V. Fate Putman has been appointed by Gov. Bill Walker to the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission, to fill the post on Dec. 1, when Benjamin Brown steps down.
Putman will serve the remainder of Brown’s term until March 3, 2019.
Putman has worked as a commercial fishing deckhand, commercial fish buyer and currently is a setnet harvester in the Kasilof personal use fishery.
He earned a law degree from California Western School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Western Washington University. Putman also served on the Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission and as president of the Juneau Community Charter School. He currently lives in Juneau and works in private practice.
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