1. 10-Year Vision Alaska Sea Grant Glenn Haight
Candidate for Alaska Sea Grant Director
June 21, 2018

2. External Vision Empowering Alaskans
Developing consensus around resource conflicts
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3. Internal Vision
Dynamic, creative, collaborative, productive work environment
Blending Sea Grant throughout CFOS, UAF, UA and beyond

4. Personal/Professional Vision
Rich working relationships in creative fields
Lasting positive impacts

5. Candidate Values Alaskans are capable.
Respect, dialogue, and objective information will lead to prosperity.
Human prosperity can lead to environmental prosperity.
The relevance of science must be obvious.
When meeting entrepreneurialism the instinct isn’t “no”, it’s “how?”

6. Commitment to our Youth
Sea Grant’s work will awake life paths for Alaska’s youth.
The future:
Full implementation of marine science and business curriculum in Alaska’s K-12 schools.
Continued work towards a marine academy, increased scientists from rural Alaska, K-12 programs supporting futures in marine careers.
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7. Partners in all work The future:
Commitment to our Alaska’s Coastal Communities
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Partners in all work
The future:
Working in stepwise fashion with economic improvements.
Improvements in wellness measures.
Greater control and independence in natural resource governance.
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8. Commitment to our Science Community
The most powerful resource within Sea Grant’s arsenal.
The future:
An element of every major program.
An almost reflexive/instinctual combination of the extension and research components.
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Environmental Conservation

9. Commitment to our Business Community
With care for Alaska’s natural systems, economic interests will receive strong support.
The future:
Robust university-based work solving technical, environmental challenges.
Successful succession in commercial fisheries.
Alaskan engagement in all fields.
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10. Commitment to our Environmental Community
Alaska’s sustainable future requires care for the natural systems, of which humans are a part.
The future:
Strong environmental advocates that appreciate Alaska’s economic situation and work towards positive solutions.
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11. Commitment to Existing Programs
Kodiak – “Mecca” for innovation
AMSEA – critical to the safety and welfare of Alaskans
AFYS/ASPLI – find the next generation of program expansion
K-12 Education – full implementation

12. Thank you
Glenn Haight