Larson reappointed to Wood-Tikchik management panel

ALASKA NEWSPAPERS STAFF

January 11, 2008 at 9:24AM AKST

A Dillingham woman has been reappointed to the Wood-Tikchik State Park Management Council by Gov. Sarah Palin.

Dorothy Larson was reappointed on Dec. 26 by the governor.

The five-member council is responsible for developing management plans for the park with the advice and assistance of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources and for monitoring the implementation of these plans. The 1.6 million-acre park in southwest Alaska is the nation's largest state park.

Larson is administrator of the Curyung Tribal Council, Dillingham's traditional Native village council.

She has extensive experience in community development, having worked with the Bristol Bay Native Association as community development and grant specialist, higher education coordinator, elderly services coordinator, summer youth coordinator and limited entry assistant.

Larson also has owned and operated her own printing business for eight years in Dillingham.

She was appointed to a seat reserved for a person nominated by the Dillingham City Council.

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