Dennis Arashiro is a longtime member of AUUF and is the Executive Board President of the Alaska Japanese American Citizens League of Alaska.

Laura Norton-Cruz is a licensed master social worker (LMSW), Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC), lifelong advocate for children and families, former teacher and victim advocate, artist, and a mother of two wonderful elementary-aged children. She grew up in Anchorage, and attended Mount Holyoke College for undergrad and University of Michigan for graduate school. Laura has lived in Oaxaca, Mxico, and Bogot, Colombia, and taught 3rd grade in a Spanish-English dual immersion program in Californias Bay Area. Laura has also worked and traveled extensively throughout rural Alaska. She has received arts awards, an Alaskas Top 40 under 40 award, and is the only Alaskan to have been selected to Robert Wood Johnson Foundations Culture of Health Leaders program. She is part of the Early Childhood in Alaska Documentary Series Team, working together with Joshua Albeza Branstetter on creative photography and film projects.

The video that Laura used - https://vimeo.com/1078648558?share=copy

NOTE: Laura showed the video she made about the Infant Learning Program (ILP) with Josh Branstetter. When the film starts (at he 9'35" mark of the podcast), and you are listening to the podcast recording, you can pause the audio podcast and move ahead the 31'35" mark. You can start the video (link above) to get the full visual effect.

Laura's website about page - https://www.lauranortoncruzconsulting.com/about

Webpage on Laura's website with links to other videos - https://www.lauranortoncruzconsulting.com/our-team

Laura was joined in her Forum presentation by Amy Simpson, executive director of Programs for Infants and Children (PIC). https://www.picak.org/

Kay Brown is a former state official, political strategist and media specialist who moved to Alaska in 1976. Kay has broad experience in political, non-profit and public arenas, including 10 years of service as an Alaska State Representative. After leaving the legislature, she helped assemble and lead a large coalition of Alaska environmental groups, the Alaska Conservation Alliance and Voters. She also served as Director of Oil and Gas for the State of Alaska, and Executive Director of the Alaska Democratic Party. She currently chairs the Alaska Progressive Donor Table and works as Arctic Policy Director for Pacific Environment. A journalist by training, Kay is the founder of Alaska Women Ascend, a training program for progressive women candidates and campaign staff. Kay was inducted into the Alaska Womens Hall of Fame in 2017 for achievement in public policy and politics. She has a B.A. in journalism from Baylor University. After living in Alaska for 48 years, she and her husband Mark Foster recently moved to Palm Springs, CA.

Larry Michael is a retired school psychologist who landed in Bethel, AK in 1982 answering a newspaper ad. For half his career he traveled to villages by airplane and for the other half he drove a car to schools in the ASD. He now runs a B&B with his husband in downtown Anchorage. Their modern family is comprised of five children and two grandchildren from diverse backgrounds. Raised conservative Christian, Larry now challenges Christian Nationalism for its threats to religious liberty and pluralistic democracy. His favorite podcast, Straight White American Jesus, ignited his knowledge on the topic. One does not have to be straight, white and a Christian to be a true American! Larry is an elder at First Presbyterian and involved in many community activities and organizations including the Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Center for Psychosocial Development, and the Third Avenue Radicals.

Slides - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3vjj57pzk0vm8q60k8qfr/ChristianNationalism.pdf?rlkey=0yfvb6zkoqks76zcgfhg5v7xg&dl=0