 February 12 , 2003
Ray Matiashowski has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner. Matiashowski comes from Ketchikan where he has spent the last seven years owning and running Gateway City Realty, Inc. The Deputy Commissioner has also worked for Northway Realty in Ketchikan. He served as Legislative Aide and Chief of Staff to Senator Lloyd Jones from 1987-1992. Matiashowski has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Washington, is a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon and International Honor Society in Economics, and is married and has two children. Kevin Jardell has been appointed Assistant Commissioner. Most recently he was self-employed with the Law Office of Kevin Jardell in Juneau where he engaged in the practice of law offering representation on legislative and agency issues. Previous employment included four years with the Alaska State Legislature where he was counsel to the House Judiciary Committee, the House Majority Leader, and to the Legislative Counsel, and one year with the Alaska Court System as a Superior Court Law Clerk. Jardell graduated from the Loyola University Law School in New Orleans where he received a Juris Doctor. He also has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from the McNeese State University in Louisiana. Jardell is a member of the Alaska Bar Association, a Certified Mediator by the American Arbitration Association, and a Board Member of the Territorial Sportsman. He's married with two children. Elizabeth Snyder has been appointed as Special Assistant to the Commissioner. She has lived in Juneau for 22 years where she most recently served as Campaign Office Manager for the Alaska Campaign Committee. She previously worked as the Assistant to the Executive Director of the Redistricting Board. She has prior legislative experience as Legislative Aide to Senator Mike Miller. Snyder lives in Juneau. She is married with four grown children and two teenage sons, still at home. The Department of Administration
provides various services to state government including data
processing and IT support; personnel and labor negotiating services;
and retirement and benefits management. It also oversees a variety
of programs including Senior Services, Public Defender Agency
and Office of Public Advocacy services, the Pioneers'
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