Alliance elects directors at annual meeting

The Alaska Support Industry Alliance saw some new and returning directors elected at its annual meeting Sept. 11.

Kevin Dorling of Petroleum Equipment and Services is new to the Alliance board, while veterans Richard Faulkner of Steelfab and Buzz Otis of Forbes Storage, Fairbanks, returned to director seats. Incumbent board members John Dittrich of Bethel Services, Mark Hylen of Beacon Occupational Health & Safety Services, Patrick Walsh of Peak Oilfield Services, Tom Walsh of Petrotechnical Resources of Alaska and Lon Wilson of the Wilson agency were re-elected.

David Lawer of First National Bank and Bill Barron of CH2M Hill left the board after their two-year terms expired.

Paul Laird, general manager of the Alliance said about 460 people attended the meeting, making it one of the best-attended general meetings in the organization’s 29-year history.

—Alan Bailey