First National Bank Alaska

As a third generation Alaskan banker, Lawer grew up with many of Alaska's business and community leaders. She learned the banking business literally at her father's knee, earned her degree from Duke University, and returned to work her way up to the leadership position she holds today.

Soon after he completed his college education in business, Inscho joined the financial industry and has been a banker for nearly 30 years. He is now a member of the First National Senior Loan Committee, and currently works in Corporate Lending in Anchorage.

A lifelong Alaskan, Thorn is heavily involved in the local community. His volunteer and leadership experience with various organizations in the Matanuska Valley area helps him in his current position as he oversees bank operations in Eagle River, Palmer and Wasilla.

Lawer came to Alaska more than 30 years ago, working construction to help pay his way through college and law school. When he returned to Alaska, Lawer specialized in commercial and banking law. He has served as the bank's counsel for 24 years.

This third generation native of Juneau and University of Alaska graduate worked his way through the bank's trainee program in the 1970s while serving in the Alaska National Guard. He has served in various areas of the bank, including the Kodiak and Seward branches.

A lifelong Alaskan and third-generation First National stockholder, Wilson grew up just down the street from First National's Main Branch in Anchorage. While attending college she worked as a teller at a small local bank, then joined First National as an audit trainee in 1982. Today she manages the bank's Electronic Data Processing Division.

Longacre's grandparents mined the gold fields north of Fairbanks in 1902. Today, Longacre continues that tradition by mining the potential of Alaskan businesses. The West Anchorage High graduate worked his way through college doing construction work before joining the bank in 1974.

Roth, born in Seward, is a second generation Alaskan banker. He has worked for the bank in Seward, Anchorage and Juneau. His formal training at the University of Arizona prepared him to focus on the funds, accounting and audit areas of banking.

A banker for more than 33 years, Foley has worked in all areas of banking. She joined First National in 1974 as a teller and has worked in Juneau and Anchorage branches. She has served as supervisor, operations assistant, branch manager, Human Resource manager and cashier. Her experience in bank operations enables her to efficiently manage all physical assets of the bank.

Weimer worked in Alaska's canneries, the Yukon River fishery and Interior construction to earn his way through college. Upon graduation, Weimer joined the bank's management trainee program, working in Anchorage before finding a permanent home on the Kenai Peninsula in 1984, where he serves as regional manager.

Coyle graduated from St. Louis University Medical School in 1961, and seven years later came to Anchorage to join the staff of the Alaska Native Medical Center. He served as the director of radiology at Providence Alaska Health Systems until his retirement in 2000, and returned from retirement in 2003. He joined First National's board of directors in 1991.

In 1962, Gordon graduated from the University of Alaska Fairbanks with a degree in Electrical Engineering. The president and CEO of Fairbanks-based Utility Services of Alaska, Inc., he has over thirty years' experience with utility management in arctic climates. He sits on the National Association of Water Companies board of directors and was recently named the 2000 Business Leader of the Year by the UAF School of Management's Associated Students of Business.

Kelsey grew up in Valdez with Dan Cuddy and his brother David Cuddy, leaving in 1938 to attend Stanford University. After four years in the Navy during WWII, he returned to Valdez to help manage the family business, the Valdez Dock Company. He played an instrumental role in rebuilding Valdez after the 1964 earthquake and in making Valdez the terminus for the trans-Alaska oil pipeline. A First National board member since 1976, Kelsey was named the 1978 Outstanding Alaskan by the Alaska Chamber of Commerce.

An Alaskan since age 10, Lounsbury received his degree in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University. Returning to Alaska in the late 1950s, he foresaw the coming economic boom in the new state and opened his own engineering and survey firm. A First National board member since 1976, he has served on the boards of numerous Alaska non-profit agencies.