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Alaska Legislature: Joint Task Force on Education Funding, 4/22/26, 3:30pm · Alaska News

Verified speakers (3)

LG

Lon Garrison

Executive Director · Association of Alaska School Boards

60 chunks
Rebecca Himschoot

Rebecca Himschoot

Elected

Representative · Alaska State House

29 chunks
Mike Cronk

Mike Cronk

Elected

Senator · Alaska State Senate

7 chunks

Pending speakers (2)

JM

Jim Mariner

Pending

Director of Administrative Projects · Galena City School District

17 chunks
SC

Stephen Culkin

Pending

Principal, Ninana City School / Incoming Superintendent · Nenana City School District

6 chunks

Unknown speakers (7)

These names appear in the transcript but have no matching speaker record. Create a new speaker or match to an existing one.

SJ

Speaker J

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 9 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Todd Hyndman

Retired Public Educator

Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)
  • self-introduction at [55:40]: 'My name is Todd Hyndman, and I'm a retired public educator of 33 years.'
  • introduced by Speaker A at [55:40]: '...Mr. Hyndman, if you could unmute yourself...'
AS

Andi Story

Unknown

Appears in 5 chunks — no matching speaker record

SL

Speaker L

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 11 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Doug Walrath · Dr.

Director · Northwestern Alaska Career and Technical Center

Nome, Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)
  • self-introduction at [69:17]: 'For the record, my name is Doug Walrath. I am the director of the Northwestern Alaska Career and Technical Center here in Nome...'
  • introduced by Speaker A at [69:04]: '...our next presenter is Dr. Doug Walrath.'
CW

Conrad Woodhead

Unknown

Appears in 15 chunks — no matching speaker record

LT

Loki Tobin

Unknown

Appears in 8 chunks — no matching speaker record

SH

Speaker H

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 7 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Keel · Senator

Member, Joint Legislative Task Force on Education Funding · Alaska Legislature

Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)
  • introduced by Speaker A at [46:34]: 'Senator Kiel?'
  • addressed as 'Senator Keel' by Speaker C at [48:40]
JR

Justin Ruffridge

Unknown

Appears in 6 chunks — no matching speaker record