Ralph Seekins, chair of the board, was appointed in 2021 by Governor Dunleavy. Regent Seekins is president and owner of Seekins Ford-Lincoln in Fairbanks. In addition to being elected to the Alaska State Senate from 2003-2006, he has served on the City of Fairbanks Permanent Fund Review Board, the City of Fairbanks Transportation Committee, the Governor’s Economic Advisory Committee on North Slope Natural Gas, the Alaska Permanent Fund Board of Trustees, and the Fairbanks North Star Borough Economic Advisory Committee.

Regent Seekins is also involved in many Alaska non-profit organizations and supports numerous community youth sports activities. He and his wife Connie have four grown children and 21 grandchildren.