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In my current position, as a Native allotment coordinator, I work with other affected agencies to ensure agreements or decisions made affecting easements or State created third party interests within lands identified for conveyance are made in coordination when preparing the final documentation for reconveyance.  The State usually proceeds to negotiate with the applicant and/or their legal representative by issuing a Settlement and Release Agreement which contains court ordered information on the land title, legal description, reservations, easements, covenants, definitions, legal paragraphs, and signature pages in order protect the State’s interests.

I deal with different agencies to include BLM, Bureau of Indian Affairs, other native agencies, native allottee’s, heirs, and other various state inter-agencies (Oil & Gas, DOT, Parks, Pipeline Coordinator, Regional Forestry, SCRO, ADF&G, Selections, Mining, PAADS) for coordinating and negotiating Native allotment agreements and decisions made affecting easements (navigable water, public access easement, section line easements, trails,) or State created third party interests (rights-of-way for highways, utilities, appurtenant protective, scenic and service areas, power lines, pipelines, communication lines and facilities, Oil and gas leases) within lands identified for conveyance.  I work with native allotment service providers on status of Preliminary Decisions, Final Finding & Decisions, Extension requests for Settlement and Release Agreements, probate document.  I provide information on native allotments to other state agencies pertaining to the reconveyance parcel and any issues that are being researched further.  I provide information to the allottee’s, native corporations on the status of the reconveyance request, I explain letters from the State when heirs or allottee’s or native organizations do not understand the meaning of the letter.  I provide information to heirs and allottee’s family members when they call to find out the status of their native allotment application.  I work with parties that are upset over a reservation or easement the State plans to incorporate in the final reconveyance deed by explaining the reasoning and legal responsibility of a reservation or easement.  I have provided answers to other State departments on the reconveyance procedures for native allotment cases or questions regarding highway issues, reservation issues, trespass cabin issues and third party interests.  I answer questions when native allottee’s call questioning a document they received from the State of Alaska.  I explain what the document is, if the native allottee needs to take any action on the letter, and what the State’s next step will be in the future and if the native allottee will have to take action on any future documents.  I request research information from different agencies to finalize conclusions on whether it is within the State’s best interest to voluntarily reconvey the land.  I work with the general public answering questions regarding State owned lands.

I prepare full title reports for native allotment cases and general land disposals summarizing ownership of land and/or the beds of navigable water and/or tide and submerged lands, as well as all conditions, reservations, exceptions and limitations that have been placed against the title.

Best part of position was when I prepared final Quitclaim Deeds allowing the state to convey land to the native allottee for lands they had used for subsistance living.

This position provides specialized clerical services for the statewide Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention Program in the Section of Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (CDPHP) requiring independence,
judgment, and initiative in determining office needs, prioritizing and organizing work, and knowledge of administrative processes in the areas of purchasing and timekeeping. This position supports these activities within the DPH and works closely with other state agencies and organizations.

Also, are creating spreadsheets and complex word processing records, editing and formatting correspondence or reports, originating memos and routine correspondence, organization and management of hard and electronic working files for the program, which include various databases, reports, and correspondence, setting up meetings, video and conference calls, making logistical arrangements for audio conference, workshops and conferences sponsored by the program, researching and identifying meeting sites, producing reports, flyers, programs, agendas and other materials as needed, creating, maintaining and updating mailing/contact lists for program, arranging for staff travel and travel for non-employees as required, including preparation of appropriate paperwork, obtaining authorizations and approvals, coordination of travel reservations through the State Travel Office (STO), completing registration forms and paying registration fees, dispersing itinerary and travel documents, and submitting to the Fiscal office for final payment, initiating purchases, preparing purchasing documents, maintaining appropriate tracking mechanisms and back-up documentation, coding and processing invoices, back-up reception services for the Juneau Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office, assisting with reception duties, timekeeping/timesheet duties, attending staff meetings, and taking notes when needed to share with staff.

I worked aboard their ships as a licensed officer. The job was great as was the time off and benefits i knew over the years most of the 800 some employees.

