Director of Alaska Air Group since 2004
Non-executive Board Chair

Qualifications:
•    Financial Expertise
•    Strategic Planning Experience
•    Public Accounting Experience
•    Mergers and Acquisitions Experience

Professional Highlights:
Ms. Bedient was executive vice president (until July 2016) for The Weyerhaeuser Company, a publicly traded company and one of the world’s largest integrated forest products companies.  She was the company’s CFO until February 2016.  A certified public accountant (CPA) since 1978, she served as managing partner of the Seattle office of Arthur Andersen LLP prior to joining Weyerhaeuser. Ms. Bedient also worked at Andersen’s Portland and Boise offices as a partner and as a CPA during her 27-year career with the firm. She is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Washington Society of CPAs.

Current Public Company Board Service:
•    Suncor Energy, Inc.
•    Park Hotels and Resorts

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
•    Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)
•    Oregon State University Board of Trustees
•    University of Washington Foster School of Business Advisory Board

Education:
• BS, Oregon State University

Director of Alaska Air Group since 2017
Innovation Committee (Chair)
Safety Committee

Qualifications:
• Financial Expertise
• Aviation Industry Expertise
• Strategic Planning Experience
• Technology Experience

Professional Highlights:
Mr. Beer served as CFO at Atlassian Corporation PLC, a publicly traded company from February 2018 until his retirement in June 2022. He was executive vice president and CFO for McKesson Corporation from 2013 to 2017, and CFO at Symantec Corp. from 2006 to 2013.  From 1991 to 2006, he held a number of management positions including CFO at AMR Corporation and American Airlines, AMR’s principal subsidiary.

Current Public Company Board Service:
• DocuSign Inc.

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
• Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)

Education:
• BS, Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College, London University
• MBA, Harvard Business School

Director of Alaska Air Group since 2018
Compensation and Leadership Development Committee (Chair)
Safety Committee

Qualifications:
• Public Company CEO Experience
• Strategic Planning Experience
• Aviation Industry Experience
• Community Leadership

Professional Highlights:
Mr. Conner is operating advisor to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (a private investment firm) since September 2018. He is the former vice chairman of The Boeing Company.  Prior to his appointment to vice chairman in 2013, Mr. Conner served in a number of positions with Boeing Commercial Airplanes since 1977, including a variety of roles within the sales, finance and materiel divisions.  Most recently, he served as vice president and general manager of the 777 program (2001-2003), vice president of sales for the Americas (2003 to 2007), vice president and general manager of supply chain management and operations (2008 – 2011), vice president sales, marketing and commercial aviation services (2012), and president and CEO (2013-2017).

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
• Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)
• Board of Trustees Central Washington University
• Pursuit Aerospace

Education:
• BS, Central Washington University
• MBA, University of Puget Sound

Director of Alaska Air Group since 2021
Audit Committee
Innovation Committee

Qualifications:
•   Aviation Industry Expertise
•   Extensive Experience with Government, including the Federal Aviation Administration

Professional Highlights:
Mr. Elwell is President of Elwell & Associates, LLC.  He served as Deputy and Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from June 2017 to November 2020, where he was responsible for the safety and efficiency of the largest aerospace system in the world.  He also had oversight of the FAA’s multibillion-dollar Next Gen air traffic control modernization program to accelerate the shift from ground-based radar to state-of-the-art satellite technology.  Mr. Elwell also served as Senior Vice President for Safety, Security and Operations at Airlines for America (A4A) from 2013-2015 and was Vice President of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) from 2008 to 2013.  He is also a former military and commercial pilot.

