Alaska Chapter

Our goal is to further the RMS mission by providing a network for members to expand their knowledge of river management through participation and involvement in RMS Alaska Chapter activities across Alaska! We represent a variety of professionals in the private and public sectors, from federal, state and local agencies to educational non-profits and consultants.

The most recent RMS Journal with an Alaska focus is Spring 2019. To read all of our back issues online, All RMS Journals are archived and are available along with other Society publications on the members-only side of the website. Check out our Alaska Chapter Bylaws for more information about our chapter, or reach out directly to your officers!

Call for Officer Nominations for 2023-2026 Term

Thank you for taking the time to nominate officers for your chapter. Officers serve a three year term in one of four positions: President, Vice President, Secretary and Events Coordinator. They play a critical role in connecting regional members and driving our mission to support professionals who study, protect and manage North America's rivers.

We invite you to nominate yourself or a colleague. Once the nomination period for a chapter closes, we'll hold an election. Voting and holding office is restricted to Lifetime, Individual, and Student members, as well as the key contacts for Organizational memberships.

At RMS, we value diverse perspectives, backgrounds, orientations, abilities, and experience levels. These are essential for strong partnerships and bold thought in an era of a generational shift, institutional challenges and the demand to mitigate the effects of climate change.

With questions about the joys, challenges, and responsibilities of serving as a chapter officer, we encourage you to reach out to your current chapter officers, members of the national board, or our Executive Director at [email protected].

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Alaska Chapter Officers

President - Vacant

Vice President - Cassie Thomas

Cassie has been a member of RMS since its creation after the merger two pre-existing national river management organizations in the early 1990s, a life member since 2003, and has previously served as a chapter officer positions in the Northeast and Alaska. With an educational background in oceanography and environmental law, her focus turned to freshwater systems when she found herself working on a river protection plan (Westport River, MA) in 1984. She has experience on staff at two river conservation organizations, numerous state conservation agencies, and worked at the National Park Service for 27 years until she retired in spring 2018. She lives in Anchorage with her pilot-turned-teacher husband Russ, and two dogs.

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Secretary - Sharon Seim

Sharon is currently the Wilderness and Trails Program Manager for the Alaska Region of the U.S. Forest Service. A wildlife biologist by training, Sharon has worked for a variety of agencies on diverse public land management concerns including wildlife management, subsistence resources, realty issues, wetlands, wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, and land management planning. Sharon has spent more than 20 years of her career in Alaska, but has also lived and worked throughout the western U.S. including California, Washington, Arizona, Idaho, and Utah.