Ona Brause.

Ona Brause has spent 25+ years working in the public and private sectors in Alaska. After graduating from Boston University with a degree in Political Science and Statistics, she worked in the Alaska State Legislature for both the House Minority Leader and as committee staff for House Finance members, specializing in revenues, infrastructure, and energy. She re-joined the private sector and spent 6 years as the operations and finance manager for Intelligent Energy Systems, LLC (IES). IES focused on community-scale renewable energy projects in rural Alaska with a drive toward “diesels off” operations. IES partners with rural communities to develop community support, training programs, grant applications, infrastructure projects and funding streams to build innovative renewable systems using wind turbines, battery storage, and residential heating from spilled wind/renewable generation § In 2015, Ms. Brause was tapped to be deputy chief of staff for the incoming mayor of Anchorage, eventually becoming chief of staff in 2017. During her almost 5 years with the MOA, she provided executive guidance, policy development, financial management, and support to the mayor and directors overseeing the work of 3,000 employees serving 300,000 residents; executed the strategic plan to create, pass and implement Anchorage’s first Municipal Climate Action Plan in partnership with University of Alaska Anchorage; and supervised negotiation and public engagement over three years related to the $1 billion sale of Municipal Light & Power electric utility to Chugach Electric Association, Inc.

Ms. Brause was a recipient of the 2019 Aurora Award for Crisis Communications from the “Public Relations Society of America, Alaska Chapter” for her work during the 2018 Point Mackenzie Earthquake recovery (7.0 magnitude).

Jason Bockenstedt.

Jason Bockenstedt, JD has spent over 20 years working in the public and private sectors in Alaska and Washington, D.C. Before and after graduating from the University of Arkansas School of Law, he worked in the U.S. Senate for Senator Mark Pryor and Senator Mark Begich. As Deputy Staff Director on the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, he was responsible for maintaining relationships with the White House, Congressional staff, and external stakeholders on a wide variety of issues including appropriations, homeland security, defense, and judicial nominations.

He moved to Alaska in 2013 and began working for Alaska’s largest telecommunications company, GCI, Inc. In his role managing state and federal government affairs for the company, he provided counsel and advice on long-term strategy and emerging legislative, political, and regulatory matters to ensure GCI was best prepared for market or policy changes.

In 2017, Mr. Bockenstedt was selected as the deputy chief of staff for the mayor Anchorage, eventually becoming chief of staff in 2019. During his almost 5 years with the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA), he provided administrative and managerial guidance, including strategic policy development coordination across departments, oversight of executive branch agencies, and direct supervision of more than 10 senior employees. He managed the deployment of over $200 million in federal relief funding to help the Anchorage community through the COVID-19 pandemic. He was part of the executive team that successfully brought to construction a new $200 million petroleum and cement terminal and the Port of Alaska and supervised negotiation and public engagement over three years related to the $1 billion sale of Municipal Light & Power electric utility to Chugach Electric Association, Inc.

And many more.

After many years of living and working in Alaska, we know who to work with and how to source the right talent for your project. We are fortunate to have a existing relationships we’ve cultivated over many years with a wide breadth of skilled professionals who love to work on projects that bring meaningful impact to our state. Depending on a project’s size and scope, we will recommend additional support with specific skillsets to bring the best of the best to the table.