The FAST Planning Policy Board is the primary decision-making body for all things MPO. They spend the bulk of their meeting times reviewing recommendations from the Technical Committee and guiding the direction of the organization through budgetary decisions, planning decisions, and more.
The Policy Board meets monthly on the Third Wednesday of each month (unless otherwise scheduled), and is comprised of the following representatives from across the community:
Mayor Mindy O'Neall
City of Fairbanks
Mayor Grier Hopkins
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Policy Board Vice Chair
Mayor Larry Terch
City of North Pole
Crystal Tidwell
City of Fairbanks Council Member
Scott Crass
Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly Member
Lauren Little, P.E.
Alaska DOT&PF (Acting) Northern Region Director
Nick Czarnecki
Alaska DEC, Division of Air Quality, Air Non-Point & Mobile Sources Program Manager
