AEDC - Key Persons
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- Director of Marketing & Development
Ashley is responsible for supporting AEDC's members, as well as new revenue generation, membership expansion, and event functions. She works closely with AEDC members, staff, and board members to develop strategies for annual fundraising, including corporate memberships, sponsorships, and in-kind support. In addition, she plans and executes all of AEDC's events, including our premier Economic Forecast and 3-Year Outlook luncheons.
Ashley holds a bachelor's degree in business management and marketing from Capella University and is a lifelong Alaska. When she's not at work, you can find her outdoors exploring, fishing & camping with her family!
Ashley serves on the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce Gold Plan Awards Planning Committee, as well as on the American Marketing Association's Alaska Chapter 2023-2024 Board of Directors.
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- CEO
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- President
- Board Member of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce
As President & CEO, Jenna is responsible for managing and supporting the successful deployment of strategies, programs and initiatives that promote the growth of the Anchorage economy. She works in collaboration with staff, partner organizations and the Board of Directors to accomplish initiatives and projects including business retention and expansion, workforce development, and economic research, so that Anchorage is one of the top mid-sized cities in America to live, work and play.
Wright is currently a board member of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, the Anchorage Downtown Partnership, Visit Anchorage, the UAA College of Business and Public Policy Business Advisory Board and the Anchorage School District's Academies Steering Committee. Wright also serves as vice-chair on the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce's Young Professionals Group.
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- Edmondson Consulting / Immediate past Chair
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- Business Retention & Expansion Program Manager
Megan Johnson, a native of Anchorage with family ties to Dillingham and Emmonak, holds a bachelor's degree in economics with a minor in business administration from UAA. Megan's professional journey includes serving as Director of the Statewide Acceleration Academy at ANSEP and currently, she is an active member of the Alaska Native Professional Association Board of Directors.
Outside of work, Megan enjoys staying connected to her Alaskan heritage by spending time outdoors, embracing the beauty of the Last Frontier through activities like fishing, camping, and exploring with her family. She also volunteers as a foster parent for dogs with Best Friends Animal Rescue and coaches the East High gymnastics team.
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- Board Member of the Scotty Gomez Foundation
- Workforce Development Program Manager
Natalie was born and raised in Anchorage, AK and comes to AEDC with a wide range of experiences across many industries, including public education, philanthropic non-profit foundations, and as a small business owner.
Natalie has completed a diversity of internships including work at University of Alaska Anchorage's Business Administration program as a New York Rangers marketing representative, University of Alaska Southeast Education Department with focus on secondary education, and Center for Behavioral Health in Las Vegas, Nevada as an addiction counselor.
Natalie graduated from University of Nevada, Las Vegas with a Bachelor of Science in Human Service Counseling, with minors in Addictions Prevention and Treatment. She has a passion for education, and has worked in Anchorage as a teacher, educational grant-funded program counselor, youth advocate, and instructional expert, with employment history at the Anchorage School District Paideia Program, Cook Inlet Tribal Council Education Department, and the University of Alaska Anchorage TRIO program.
Natalie currently serves as a board member of the Scotty Gomez Foundation, where she also coordinates fundraising events, and is a member of the Alaska Vendor Association.