Current Public Company Board Service:
•    PARSEC Acquisition

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
•    Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)
•    Joby Aviation Advisory Board, since March 2021
•    Dedrone Advisory Board
•    Asylon Advisory Board
•    AFCO/AvPorts
•    Aireon Advisory Board

Education:
•    BS, U.S. Air Force Academy

Director of Alaska Air Group since 2014
Audit Committee
Innovation Committee

Qualifications:
•   Technology/IT/Digital Expertise
•   Business Development Experience
•   Financial Experience

Professional Highlights:
Mr. Fonseca is an advisor to Certares LP and has been a partner since December 2014. He previously served as CEO and president of Rentpath, Inc. from December 2020 to August 2021. Mr. Fonseca also served as chief commercial officer at Expedia, Inc., where he served for more than 18 years. He contributed greatly to the online travel company’s growth and success, serving in a host of key roles including co-president of its global partner services group and senior vice president of corporate development. Mr. Fonseca helped found Expedia.com as part of the management team at Microsoft Corporation that brought the online travel company to life in 1995 and subsequently took it public in 1999. Before Expedia, he held multiple roles in product management and corporate technical sales at Microsoft Corporation. Mr. Fonseca currently serves on the audit committee of Rackspace Technology, Inc.  He previously served on the boards of Diamond Resorts, Redbox, Caesars Acquisition Company, HotelTonight, and also Rentpath, Inc., (nonpublic) until April 2021.

Current Public Company Board Service:
•    Rackspace Technology, Inc
•    Osiris Acquisition Corp.

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
•    Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)
 

Director of Alaska Air Group since August 2019
Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee (Chair)
Compensation and Leadership Development Committee

Qualifications:
•   Leadership Development and Culture Expertise
•   Technology Experience

Professional Highlights:
Ms. Hogan has been the chief people officer executive vice president of human resources for Microsoft Corporation (technology), a publicly traded company since 2015.  She previously served as corporate vice president of Microsoft Services from 2003-2015.  Prior to joining Microsoft in 2003, Ms. Hogan was a partner at McKinsey & Co. and a development manager at Oracle Corp.  She previously led the finance committee for the Puget Sound affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
•   Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)
•   National Center for Women & Information Technology

Education:
•   BS, Harvard University
•   MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
 

Director of Alaska Air Group since 2021
Safety Committee
Innovation Committee

Qualifications:
• Marketing and Brand Expertise
• Multicultural Marketing Experience
• Customer Relationship Experience

Professional Highlights:
Ms. Lofton has been the vice president of global brand marketing at Google since 2021, where she oversees the integrated consumer experience for Google's platforms & ecosystems portfolio. She previously served as vice president and head of North America marketing at Nike Inc from 2018 - 2021, and as Under Amour’s senior vice president, of global marketing, operations and philanthropy from 2015-2018.

Ms. Lofton has deep cross-industry experience that includes leadership roles at Levi Strauss & Co., where she was chief marketing officer for the global Dockers brand and Target Corporation, where she helped spearhead the company’s multicultural marketing focus and provided cross-categorical leadership across its iconic master brand. She began her career at Gap Inc. and also worked at Starcom, focused on the General Motors portfolio.

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
• Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)

Education:
• BA, Howard University 

Director of Alaska Air Group since 2020

Qualifications:
•    Airline Operations Expertise
•    Mergers and Acquisitions Experience

Professional Highlights:
Mr. Minicucci is chief executive officer of Alaska Air Group (Air Group) and Alaska Airlines (Alaska) since March 31, 2021.  He has been president of Alaska since May 2016 and became president of Air Group in March 2021.  He served as chief operating officer from December 2008 until November 2019.  Mr. Minicucci also served as chief executive officer of Virgin America Inc. from December 2016 to July 2018. Prior to this, he held various executive positions at Alaska, including executive vice president of operations, vice president of Seattle operations, and staff vice president of maintenance and engineering.  Before joining Alaska, Mr. Minicucci had a variety of roles at Air Canada and served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 14 years prior to joining the private aviation sector. Mr. Minicucci served on the board of PG&E Corporation (an energy-based holding company) from July 2018 to April 2019.

