Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and Municipal Manager Becky Windt Pearson are thrilled to announce four new leaders on the Municipality of Anchorage operations team.
“Keeping municipal operations running requires a team of attentive people committed to ensuring quality and reliable service — especially in areas where the public may underestimate the effort, since what they receive is a smooth flow of service operating as intended," Municipal Manager Becky Windt Pearson said. “I am happy to welcome returning and new municipal staff and promote long-time employees into permanent leadership roles."
Mark Spafford has joined the team as Deputy Municipal Manager. Mark is a licensed professional engineer with more than 20 years of experience as a manager of people and projects in the realms of water, wastewater, solid waste, recycling, telecom, and electrical utilities. In his previous tenure at the Municipality, he served as the general manager of the Solid Waste Services Department (SWS) and as the operations and maintenance director at Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility (AWWU). In his new role, Mark will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the Anchorage Hydropower Utility, Public Transportation, Safety, Solid Waste Services, Municipal Airports, and Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility, while also helping to drive the Mayor's climate and energy initiatives.
Marjorie Harrison has joined the MOA team as Library Director, bringing almost 30 years of library and management experience. Marjorie has worked as a librarian, coordinator, and director in libraries across America, including Arkansas, Nebraska, Michigan, Colorado and Washington, tackling everything from hurricane repair to security and redesign. She managed research and library services for the Oregon state legislature and executive branches, including citizen access to documents and historical resources. Most recently, she served as Executive Director of Calcasieu Parish Public Library in Lake Charles, Louisiana where she was responsible for a 13-branch library system. She prepared and administrated a $38 million capital and operating budget and oversaw 143 employees. She received her Master's in Library Science from Wayne State University and will arrive at Anchorage Public Library in early 2025.
Bart Rudolph has accepted the permanent position of Public Transportation Director, after serving as the department's Acting Director since August 15, 2024. He has worked as the department's planning and communications manager since 2015, overseeing the planning, marketing, and RideShare divisions, and coordinating with partners and the public as the department's public information officer. Before joining the Municipality, Bart worked at the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, as well as Metropolitan Planning Organizations in Kansas and Missouri. He brings over 19 years of transportation experience planning experience to our community.
Greg Soule has accepted the position of Development Services Director and Building Official. Greg served as the acting director for Development Services since May 2021 and has worked for the MOA since 2001 as a project engineer, private development engineer, and private development manager. Greg is a professionally licensed Civil Engineer with 26 years of structural, geotechnical, and transportation engineering experience.
“Since day one, we've been committed to hiring qualified, dedicated people to lead our departments," said Mayor Suzanne LaFrance. “I'm grateful to these four individuals for taking on these roles and joining the team, and to Municipal Manager Windt Pearson for her work staffing up our operational leadership team."
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