Sara Fisher-Goad to leave AEA

Sara Fisher-Goad, executive director of the Alaska Energy Authority, announced during an AEA board meeting on March 31 that she will be leaving AEA on July 1. Fisher-Goad has been AEA executive director since February 2011.

She told the board that she and her husband have decided to move to the Washington, D.C., area.

“It’s been a pleasure and an honor to be director of AEA and also to be associated with AEA for over 15 years,” Fisher-Goad said. “I look forward to working on a smooth transition with the board.”

During her time as executive director of AEA Fisher-Goad has overseen a number of energy programs, including a major program supporting renewable energy developments across Alaska; assessments of the future management and development of the Railbelt power transmission grid; and a project aimed at developing a major hydroelectric facility at Watana on the Susitna River.

- ALAN BAILEY