Leadership
Board of Directors
Governance
The governance of Explore Fairbanks is vested in the Board of Directors. The Board consists of fifteen (15) members (“Directors”) representing the partner membership. To assure adequate representation of segments of the tourism industry, thirteen directors are elected by partners to three-year terms in seats designated to represent various sectors in the tourism industry: Events, Lodging (3 seats), Transportation (2 seats), Retail (2 seats), Services (2 seats), Attractions (2 seats) and Conventions. Two seats for one-year terms are elected by the Board. There are also two ex officio seats representing the City of Fairbanks and the Fairbanks North Star Borough.
2026 Board of Directors
Executive Officers
Kory Eberhardt, Chair
A Taste of Alaska Lodge
Seat B - Lodging
Tekla Butcher-Monson, Chair Elect
Trail Breaker Kennel
Seat A - Events
Elizabeth Griswold, Past Chair
Pike's Waterfront Lodge
Seat G - Lodging
Reini Neuhauser, Treasurer
Alaska Fishing and Raft Adventures
Seat F - Services
John Scherzer, Secretary
8 Star Events Center
Seat M - Conventions
Scott McCrea, President & CEO
Explore Fairbanks
Ex Officio
Tabitha Taylor
Avis Rent A Car
Seat C - Transportation
Tricia Nelsen
Lat 65 Brewing Company
Seat D - Retail
Jared Sternberg
Gondwana Ecotours
Seat E - Services
Noah Lovell
Riverboat Discovery
Seat H - Transportation
Angelika Krinner-Croteau
Arctic Travelers Gift Shop
Seat I - Retail
Pete Pinney
PFLAG-Fairbanks
Seat J - Services
Kathy Hedges
Northern Alaska Tour Company
Seat K - Attractions
Scott Swingle
Alaska Heritage House
Seat L - Lodging
Jordan Sanford
Kantishna Roadhouse/Doyon Tourism
Seat N - Appointed
Georgia Berry
Fairbanks Pioneer Museum
Seat O - Appointed
David Guttenberg, Assembly Member
Fairbanks North Star Borough Representative
Ex Officio
Lonny Marney, City Council Member
Fairbanks City Council Representative
Ex Officio
What We Do
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