Mr Fauske is CEO and executive director of Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC), a publicly owned corporation administering state housing programs. He serves on the National Housing Development Corporation board of directors and the UAA School of Nursing Advisory board.

Dr Riggs is a partner in North Idaho Medical Care Centers, an urgent-care medical practice serving northern Idaho. Since 2005, he has been the CEO of Pita Pit USA.

Both Mr Fauske and Dr Riggs have been appointed for a three-year term commencing January 1, 2008, and ending December 31, 2010.