How has peoples access to government improved in our unified Municipality? - Jane Angvik and Lisa Parker

Jane Angvik has been involved in Alaska public life since 1973. After serving on the Anchorage Charter Commission, she was elected to the Anchorage Assembly and became the first woman to serve as Assembly Chair. She has managed state agencies, coordinated a foundation, planned and built facilities, and assisted communities across Alaska in planning their infrastructure and long-range economic strategies. Jane has also taught many women how to conduct campaigns for public office.

Lisa Parker is a fourth-generation Alaskan with over 50 years of public service. She won her first election in 1975, at the age of 19, to the Anchorage Charter Commission. She is Vice Mayor for the City of Soldotna, has served for 14 years on the Soldotna City Council, and is the current President of the 165-member Alaska Municipal League.

Website - https://www.muni.org/50/PressReleases/Pages/Reflections-from-the-Past.aspx

APRN interview with Jane Angvik - https://alaskapublic.org/news/anchorage/2025-08-29/jane-angvik-one-of-the-architects-of-anchorages-charter-reflects-on-50-years-of-a-unified-municipality

East Anchorage Book Club Podcast with Andrew Gray - July 15, 2024 - Season 4•Episode 5 - The Unification of Anchorage 1975: Jane Angvik, Charter Commission Member - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875228/episodes/15381921-the-unification-of-anchorage-1975-jane-angvik-charter-commission-member?t=0

East Anchorage Book Club Podcast with Andrew Gray - July 22, 2024 - Season 4•Episode 6 - Lisa Parker: Anchorage Charter Commissioner & Soldotna City Council Member - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875228/episodes/15450310-lisa-parker-anchorage-charter-commissioner-soldotna-city-council-member

East Anchorage Book Club Podcast with Andrew Gray - July 08, 2024 - Season 4•Episode 4 - Jane Angvik: Founding Mother of Anchorage - https://www.buzzsprout.com/1875228/episodes/15376774-jane-angvik-founding-mother-of-anchorage