Juneau, Alaska

The Wise Investment

Biographical Information

Name:
Ruth Danner

Date and place of birth:
5/30/1955 Aberdeen, Washington

Length of residency in Alaska and Juneau:
22 years

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Cross-cultural Understanding from UAS in 1992; Masters in Business Administration from UAS in 1998; Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement from CFA Institute in 2007.

Occupations:
Eight years with Klukwan, Inc; 2 years as self-employed consultant working for small businesses and native organizations; currently in 9th year with Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation in Finance Department.

Family:
Five generations of the Danner family have proudly called Juneau home. 

Community service:
Currently Past President of Association of Government Accountants (AGA) and member of UAS Development Counsel; Past board service and leadership positions includes: UAS Alumni Association, The Salvation Advisory, Gastineau Rotary Club, condo owners’ assn;

Other experience:
Organized “AGA Forum on Survival in Southeast” and collaborated with Rotary Club of Juneau to help organize the first annual “Southeast Outdoor Safety Expo.”