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Pat Pourchot
Department of the Interior
Pat Pourchot has served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior for Alaska Affairs since May, 2009. Since arriving in Alaska in 1972 Pat has held a variety of positions in federal and state government, non-profits, and the private sector.
His public service includes serving in the Alaska State Legislature in both the House and the Senate from 1985-1993 where he co-chaired the Senate Finance Committee among other positions. From 1995-2000 he was Legislative Director for Governor Tony Knowles and then Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources from 2000-2002.
Pat's non-profit experience includes serving as Executive Director of Commonwealth North and the Alaska Conservation Foundation, and Policy Director for Audubon Alaska. He also was a land manager for the Alaska Federation of Natives and for NANA, the northwest regional Native corporation.
Pat holds a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.