Open Board Positions
The Alaska Chapter of BHA is currently looking to fill open board positions! Please read about the open position descriptions below. All applicants must be a current member in good standing with BHA, an Alaska resident, willing to serve a three-year term, and attend monthly board meetings when able. Questions about the Board and open positions can be directed to alaska@backcountryhunters.org Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, starting on 4/15/26
Southcentral, Kenai, & Kodiak Regional Representative(s)
Weekly time commitment: 2-4 hours depending on scheduled events. This could be one position or two, depending on the applicant
Each AK BHA Regional Representative shall act as a local leader and “boots-on-the-ground” representative of their region. They are encouraged to meet and know the elected representatives in their region (e.g., village, city and county), as well as other conservation organizations and state and federal wildlife and land managers. They will represent their region to the AK BHA Board to ensure a flow of information “from the ground up.” And, in turn, they shall represent AK BHA within their region in a professional manner according to AK BHA’s mission and values.
Host events in their region.
In some cases, this position can lead regional volunteers on special projects, form committees that volunteers can be a part of as cohorts for issues they care about but face ethical restrictions in participation BHA board participation. e.g “Habitat Watch”, “Forest Watch”, “Stream Watch” or break it down by community: “POW Watch” “Ketchikan Watch” etc. (Southeast AK references).
