Speakers in this transcript

Senate Community & Regional Affairs, 4/16/26, 1:30pm · Alaska News

Verified speakers (3)

Kelly Merrick

Elected

Senator · Alaska State Senate

22 chunks

Nellie Unangiq Jimmie

Elected

Representative · Alaska State House

20 chunks

Forrest Dunbar

Elected

Senator · Alaska State Senate

4 chunks

Unknown speakers (11)

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Speaker K

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 9 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Fritz George

Elder, former Akwesasne Tribal Council Chair

Evidence (3)

mentioned by Speaker E at 79:04: 'former Akwesasne Tribal Council Chair and Elder Fritz George online for testifying.'
introduced by Speaker A at 79:45: 'First is Fritz George.'
self-introduction at 79:59: 'Well, my name's Fritz George...'

Speaker N

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 15 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Sharon Hildebrand · Chief Chairman

Tanana Chiefs Conference

Evidence (2)

introduced by Speaker A at 82:19: 'Next is Tanana Chief Conference Chairman Sharon Hildebrand.'
self-introduction at 82:19: 'Sharon Hildebrand, Chief Chairman, Tanana Chiefs Conference.'

Speaker D

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 11 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Sydney Linneman · Dr.

Data Center and Energy Policy Expert · U.S. Department of Energy

New Mexico, United States

Evidence (2)

introduced by Speaker A at 12:00: 'Dr. Sidney Leeneman, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Renewable Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy.'
self-introduction at 12:24: 'For the record, my name is Sydney Linneman, and I am a data center and energy policy expert...'

Speaker F

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 13 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Nils Andreassen · Executive Director

Alaska Municipal League

Alaska, United States

Evidence (3)

introduced by Speaker A at 20:34: 'Next in the room, we have Nils Andreassen, the Executive Director of the Alaska Municipal League.'
chyron at 21:00: 'Nils Andreassen Executive Director, Alaska Municipal League'
self-introduction at 21:05: 'for the record, Nils Andreasen, I'm the executive director of the Alaska Municipal League.'

Speaker H

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 10 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Gwen Holdmann

Chief Scientist · Alaska Center for Energy and Power

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

Evidence (3)

introduced by Speaker A at 28:50: 'Gwen Holdeman, the director of the Alaska Center for Energy and Power.'
self-introduction at 29:01: 'my name is Gwen Holdeman. I am the chief scientist at the Alaska Center for Energy and Power.'
chyron at 29:30: 'Voice of: Gwen Holdmann Chief Scientist, Alaska Center of Energy and Power'

Speaker I

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 6 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Erin McKittrick

Independent Energy Analyst

Seldovia, Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)

introduced by Speaker A at 36:31: 'Our final testifier is on Teams, Erin McKittrick, an independent energy analyst.'
self-introduction at 36:50: 'Uh, for the record, I'm Erin McKittrick, an independent energy analyst...'

Speaker G

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 8 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Jason Ritter

Staff to Senator Lōki Gale Tobin · Alaska Legislature

Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)

chyron at 51:30: 'Jason Ritter Staff to Sen. Tobin'
self-introduction at 51:35: 'For the record, Jason Ritter, uh, staff to Senator Lucy Gayle Tobin.'

Speaker L

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 7 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Kendra Kloster · Director of Government Relations

Alaska Federation of Natives

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)

introduced by Speaker A at 54:32: 'First, from the Alaska Federation of Natives is Director of Government Relations Kendra Kloster.'
self-introduction at 54:51: 'This is Kendra Kloster. I work for the Alaska Federation of Natives as the Director of Government Relations.'

Speaker J

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 6 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Terri Walker · Superintendent

Northwest Arctic Borough School District

Kotzebue, Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)

introduced by Speaker A at 58:49: 'Next is Terri Walker with the Northwest Arctic School Board.'
self-introduction at 58:59: 'my name is Terri Walker. Superintendent for the Northwest Arctic Borough School District.'

Speaker M

UnknownAI-identified · medium

Appears in 6 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: David Wadivelu · Superintendent

North Slope Borough School District

Utqiagvik, Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)

introduced by Speaker A at 62:42: 'Our final testifier today is David Badavello with the North Slope School District.'
self-introduction at 62:56: 'My name is David Wadivelu. I'm the superintendent of the North Slope Borough School District...'

Speaker E

UnknownAI-identified · high

Appears in 13 chunks — no matching speaker record

Identified as: Jimmy · Representative

Alaska Legislature

Alaska, United States

Evidence (2)

introduced by Speaker A at 73:33: 'House Bill 125, Board of Fisheries Membership, by Representative Jimmy. Representative, welcome to our committee.'
addressed by Speaker A at 90:15: 'With that, I will go to Representative Jimmy. Any closing comments?'