Energy for All Alaska: Chris Rose, Renewable Energy Alaska Project

Chris Rose will provide an overview of Renewable Energy Alaska Project (REAP)--a coalition of energy stakeholders working to facilitate the development of renewable energy in Alaska through collaboration, education, training, and advocacy.

We meet in FEDC’s conference room at 330 Wendell Ave, Ste E (upstairs in the Hoppner Law Office building downtown). If anyone wants to listen in rather than attending in person, they can call FEDC’s conference line: 1-800-315-6338, access code: 61930#

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Presenter's Bio:

Chris Rose is the founder and Executive Director of REAP. In 1983, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with Highest Distinction from the University of Iowa, with a B.A. in Political Science and a Certificate in Global Studies.

After working as a fundraiser for various non-profit public interest groups around the United States he received his law degree in 1990 from the University of Oregon, with a Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law. For over 10 years his private practice in Alaska included representation of Native Alaskans from Northwest Arctic villages and the mediation of a variety of disputes around the state. He has been very active in local community affairs and has served on various statewide boards, including the Renewable Energy Grant Fund Advisory Committee. From 2004 to 2008 he wrote a monthly opinion column for the Anchorage Daily News. He enjoys traveling and spending time outside.