Board of Directors

The powers of the Bond Bank are vested in the Board of Directors consisting of three public members appointed by the Governor, the Commissioner of Revenue, and the Commissioner of Community and Economic Development. The Board Members are:

William F. Large - Chair
Term expires July 15, 2010. Mr. Large was appointed May 2, 2005 and reappointed on July 15, 2006. Mr. Large is a member of the Alaska Bar and has practiced law in Alaska and nationwide for 10 years. His practice focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation with emphasis on natural resources, oil & gas and corporate disputes. After graduating from law school in 1995, Mr. Large served as a law clerk for one year to the Hon, Andrew J. Kleinfeld, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, before joining the predecessor to his current firm, Hosie McArthur LLP. Mr. Large has a Bachelor of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Law Degree from Harvard Law School.

Mark Pfeffer-Vice Chair
Mr. Pfeffer was appointed October 10, 2001, his current term expires July 15, 2009. Mr. Pfeffer is a registered architect who has owned and led an architectural practice in Alaska for over 20 years. He is active in the development, design and management of commercial real estate projects, many of which include public/private partnerships. He is a partner in the firms Koonce Pfeffer Bettis, Inc. and Venture Development Group, LLC Mr. Pfeffer received a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from the University of Nebraska in 1980.

R. Desmond Mayo-Member
Mr. Mayo was originally appointed on September 15, 1999 and reappointed on July 29,2003; his term expires July 15, 2007. Mr. Mayo is the Chief Financial Officer of the Matanuska Telephone Association. Prior to his current employment, Mr. Mayo has served as Chief Financial Officer for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and more recently as Finance Manager and Chief Financial Officer of Municipal Light and Power, an enterprise of the Municipality of Anchorage. He has also served in the capacity of Corporate Controller for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Mr. Mayo graduated from the University of Alaska and has attended graduate classes at Alaska Pacific University. Mr. Mayo served as Governor Knowles' appointee to the Alaska State Pension Investment Board and served on Governor Murkowski's Mat-Su Finance Policy Transition Team. Mr. Mayo has also served on the boards of Northwest Public Power Association, Matanuska Electric Association, Alaska Rural Electric Cooperative Association, the United Way of Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Habitat for Humanity Mat-Su.

Jerry Burnett-Member
Mr. Burnett is the first delegate for Patrick S. Galvin, Commissioner of the Department of Revenue.

Deputy Commissioner Jerry Burnett was appointed to this position in January 2009 after having served as the Acting Deputy Commissioner for the preceding five months and Administrative Services Director and Legislative Liaison for the Department of Revenue for the previous four years.  Other state service includes two years as Administrative Services Director at the Department of Corrections and twelve years as Finance Committee and Budget and Audit Committee staff to the Legislature.   Outside of state service, Mr. Burnett worked as a Real Estate Broker and Life and Health Insurance Agent and was an adjunct professor of business at the University of Alaska Southeast between 1983 and 2002.

Greg Winegar-Member
Mr. Winegar is the first delegate for Emil Notti, Commissioner of Commerce, Community and Economic Development. Mr. Winegar was appointed Director of the Division of Investments on May 22, 2000. This Division administers various direct lending programs for the State and services loans for other State agencies, representing approximately 3,500 accounts totaling $250 million. Prior to his appointment as Director, Mr. Winegar served as the Division of Investment's Lending Branch Manager for 21 years. Mr. Winegar received his Bachelor's degree from the Evergreen State College in 1973. In 1974, he accepted a position with the predecessor to the Department of Community and Economic Development as a Clerk Typist III and was promoted several times over the next five years. In addition to his work as Lending Branch Manager, he also served as a Loan Officer for the Department for five years where his responsibilities included credit analysis and recommendations for commercial, multi-family, residential and consumer loan requests.