz” Qaulluq Cravalho is vice president of lands and is responsible for providing strategic leadership and management for programs that focus on the environmental protection and enhancement of NANA lands for subsistence use by shareholders and local communities. She has also worked with External Affairs, representing and advancing NANA’s interests in various areas of policy, including Arctic opportunities and Indigenous representation. Liz is a NANA shareholder from Kotzebue who has experience advocating for Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) participation in the Small Business Administration 8(a) Program, supporting strategic partnerships, community engagement, and advancing Arctic policy. Her experience with NANA ranges from working with subsidiary businesses providing services to federal government customers to supporting responsible resource development activities. In addition to her time at NANA, Liz served on the Alaska Arctic Policy Commission for two years, during which she provided recommendations to the Alaska Legislature on Arctic policy matters. Liz is also a former board member of the Alaska Humanities Forum, where she supported building social bridges across Alaska’s diverse geography, cultures, and communities. She holds a Master of Science in organization development from American University and a bachelor’s degree in history from Colorado College.

Clark Halvorson, President/CEO, United Way of Anchorage

Prior to joining United Way of Anchorage, Halvorson served as the Assistant Secretary within the Department of Health for the State of Washington, leading the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and working to ensure a coordinated and effective response across their health care system. He brings over 26 years of experience at the local, state, tribal, and national levels, where he has focused on whole-system approaches to improve health and support places where people can live, play, and thrive. Clark has deep roots in Alaska as he spent his formative years in Anchorage and across the state. Some of his strongest memories are those of hearing his father preach at his church on Jewel Lake road, spending summers on the Kenai River, and fishing out of Homer. With a deep passion to see public, private, and nonprofit sectors work together, Halvorson is a leader in finding innovation, improving service delivery, and seeking change that supports growing and diverse communities.

Tanya Dumas, Program Officer, Rasmuson Foundation

Tanya Dumas joined the foundation in March 2019 as a program officer, a role in which she weaves together program management expertise, operational skills, and a commitment to equity to connect Alaskans with funding sources. She oversees Tier 1 small grants and the Sabbatical Program and also handles large grants and program-related investments. Tanya’s past experience includes leading nationwide strategic program operations for the Indian Child Welfare team at Casey Family Programs in Seattle and practicing corporate litigation at an international law firm in San Francisco. Tanya is drawn to community-created, cross-sector approaches that align policies, systems, services, and conditions for positive results. She currently serves on the board of the All Alaska Pediatric Partnership and served as an appointed commissioner to the Anchorage Census Complete Count Commission. Tanya has a law degree from New York University School of Law and a bachelor’s in gender and international development from Lewis & Clark College. She is an alum of the Puget Sound area’s Leadership Tomorrow program. Originally from Sweet Home, Oregon, and raised in the Sierra Nevadas of California, she loves both rain and snow and is enthusiastic about exploring Alaska with her family.