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Alaska Legislature: Senate Education - May 4, 2026 3:30pm · Alaska News

Verified speakers (2)

Mike Cronk

Elected

Senator · Alaska State Senate

8 chunks

Joy Cogburn-Smith

Appointee to the State Board of Education and Early Development · Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development

6 chunks

Pending speakers (1)

Dan Klingler

Pending

Director of Special Education · Kodiak Island Borough School District

6 chunks

Unknown speakers (9)

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Speaker F

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 6 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Doug Walrath · Dr.

Director · Northwestern Alaska Career and Technical Center (NACTEC)

Nome, Alaska

Evidence (2)

We will now move on to the director of the Northwestern Alaska Career and Technical Center... Dr. Doug Walrith. at [25:58]
For the record, my name is Doug Walrath. I'm the director of the Northwestern Alaska Career and Technical Center here in Nome... at [26:19]

Speaker J

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 8 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Olivia Yancey

Executive Director · Special Education Service Agency (SESA)

Evidence (2)

We'll now move on to the Executive Director for the Special Education Service Agency, Olivia Yancey. at [55:22]
For the record, this is Olivia Yancey, Executive Director of Special Education Service Agency. at [55:36]

Speaker K

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 4 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Mary Marks

Parent

Evidence (2)

...we'll move online where we have one person, Mary Marks. at [43:08]
My name is Mary Marks, and I am a parent of a former student... at [43:27]

Speaker A

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 40 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Lukey Gail Tobin · Senator

Chair, Senate Education Committee · Alaska State Legislature

Juneau, Alaska

Evidence (3)

...and myself, Senator Lukey Gail Tobin. at [07:08]
I call this meeting of the Senate Education Committee to order. at [06:49]
Thank you, Chair Tobin... at [47:00]

Speaker I

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 6 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Lori Weed

School Finance Manager · Department of Education and Early Development

Evidence (2)

We will now have School finance manager from the Department of Education and Early Development, Lori Weed, walk us through the fiscal note. at [37:55]
For the record, my name is Lori Weed, and I serve as the school finance manager for the Department of Education and Early Development. at [38:19]