Governor appoints UAA grad student to board

Governor Parnell reappointed Angela Totemoff to the Prince William Sound Oil Spill Recovery Institute Advisory Board . The institute was established by federal law in 1990 after the Exxon Valdez oil spill to identify and develop the best available techniques, equipment and materials to deal with cold water marine oil spills, and to help federal and state officials document and assess the long-term effects of such spills.

Totemoff, of Eagle River, has worked for The Tatitlek Corporation for the past two years as a participant in their Shareholder Management Development Program. She earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and an executive M.B.A. in information and communication technology from Alaska Pacific University. Currently she is pursuing a master's degree in project management from the University of Alaska Anchorage. She was born and raised in Tatitlek, Alaska, and is reappointed to a seat reserved for an Alaska Native who represents an entity in Prince William Sound that was affected by the Exxon Valdez oil spill.