Gather Round: The Forum Blog

Welcome, Helen John!

The Forum is excited to welcome Helen Panruk John as a Youth Program Coordinator. Helen's family is from Toksook Bay and Unalakleet and she spent part of her childhood in Bethel before her family moved to Anchorage where Helen graduated from Bartlett High School.

Conversation Across Generations: Francisco Mercado

Francisco Mercado has seen the effects poverty and racism can have on a community and he has strived to work to improve the lives of children and people in communities of need.

Introducing LA24

Leadership Anchorage has launched its 24th year with a cohort of 14 leaders from a wide range of backgrounds, experience, and sectors across the Anchorage bowl.

Kameron Perez-Verdia Addresses AASB

The Forum's President & CEO Kameron Perez-Verdia recently spoke at the Association of Alaska School Boards' 67th annual conference.

Jazmine Camp

Jazmine Camp was born in Waco, Texas, and raised on the Big Island of Hawai’i. She graduated from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa with a Bachelor of Education in Secondary Education.