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Ralph Seekins, chair of the board, was appointed in 2021 by Governor Dunleavy. Regent Seekins is president and owner of Seekins Ford-Lincoln in Fairbanks. In addition to being elected to the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ State Senate from 2003-2006, he has served on the City of Fairbanks Permanent Fund Review Board, the City of Fairbanks Transportation Committee, the Governor’s Economic Advisory Committee on North Slope Natural Gas, the ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ Permanent Fund Board of Trustees, and the Fairbanks North Star Borough Economic Advisory Committee.

Regent Seekins is also involved in many ÐÓ°ÉÔ­°æ non-profit organizations and supports numerous community youth sports activities. He and his wife Connie have four grown children and 21 grandchildren.