The worst part of job was dealing with the management which was the most incompetent ship management I have ever seen.. The management was hyper inflated with far to high a ratio of administrative employees to vessel employees. Almost none of middle management had any practical working knowledge of ships. Worse yet the upper level and top management were almost all ex-military, hired on the assumption that military administrative values transfer to non military organizations. A presumption without substantiation or factual validation. I suspect because there was no commercial impetus for efficient operation that this carried into the administrative mindset. To a person, once the original management (with commercial background) from the founding of the ferries had retired, the management that replaced them had no background in RO/RO ferries. The management went out of their way to engender poor employee/employer relations with the employees, not out of economic s or but because they could. Simply put it was the worst employer I have ever worked for in terms of employer/employee relations.As a senior officer it was a continual battle to keep the ships up to par and because management had little or no practical background it made it difficult. Even the commercial administrators who did have nodding ship background and were brought in from outside and therefore had no knowledge of the peculiarities of this ro/ro operation spent more time screwing with employees than managing the system effectively, I've worked for commercial entities both union and non-union and have never found them to be this badly managed. Perhaps it is just the nature of working for a state or federal bureaucracy.

A typical day including early arrival and inadequate information provided to anticipate the day's workload of 0-9 decedents to be evaluated and/or autopsied. I learned a great deal on the job, but this experience was badly overshadowed by a culture of disrespect by fellow autopsy technicians toward the decedents, especially Alaska Native decedents. Management was poor with inadequate and inconsistent training, and an attendant lack of control of autopsy technician behavior, including intolerable decibel level of music played in the autopsy lab, disgustingly disrespectful comments and behavior by some autopsy technicians, and tolerated by the management, a culture of deceit and blaming others when mistakes were made, and cliques among the autopsy technicians. 
Maintenance of essential equipment, vehicles and decedent storage was inadequately managed: 1) decedent transport vehicles were not refueled before the next shift, 2) vehicles had to be dug out of deep snow instead of routinely clearing snow in the parking areas, 3) the entire autopsy lab flooded when the plumbing became clogged with human debris, 4) the decedent cooler temp failed--5) when an alternate emergency storage conex was activated, its cooling system had not been routinely tested and it too failed; 6) when personal protective equipment ran out during COVID pandemic, Head Medical Examiner shrugged and stated, "We all gotta go sometime."

Working for Fish and Game is demanding. Extremely long hours, very little sleep, and fish scales everywhere. That being said, I gained experience in data collection, entry, and analysis, in supervising a small crew, in being independently driven and responsible for collecting the right data for entire cities. 

A typical day at work would start around noon, where I would meet at the office with my partner. We would drive 45 minutes to check a fish wheel for live salmon and take a scale sample and length measurement for a set number of fish (somewhere between 12-150 per day, depending on the number of fish traveling through the river). We would then spend the next 8-12 hours driving and sampling commercially caught sockeye salmon for a large district. Often, we would not finish before midnight or one am. After logging our data back at the office (an hour's drive from most of the commercial fishing sites), we would go home and rest, then meet back at the office at six am to drive for three and a half hours and sample commercially caught sockeye and coho salmon in Anchorage. We would meet up with the Fish and Game crew in Anchorage, collect their samples, and then drive back down to our office to enter the new data.

At this job, it was up to me to read the tides, listen to the fishing reports, and keep track of the percentage of samples my team needed to collect. I decided the hours, the places we would sample from, and if/when to call it a night. I learned a lot about independence, reliability, and how to be incredibly flexible with my work hours and time off; fishing is notoriously unreliable, and days off could suddenly become full days of work. It was a very difficult job, but I cherish each memory of it and would not trade it for the world.

I was a civil servant worker living in San Antonio, Texas, having had a successful seventeen year career until......Kelly AFB was targeted for closure.

Relocating to Alaska meant searching for work immediately and I found work with the US Coast Guard, NOAA, and the Bureau of Land Management. I was also fortunate to have worked for the State of Alaska, Department of Administration, the Alaska State Troopers and the University of Alaska. My duties consisted of managing the calendar for the Director of Personnel, preparing correspondence, maintaining radio traffic for the troopers, typing up writs (subpeonas) to be served and using my spanish speaking skills for translation in court hearings. I could write of a book of what transpired while prisoners were being held in the holding cells before going before the judge! NOAA was very interesting work and I really enjoyed watching the divers prepare to go underwater to map the bottom of the ocean. I also did timekeeping, payroll and budget. While employed for the US Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Department, I worked for both civilians and active military. The position was only term and the employee was sent overseas and I could not permanently fill the position. My most enjoyable experience was working for the geologists at the Bureau of Land Management. I had a wonderful boss and learned a lot about mining and testing the land for minerals. Unfortunately, again, my civil service career came to a halt as my office was relocated to Anchorage. My spouse at the time was unwilling to make a move and I was offered early retirement. I was not ready for retirement nor am I now. I am seeking a permanent position where I can retire with generous benefits.

