Sandra Woods, ALPHA President Elect and Health Summit Chair
The Information Insights staff have gone above and beyond…you and your staff are always gracious and look for ways to make my job, the board’s jobs, and the entire summit a success. One speaker commented how wonderful it was to see the staff smiling and hear laughter.
Jessica Holden
Jessica Holden is one of the newest consultants at Information Insights, although she previously worked for the company as a college intern and on special projects. She was part of the Information Insights’ facilitation team that conducted four regional FASD summits across the state, and she has also facilitated meetings for TCC management, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, and several non-profits. She is currently providing support to the Alaska Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) and the Alaska Public Health Association (ALPHA) annual statewide Health Summit. Jessica co-authored an in-depth literature review of poverty measurement trends for rural and indigenous populations and proposed recommendations of how these trends should be considered when developing poverty measurement tools in rural Alaska.
Aldona Jonaitas
Aldona is the coordinator for Alaska Living Cultural Treasures, a project of the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. Aldona’s knowledge of Alaska Native art is extensive. Until her recent retirement from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Aldona served as the Director of the University of Alaska Museum of the North and a Professor of Anthropology. She has 20 years experience working with Alaska Native artists, and is the author of numerous books and articles on Native American art. Through her tenure at Museum of the North, she also has extensive experience with media outreach, marketing and fundraising. Aldona holds a Ph.D. in art history and archeology.