Please join us in welcoming our two newest board members, serving a three-year term, 2022-2025! Glenna and Kyle bring diverse skills, perspectives, and experiences to the board, allowing us to continue to grow and meet our mission. Thank you so much for your service!
Glenna Gannon,
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Glenna Gannon was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska to the daughter of a midwest farmer and multiracial father with a passion for wild harvesting food and medicinal plants. Since 2010, Glenna has worked as an educator for the Federally Recognized Tribes Extension Program at the Tanana Chiefs Conference and is currently an assistant professor of sustainable food systems at UAF. In this capacity, she is involved with numerous projects that focus on high-latitude agriculture, and food security for both rural and urban populations around the state.
Glenna earned dual degrees, B.A. in Anthropology and B.F.A. in Art from UAF, earned a Masters of Environment and Sustainability science from the University of Saskatchewan, and in 2020 began taking advanced courses in Agriculture Science and Education from Oregon State University.
Kyle Hill, President
Alaska Commercial Company
The Alaska Commercial Company is a retailer that provides groceries and general merchandise in 33 stores throughout rural Alaska. Prior to taking on this role, Kyle held leadership positions in the private and non-profit sectors including Vice President of Strategy at the North West Company, Executive Director of Teach For Canada, and a Project Leader at the Boston Consulting Group.
Kyle holds a Bachelor of Science (Physics) from Mount Allison University, and a Masters and PhD (Physics) from the University of Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He and his wife Cecelia live in Anchorage, and they enjoy shopping at Farmers Markets on weekends and eating Alaska-grown and Alaska-raised food wherever possible.
