Matt Claman followed his dream and came to Alaska in 1980, working as a cook in remote mining camps. After graduating from law school, Matt returned to Alaska to make his home, raise his family, and establish his career.
Matt was elected to the Alaska State House in November 2014 and has been serving since January 2015. He is known as as a reasonable, hard-working legislator who is dedicated to finding solutions that work for Alaska and the West Anchorage community.
Prior to service in the State House, Matt served on the Anchorage Assembly beginning in 2007. His colleagues unanimously elected him Chair of the Anchorage Assembly in 2008. He became the Acting Mayor of Anchorage in 2009 when then-Mayor Mark Begich became our United States Senator. As Acting Mayor at the height of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Matt tackled difficult fiscal decisions and moved the community forward. He led efforts to reduce the municipal budget by $20 million, approximately 5%, and negotiated concessions with bargaining units to achieve a balanced budget.
An attorney for over 29 years, Matt has served the needs of Alaskans and understands a lawyer’s role in helping people solve problems. He has represented commercial fishermen, loggers, families in crisis, local businesses, and individuals. He managed his own small law business for over 11 years. A skilled teacher, Matt taught law classes at the University of Alaska Anchorage. His colleagues elected Matt to the Board of Governors of the Alaska Bar Association in 200 – and its president in 2007.
Matt has also served on the Heritage Land Bank Advisory Commission and on the board of several local non-profit organizations.
Matt Claman and his wife Lisa Rieger have raised two children in Anchorage. Maia and Ben both graduated from West Anchorage High School.
Matt is a licensed Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and accomplished professional wilderness guide. An active hiker, biker, boater, and skier, you’ll often find Matt enjoying the beauty of Alaska with friends and family on our trails and in our parks.
Biology of Investing – Nature, Nurture, Physiology and Cognition
About Dr. John R. Nofsinger
Professor John Nofsinger is the Interim Dean and holds the William H. Seward Endowed Chair in International Finance at the College of Business and Public Policy, University of Alaska Anchorage. He also has been on the faculty at Washington State University and Marquette University. He is also a portfolio manager for Denali Advisors.
Although he has authored (or coauthored) 14 finance books, he is likely best known for behavioral finance. This may come from his popular book, The Psychology of Investing, 6e and his new book, The Biology of Investing. These books have been translated into eleven languages.
Dr. Nofsinger is also a prolific scholar, publishing 73 peer reviewed journal articles in prestigious academic journals and practitioner journals and in all areas of finance.
In addition, he has a great deal of experience and a passion for teaching. Professor Nofsinger has taught many different courses and taught them at undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels. His course designs include creative structures and different delivery methods.
John is married and has two adult children. Also, he is a 5-time Ironman and a Spartan Trifecta finisher.
Services as a Psychiatric Treatment Counselor in 2015. A year later, he briefly transferred to Case Manager before finding his niche in 2016 as the agency’s Recruitment Specialist in the Licensing Department. Since 2002, Allen and his wife have opened their home to young people as foster parents offering a safe and nurturing home to those in need. In 2007, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis received additional training to upgrade their home and expand their talents to provide therapeutic foster care services for children who have experienced traumatic events in their lives. They continued as Therapeutic Foster Parents until the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, they continued providing foster care services for a young man who has been a member of their home for nearly seven years. 
Habitat for Humanity, or HfH, assists families in owning and occupying affordable housing. They do that primarily by building modest homes that families help build and then occupy. The family's labor, or sweat equity, becomes a portion of the down payment. After occupancy, the residents pay the mortgage at a low interest rate and ultimately become the free and clear owner of the property. In a typical year, HfH builds 3 homes.
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Deputy Chief Ken McCoy has been with APD for over 22 years.
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