Heidi Hansen new DNR deputy commissioner

Heidi Hansen will join the Alaska Department of Natural Resources as a deputy commissioner effective Sept. 18.

In a Sept. 8 statement, DNR Commissioner Andy Mack said: “Her knowledge of natural resource issues in Alaska, her legal expertise, and extensive work on federal natural resource policy and law make her an excellent fir for this critical position.”

Hansen, an attorney, was born and raised in Alaska most recently worked for the U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee as counsel, focusing on issues including mining, energy, mitigation, land use and Alaska Native issues.

At DNR she will be responsible for direct management and supervision of the divisions of Mining, Land and Water, Forestry, Agriculture, Parks & Outdoor Recreation, Support Services and the Office of Project Management & Permitting.

Prior to joining the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, Hansen worked for the U.S. Army as associate deputy general counsel (energy) and as special advisor to the assistant secretary for the Army (Installations, Energy and Environment). She was also an attorney for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Hansen earned her Juris Doctor from American University’s Washington College of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Washington.

- Petroleum News