Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who has identified improved public safety as a top priority of his administration, has announced appointments for his public safety team.
The list released on Dec. 5 includes Commissioner of Public Safety Amanda Price, Attorney General Kevin Clarkson and Commissioner of Corrections Nancy Dahlstrom.
“The team will be laser focused on restoring law and order in Alaska, which was one of the primary motivators for me running for governor,” Dunleavy said.
Price served as Gov. Bill Walker’s senior advisor on violent crime response and prevention, and as the executive director of Standing Together Against Rape. She has a degree in biological science from the University of Alaska Anchorage.
Clarkson, an attorney in private practice, has specialized in state and federal litigation at the administrative, pretrial, trial and appellate levels on civil litigation, business and construction, contracts and more. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Oregon State University and a law degree from the Williamette University College of Law in Salem, Ore,
Dahlstrom, a former state legislator, is a consultant for WEKA, a security personal safety and secure transport provider. She recently won reelected to the Legislature, but plans to resign to take the commissioner’s post. She has a degree in human resources from Wayland Baptist University and a master’s degree in organizational management from the University of LaVerne.
Within the Department of Public Safety, Dunleavy also named Michael Duxbury, captain of the Alaska Bureau of Investigation and State-wide Drug Enforcement Unit, as deputy commissioner. Col. Doug Massie will head the Division of Alaska Wildlife Troopers and Maj. Andy Greenstreet was appointed as acting director of the Division of the Alaska State Troopers.
Treg Taylor, currently senior corporate counsel for Arctic Slope Regional Corp. was appointed as deputy attorney general under Clarkson, and Leitoni Tupou ad Dan Carothers were named as deputy commissioners of correction under Dahlstrom.
