Stickel named Revenue's chief economist

Dan Stickel has been appointed chief economist at the Alaska Department of Revenue, Commissioner Randy Hoffbeck said. Stickel has been assistant state economist since 2011.

He joined the department’s Tax Division in 2004, and has worked in administration of the state’s tax and revenue systems along with revenue forecasting and preparation of analyses of tax changes during the legislative session.

Ken Alper, director of the state’s Tax Division, said Stickel has been a key part of the division’s team. “Dan was lead modeler on all major production tax legislation for all of these years,” Alper said.

He has also been leading the planning and coordination for the annual Revenue Sources Book project, on which the state administration and Legislature depends on for budget planning. In his new position, Stickel will be conducting economic modeling, particularly petroleum tax modeling.

He replaces John Tichotsky, previously the department’s chief economist, who is now heading a special economic research group in the governor’s office.

Stickel holds a bachelor’s of business administration from the University of Alaska Anchorage.

- TIM BRADNER