Jen O’Neal, MSW, has lived in Anchorage, AK since she was four and graduated from S.A.V.E. High School. She attended college at University of Alaska, Anchorage where she obtained a

Maria grew up in Ecuador and moved to West New York, New Jersey, one of the most densely populated and diverse areas in the country, at the age of 9.

Lonnie is a lifelong Alaskan resident, business owner, and community leader. After graduating high school at Heritage Christian in Anchorage, he accepted a basketball scholarship to attend the University of

Jackie Engebretson is Ahtna Athabascan; her family comes from Gulkana Village. She is Director of Behavioral Health at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and has extensive experience in the substance

Kim Kovol moved to Alaska over 26 years ago. She lived a traditional military family life, transferring and moving both internationally and within the Lower 48. She has over 25 years

Marlene Adams is a life-long Alaskan who has worked in the nonprofit world for most of her career. Prior to joining VOA Alaska, she worked as the Wellness Coordinator for

Aaron Osterback, Alaskan born and raised, grew up in a commercial fishing community in the Eastern Aleutian Islands. He graduated from Sand Point School and attended the University of Alaska

Parinita is the School Based Service Lead and works as a school based mental health clinician along with providing support to VOA Alaska’s School based services team. VOA Alaska’s SBP

Hannah has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work, graduating from UAA in 2019. She grew up in a family that was greatly impacted by

Bre Cason, LMSW, was born and raised in Anchorage, AK and graduated from Robert Service High School. She attended college at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado where she