2008-09 Board of Directors

The Alaska Family Council is a statewide Alaska-based nonprofit organization based in Anchorage.

Board of Directors

David Bronson, Chairman of the Board Dave Bronson was born in 1958 in Superior, Wisconsin where he graduated from High School in 1976. He was raised in a Christian home with four siblings and accepted Christ as his Savior at age 11. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a BS in economics in 1981 whereupon he entered pilot training for the United States Air Force. He flew the B-52 and B-1B for the next nine years until becoming an airline pilot in 1990. While in the Air Force he met and married Debra Lindley. They moved to Anchorage in 1991 where they have lived with their two homeschooled children ever since. They are active members with Anchorage Baptist Temple and are both leaders in its AWANA program.

Kevin Clarkson, Member Kevin G. Clarkson is an attorney with Brena, Bell & Clarkson in Anchorage. Mr. Clarkson received his Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) cum laude from Willamette University. Mr. Clarkson's practice focuses upon state and federal civil litigation at the administrative, pretrial, trial, and appellate levels regarding oil and gas pipeline transportation, professional liability (attorney and accountant malpractice), tort (personal injury and wrongful death), aviation and products liability, employment, construction, tax, RICO, fraud, fiduciary liability, contract, and constitutional issues.

Robert Flint, Member Mr. Flint has been practicing law in Alaska since 1963 and with Hartig Rhodes since 1988. He represents various banks in complex loan transactions and loan workouts, major corporations and organizations in telecommunications, real estate development, tourism, transportation and adoptions. He is a nationally recognized municipal bond counsel and has represented numerous clients in public financing matters.

Jim Minnery, President Jim Minnery is a lifelong Alaskan and has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 15 years. Jim has a Masters in Nonprofit Management from Regis University in Denver, Colorado and is a Certified Fund Raising Executives (CFRE). Jim served as a Board member of the Alaska Association for Nonprofits and is one of the founding members of the Alaska Family Council. He has served in management and fundraising capacities for a number of nonprofits including the March of Dimes, American Red Cross of Alaska, Alaska Legal Services Corporation and most recently with Crisis Pregnancy Center of Alaska.

Chris Brown, Treasurer Chris Brown joined the Board of Directors of the Alaska Family Council in early 2008.  Mr. Brown and his family have been Alaska residents since 2004. Chris is a 35 year veteran of the telecommunications industry, and has earned both an Electrical Engineering degree and an MBA, the latter from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.  He has had executive experience in international firms, large US firms, and has participated in several start up and growth companies, including not-for-profit work.  Mr. Brown is active in church and civic activities as an adult Bible study and worship leader, church elder, and men's ministry leader.  His interests include the study of the origins, a topic on which he has presented to medical students in Romania.  He is active in local, state and federal politics as a volunteer, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation.  Chris and his wife of 27 years, Margaret, and their son Matthew, an Honors student at the University of Alaska, Anchorage, reside in Anchorage.

Gregory J. Schmidt, Secretary, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.), P.E. Greg was born in Cincinnati Ohio, graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelors in Civil Engineering in 1982, and was commissioned into the US Air Force as a Civil Engineering Officer. Between 1995 and 1998, Greg served in Alaska, where his responsibilities included management of real property and the environment at 40 sites across the State of Alaska. While serving in Colorado Springs, he was recognized for outstanding service as a volunteer for the Rocky Mountain Family Council, in support of Focus on the Family Action's Voter Registration Drive. Greg returned to Alaska in 2004, and is now a member of Anchorage Grace Church. He has earned a Masters in Engineering Management from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and is a licensed Professional Engineer.

Rick Solie, Vice Chair - Bio not yet available.