A program of:

Program Team

SpringBoard

612 W. Willoughby Ave., Suite A
Juneau, Alaska 99801

Phone: (907) 523-2300
Fax: (907) 463-3929

http://www.gospringboard.org

SpringBoard Team Members

Brian Holst, Program Director

bholst@jedc.org - (907) 523-2333

Brian Holst joined the Juneau Economic Development Council earlier this year as Executive Director. Brian has worked in community and economic development for the past twenty years. His experience includes working with diverse groups in challenging economic climates in the developing world, with extensive experience in Latin America and Eastern Europe. He served as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in Small Business Development and worked as an international consultant, small business owner, and has led large-scale relief and development efforts. Some of the types of programs he has managed include micro-finance, small business assistance, value chain development, regional economic planning, and conflict prevention/mitigation. Brian is a graduate of Juneau-Douglas High School.

Margaret O’Neal, Finance Manager

moneal@jedc.org - (907) 523-2326

Margaret O'Neal has lived in Alaska since 1983, first in Juneau, where she was the senior operations officer for Alaska Federal Savings. After two years she moved to Anchorage where she worked for several banks, the FDIC and Bank of America. During that time she learned to appreciate that good businesses can fall upon hard times. In over ten years as a commercial loan officer working in the special credits area, Margaret worked to help turn around hundreds of businesses in urban and rural areas.

Margaret launched her own consulting firm, Financial Solutions, Inc. in 1996 to provide turnaround consulting to small business owners, especially those with financing problems. She also provided consulting to financial institutions including Wells Fargo Bank, First Interstate Bank, Northrim Bank and the FDIC. Margaret provided lending expertise to Alaska's first business and industrial development company, Alaska Growth Capital while it was in its organization and early operations phase, and performed the underwriting for the first deals it put on its books.

Away from JEDC, Margaret tends to family including sons Alex and Kevin and provides off-hours housing for JEDC's official greeter dog - Laura. She works as a school volunteer, enjoys cooking and reading, and is a master designer of Halloween costumes.

Steve Eason, Technology Manager

season@gospringboard.org - (907) 523-2335

Steve Eason joined SpringBoard late last year after managing statewide telecommunications for the State of Alaska. Over his career, he has worked in the aerospace industry with NASA and multiple foreign space agencies. In Alaska, he was one of the founding employees of the Alaska Synthetic Aperture Radar Facility in Fairbanks. Steve holds an MBA from Mercer University in Georgia, and a BS in Computer Science from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. For a ten year period, he worked for the State of Alaska Treasury and the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, serving as an Investment Officer managing equities and actively trading fixed income assets.

Paul Moran, Technology Associate

pmoran@jedc.org - (907) 523-2300 Ext 2340

Paul Moran joined SpringBoard in October 2008 Mr. Moran has a BS in Physics from Oregon State University and a Masters of Engineering in Acoustics from Penn State. After university, Mr. Moran held a position as research scientist for ATMI, Inc., a chemistry and chemical abatement supplier, before transitioning to the Director of Engineering position with HyperNex, Inc., a company supplying metrology instruments to the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining SpringBoard, he held a position as VP of operations for the Microstructure division of Nova Measuring Instruments.

Joshua Morrison, Technology Liaison

jmorrison@jedc.org - (703) 602-9223

Joshua Morrison joined the Juneau Economic Development Council in October 2008 as a Technology Liaison in Arlington, VA working in support of the Office of Technology Transition under the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Advanced Systems & Concepts. Prior to joining JEDC, he managed the DoD TechMatch program. Joshua has a B.S. in Information Systems Management from West Virginia University.

Mary Hakala, K-12 Education Coordinator

mhakala@gospringboard.org - (907) 523-2336

Mary Hakala, a 45-year resident of Juneau and a Juneau Douglas High School graduate, is the K-12 education coordinator for SpringBoard. She has had several roles with state government, including special assistant to the commissioner of the Department of Education and a staffer for the Alaska State Legislature. She is founder of Alaska Kids Count, a statewide advocacy network for K-12 school improvements, and the Juneau Community Charter Schools. Hakala has a B.A. in American Civilization from Williams College. She, her husband and family have had a commercial fishing business since 1992.

Rebecca Parks, STEM Education Specialist

rparks@jedc.org - (907) 523-2334

Rebecca joined the Juneau Economic Development in February 2007. She brings four years of classroom experience teaching middle-school science at an inner-city public school and has also worked in a variety of nonprofit organizations. She has an MA in Secondary Science Education and BA in Environmental Science from Columbia University. She has a passion for community involvement in education that creates real-world opportunities for students to engage in learning. Rebecca plays both soccer and ice hockey and is an avid FIRST Lego League enthusiast.

Bob Vieth, SpringBoard STEM Education Specialist

rvieth@jedc.org - (907) 523-2334

Bob Vieth moved to Juneau from Connecticut in January 2010. He spent the first 25 years of his career at the University of Connecticut, first as a research biochemist, moving on to applied biochemical engineering, and then pursuing a graduate degree in Gifted and Talented Science Education. After leaving the University, Bob worked as a Science Education Specialist for a nonprofit firm and also ran his own consulting business specializing in science curriculum development and teacher professional training.

Bob is a strong advocate for science and engineering education starting with children at the kindergarten level and continuing on through adulthood. His many interests include hiking, fishing, cooking, and racquetball.

Larry West, Communications Specialist

lwest@jedc.org - (907)523-2328

Serving in the role of communications specialist, Larry West brings to JEDC and SpringBoard 30 years of diverse experience as a desktop publisher, writer, editor, broadcaster, fund developer, and administrator. His prior employment arenas include consulting, public broadcasting, travel and tourism, nonprofit organizations serving the arts, education, and social services, and independent business as a writer and editor. He has worked in Alaska since 1990, and except for two years in the Pacific Northwest, has lived in Southeast Alaska since 1997. Larry, wife Christy Long, and son Jayden especially enjoy music, art, reading, gardening, outdoor recreation, and the time they spend with their many friends in Juneau and Haines.