A typical day at the ferry terminal was a mix of helping travelers, handling tickets and reservations, answering calls, and juggling whatever surprise tasks showed up with the tides. I learned a lot about customer service, patience, and staying organized even when things got chaotic.

The workplace culture depended heavily on who you were working with—some coworkers made the day genuinely enjoyable and supportive, while others added unnecessary stress. Management, unfortunately, was the hardest part of the job. Communication was inconsistent, expectations shifted without warning, and concerns often went unheard.

The most difficult part of the job was carrying a workload that didn’t match the level of support or clarity provided. The best part, though, was interacting with the community, helping travelers, and feeling like the work actually mattered to the people coming through.

Overall, the job had potential, but the lack of structure and fair treatment overshadowed the parts that were enjoyable.

I never thought I would be able to work on repetitious tasks for up to seven and a half hours a day because I am a hyper person and tend to get distracted easily. I was surprised to find that this job gave me the ability to find new work and life balance that I never had before.  I also was never tired or bored of my job.  Even when my work days involved lengthy times that the job duties were repetitious, I was always focused and able to fulfill my job requirements.  Over time, I became better at it and was always happy to help and eager to learn.  I think part of that reason is because of my co workers and the environment.  My supervisor and managers were very encouraging of me being there and I was grateful to have earned the position and it gave me confidence that i could be a great employee and that I will always become a better and more fitting employee over time.  I had obstacles that would normally be barriers that could exclude me from employment by The State of Alaska or anywhere else.  I was given a space of work with prevailing wage, with optimal growth and learning that any employee could embrace and enjoy.  This overall quality makes this department a great example for any employer of its kind to be like.  It was truly a memorable and enjoying experience and would work there again if given the opportunity at any time in the future; either part time, short term, long term non perm. or permanent.

Working in a state legislators office during the interim months (May-December) is a departure from the busy months of Alaska's Legislative Session (January-April). The lack of traditional legislative work provides ample time to research and develop potential legislation, interact with constituent groups and develop political strategy for future interactions.

I have learned a great deal about time management, technical writing, interpersonal relationships, and political savvy.

Part of my time working in the Alaska State Legislature was devoted to managing a staff of 8 while maintaining order and security in the Alaska State Senate Chambers. I learned a great deal about managing a young and dynamic staff often with little or no experience in a professional work environment. By working closely with my direct supervisor I was able to maintain high morale and efficiency in the workplace.

The hardest part of my day to day job is creating work for myself while times are slow. I have taken on numerous organizational tasks to limit confusion and increase overall office efficiency but even those tasks cannot be undertaken on a consistent basis.

I enjoy the up close and personal look at the complex process of making state law, working with lawmakers of all political parties and being part of the history of the state of Alaska. No other job I've had has been as rewarding.

A very good place to work. Good people work there. There is a lot of work to be done and it is necessary, meticulous, hard, and often stressful. The administrative work that I did and those that were around me did was not well appreciated by anyone but those in our building and not even by some of those. 

Those directly above our positions seemed to realize but those in other departments did not and did not treat us very nicely at times. The positions below mine more specifically qualified for food stamps. There is something wrong if someone working full time for the state can qualify for food stamps. 

Those that I worked directly with and those directly above me were good people and I liked my job there and liked working for them. I did feel the need on a few occasions to stand up for those that I supervised and even asked for an apology on a couple of occasions from other departments. 

The hardest part of the job for me was learning about telecommunications because I did not know much at the time. There was a lot to learn but I managed. I like to learn so I considered it a challenge that I enjoyed. The next hardest part for me was once I learned that the challenge was over. I like a challenge and need to feel challenge in order to enjoy the job.

The most enjoyable part of the job was the people I worked with. I enjoyed them a lot.

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