Paul Brown has more than forty-five years of experience in management, fund-raising, marketing, and organizational development. He was a founder and producing director of Alaska Repertory Theatre, the first professional theatre in Alaska. He later transitioned from producing theatre to producing films, including documentaries about former Governor Wally Hickel and Senator Ted Stevens (research and pre-production). He chaired the commission for the design, development, and funding of the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts, helped establish Alaska’s Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and plan the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Alaska statehood. Paul has been deeply involved in national and international efforts to assist victims of depleted uranium, including American military veterans and indigenous and other local populations in combat zones. He is a member of Bridge Builders and Backbone and a board member of “You Gotta Believe,” a Brooklyn-based organization whose mission is to find permanent homes for foster children over ten. He is a parent with thirteen- and eight-year-old grandchildren.
Dr. Steven Haycox is a distinguished professor of history emeritus, a respected author of numerous books and essays, and a columnist for the Anchorage Daily News. In 2003, he was named the Alaska Historical Society's Historian of the Year and received the Alaska Governor's Humanities Award. Before his retirement, Prof. Haycox taught history for over 40 years at the University of Alaska, where he was named a distinguished professor and was awarded the Edith R. Bullock Prize for Excellence. Steve earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon in 1970. His books include Frigid Embrace: Politics, Economics and Environment in Alaska, Battleground Alaska: Fighting Federal Power in America's Last Wilderness, and the recently revised Alaska: An American Colony, which has been called “by far the finest history of Alaska yet produced.” He was born in the Upper
Midwest and went to high school in a suburb of New York. He was a musician in the Navy and served in the Pacific.
Documents -
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ycadopvia84miiu/FourthAveTheatreTimeline_from_Stephen%20Hayco_20220717.pdf?dl=0
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/2x0qv93b3wls5zi/Proposal%20to%20the%20Alaska%20Historical%20Commission%20to%20save%20%20the%20%204th%20Ave%20Theatre%E2%80%94Grant%20Callow%2C%20March%2017%202017.pdf?dl=0