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
•    University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business, Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking

Education:
•    BS and MS, Royal Military College of Canada
•    Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School

Director of Alaska Air Group since 2013
Safety Committee (Chair)
Compensation and Leadership Development Committee

Qualifications:
•    30+ Years of Private and Public Sector Senior Executive Management and Board Experience
•    Intimate Knowledge of the Native Culture and Transportation Requirements in the State of Alaska
•    Community Leadership Experience

Professional Highlights:
Ms. Sandvik is president of Kidways LLC (business management consulting). From 1999 to 2016, Ms. Sandvik was president of NANA Development Corporation (NDC), a diversified business engaged in government contracting, oilfield and mining support, professional management services, and engineering and construction.  During this time, she oversaw the growth of the NDC from an oil field support services company with revenues of $50 million into a diverse, multi-sector, global enterprise with revenues of $1.5 billion.  Prior to that, Ms. Sandvik served in a variety of leadership roles within the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, including director of statewide aviation and deputy commissioner, as well as a variety of public and non-profit leadership roles.

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
•    Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)
•    HDR, Inc.
•    National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development

Education:
•   BA, Kalamazoo College
•   MBA, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Director of Alaska Air Group since 1999
Compensation and Leadership Development Committee
Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee

Qualifications:
•    Business Leadership Expertise
•    Experience with Strategic Planning, Engineering, Operations, Technology and Research, and Safety/Environmental/Regulatory Issues
•    Community Leadership Experience

Professional Highlights:
Since 2000, Mr. Thompson has been a co-owner and president and CEO of Pacific Star Energy LLC, a firm that is a passive owner of oil lease royalties in Alaska.  He served from 2004 to 2012 as Managing Director of Alaska Venture Capital Group LLC, a private oil and gas exploration firm in which Pacific Star Energy LLC owns an interest.  Mr. Thompson chairs the environmental, health, safety and social responsibility committee and serves on the governance and nominating committee of Coeur Mining Inc., serves on the strategy planning and enterprise risk committee and chairs the compensation committee at Tetra Tech, Inc., and serves on the compensation committee, chairs the governance and nominating committee, and the hydrocarbon reserves committee, as well as serving as non-executive chairman of the board of Pioneer Natural Resources Company.  He is also a member and chair of CDF Capital, a non-profit organization.  In 2019, Mr. Thompson was selected as one of the 100 most influential corporate directors by the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).

Current Public Company Board Service:
•    Pioneer Natural Resources Company (Non-Executive Chairman)
•    Tetra Tech, Inc.
•    Coeur Mining Corporation

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
•    Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)

Education:
•    BS, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Director of Alaska Air Group since 2012
Audit Committee (Chair)
Governance, Nominating and Corporate Responsibility Committee

Qualifications:
•    Financial Expertise
•    Public Company CEO Experience
•    Intimate Knowledge of the Culture and Transportation Needs of Hawaii
•    Community Leadership Expertise

Professional Highlights:
Mr. Yeaman is currently the founder and managing partner of Hoku Capital LLC, a strategic advisory services firm located in Honolulu, HI.  He was president and COO of First Hawaiian Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Hawaiian Inc., from June 2015 to August 2019.  From 2008 to 2015, he was president and CEO of Hawaiian Telcom, a telecommunications and technology company serving the state of Hawaii.  Prior to that, he was senior executive vice president and COO of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO). Mr. Yeaman joined Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI), HECO’s parent company, in 2003 as financial vice president, treasurer and CFO. Prior to joining HEI, Mr. Yeaman held the positions of chief operating and financial officer for Kamehameha Schools from 2000 to 2003. He began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP in 1989.

Current Public Company Board Service:
•    Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

Current Non-Public Company Board Service:
•    Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air (subsidiaries of Alaska Air Group)
•    DR Fortress
•    Lanihau Properties, LLC
•    Palani Ranch Company, Inc
•    Friends of Hawaii Charities, Inc.
•    The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation
•    Hawaii Asia Pacific Association

Education:
•    BA, University of Hawaii at Manoa