The boards are the governing authorities of the organizations, and are responsible for directing, influencing, and monitoring the organizations’ business, and evaluating its Executive Director. The boards carry out their governance role by developing and monitoring policies, and organizes their work through committees. By law, the boards are accountable for, and have authority over, the organizations’ resources and activities.
Downtown Association of Fairbanks
President
- Chris Miller: The Music Room – email
Vice President
- Buki Wright: Aurora Energy – email
Treasurer
- Joel Johnson: Empire Realty – email
Secretary
- Christine Luper: Edward Jones Investments – email
Board Members
- Liya Billa: Mt. McKinley Bank – email
- Donna Gardino: Resident – email
- Sara Harriger: Morris Thompson Cultural & Visitors Center – email
- Dave Hayden: L64 Design – email
- Ron Johnson: North Haven Communities – email
- Steve Johnson: Big Ray’s – email
- Sue Sprinkle: 5th Ave. Design – email
Downtown Association of Fairbanks Community Services
President
- Buki Wright
Vice President:
- Chris Miller
Secretary/Treasurer
- Joel Johnson
Board Members:
- Sue Sprinkle
- Christine Luper
The Downtown Association of Fairbanks is a 501c4 civic league not organized for profit but operated for social welfare – the economic betterment of downtown for the common good and general welfare of the Fairbanks community. The Downtown Association of Fairbanks is a membership organization with three full-time staff. Its primary programs are the future-focused Vision Fairbanks revitalization plan and serving the needs of downtown today, like marketing its members and promoting downtown as a destination for retail, dining, and professional offices.
The Downtown Association also serves downtown’s needs today through its subsidiary 501c3 non-profit organization, the Downtown Association of Fairbanks Community Services, whose mission is to “identify and fill critical social service gaps, lessening the burdens of government while at the same time maintaining the vitality and improving the overall quality of life in downtown Fairbanks.” Its primary programs include hosting signature downtown events like the Midnight Sun Festival and the Downtown Market, as well as fielding the Community Service Patrol, a foot- and van-patrol devoted to improving the business climate downtown and transporting intoxicated or incapacitated persons from downtown to appropriate points of care.