Board of Directors

Anne Sutton, President

Anne Sutton moved to Alaska in 1991 and spent much of her career as a news reporter for Alaska public radio and The Associated Press, often traveling to far-flung corners of the state. After leaving journalism, Anne ran the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Wildlife Viewing Program. Now retired, she enjoys having more time for exploring Alaska’s great outdoors. Anne joined the Board of the Southeast Alaska Land Trust in 2020.

Beth Pendleton, VICE PRESIDENT

Beth Pendleton served in the public and private natural resources sectors for more than 35 years, the majority with the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska, California, and Washington, DC. As the Alaska Regional Forester from 2010-2018, she focused on community and forest resiliency, employee and public safety, engaging youth in outdoor activities, young growth forest management, and recreation on the Tongass and Chugach National Forests. Serving on the Southeast Alaska Land Trust Board aligns with her core values around conserving land and sustaining healthy, vibrant communities. A resident of Juneau for nearly 30 years, Beth and her husband, Grey, have one son. They are frequently seen hiking the trails around Juneau with their Gordon setter, Gypsy. Beth joined the Board in 2023.

Annie Carpeneti, Secretary

Annie Carpeneti came to Juneau from California in 1970 with her husband who had accepted a one year job. With a few absences for law school and a year sabbatical in Italy with their children, they have been here ever since. Annie worked in the Criminal Division of the Alaska Department of Law for most of her legal career. She has been hiking, biking, walking her dog, skiing, gardening and loving Alaska and Juneau for a long time. Annie joined the Board of the Southeast Alaska Land Trust in 2017.

Marcus Frampton, Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair

Marcus moved to Southeast Alaska in 2012 for an opportunity to be on the investment team at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation. Since 2018, he has been responsible for the investment management of the fund in the role of Chief Investment Officer. Prior to moving to Juneau, he lived in Southern California his whole life, spending most of his time in coastal La Jolla. During his time on the coast of Southern California, he developed a deep appreciation for wide-open natural spaces, beaches, and natural habitats. Marcus joined the Board of the Southeast Alaska Land Trust in 2022.

Olivia Glasscock, Development Committee Chair

Olivia has called Juneau home since 2018. She is an attorney and works at a nonprofit law organization, focusing on environmental issues across Alaska. As Olivia has deepened her roots in Juneau, she has come to appreciate how intertwined land and community are for Southeast Alaskans. Rain, snow, or shine, Olivia is always looking for a way to get outdoors and is a hiker, runner, biker, and (very novice) cross-country skier. Olivia has been a Board Member since 2021.

Alex Wertheimer, BOARD MEMBER

Now retired, Alex was formerly a fishery research biologist for the National Marine Fisheries Service. He has spent over four decades studying the ecology, management, and enhancement of Pacific salmon in Alaska. This work has given him a deep appreciation of the fundamental role of habitat for sustaining the diversity and productivity of fish and wildlife populations. A longtime member and supporter of the Southeast Alaska Land Trust, Alex joined the Board of Directors in 2012.

Neil Stichert, BOARD MEMBER

Neil Stichert moved to a series of coastal Alaska towns beginning in 1996 and permanently to Juneau in 2002. With an academic background in fisheries and water resources, he worked for 18 years with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service developing conservation partnership with municipalities, village corporations, and other NGOs to conduct habitat restoration and preservation projects across Southeast Alaska.  Neil is currently the Regional Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat Program Leader for the US Forest Service.  He and his family cherish the diverse people, wild places, and open waters of Southeast Alaska and joined the Board of the Southeast Alaska Land Trust in 2021.

Bill Hanson, Board Member

Bill moved to Ketchikan in 1981 to work as Ketchikan Area Forester for the Alaska Division of Forestry, implementing forest practices on State and private lands. He arrived in Juneau in 1992 when his wife, Kate Troll, moved to work for the Southeast Alaska Seiners Association.

Bill supervised biologists for the Division of Habitat and Restoration, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (1997-2003); and for the Juneau Field Office, Ecological Services Division, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (2003-2014). He worked with stakeholders in implementing the USFS Tongass Plan, improving fish passage on road systems, and conservation of fish and wildlife, and their habitats.

Bill and Kate have two children, born in Ketchikan, raised in tidepools and rainforests. They share their love for Southeast Alaska, deep bonds to communities, and commitment to a sustainable future.

Alexandra Pierce, Board Member

Alexandra Pierce grew up in Juneau and spent fifteen years in British Columbia doing tourism and recreation planning both on behalf of the 2010 Olympics and as a consultant. She returned to Juneau in 2016 to write a Parks & Recreation Master Plan for the City and Borough of Juneau. She served as the city Planning Manager before moving into a newly-created tourism position in 2021, focusing on local and regional visitor industry management issues. Alexandra spends most of her free time in the mountains and on Juneau’s amazing trail network skiing, running, and mountain biking. Alexandra joined the Board in 2023.

Matt Robus, Lands Committee Chair

Matt arrived in Alaska from New York in 1974 to attend graduate school in Fairbanks; later, he worked there as a biologist for the Bureau of Land Management and then the Alaska Department of Fish & Game. He and his family moved to Juneau in 1991 where he assumed duties as ADF&G’s wildlife management biologist for northern Southeast Alaska, and he remained with the department until he retired in 2007 after serving as the Director of the Division of Wildlife Conservation. Post-retirement, Matt worked for several years as an environmental inspector for large pipeline projects across the western U.S. His work with wildlife and habitats during his career as well as his experience with the effects of construction activities have made him especially aware of the importance of conserving important habitats. Matt never tires of Southeast’s scenery and enjoys reading, hiking, birding, and waterfowl hunting, and has a special passion for hand-carving wooden decoys and other birds.​ Matt has been a Board Member since 2022.

MARIA LISOWSKI, Board Member

Maria Lisowski has lived in Juneau for nearly forty years.  She is a retired federal attorney and administrator, spending most of her career focusing on natural resources law and land acquisitions for the Forest Service Alaska Region.  Maria joined the SEALT Board in 2024 and enjoys walking, crime fiction, foreign travel, and Polish cuisine.  

JOIN OUR BOARD
We are always looking for people with the energy and expertise to make a difference in our organization. If you have specific skills to share, have a passion for an issue or a program, or wish to contribute a fresh perspective, then consider becoming a Board member. If you are interested in joining the Board of Directors, please contact us at (907) 586-3100 or info@sealt.org.

To see a list of former SEALT Board members, please go to this link.