Elvi Gray-Jackson began her public service career with the Municipality of Anchorage at the Public Transit Department 26 years ago. In 1988, she began working for the Anchorage Assembly; first as an Administrative Assistant, then as Senior Budget Analyst and, finally, as Director of the Budget and Legislative Services Office. In 2006, Elvi served as Vice-Chair of the Municipality’s Cooperative Services Authority and as Chair in 2007 and resigned in 2008 after her election to the Anchorage Assembly. She is currently the Finance Manager for the City of Akutan (located on the Eastern Aleutian Chain). She serves on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Club, the Woodside East Homeowner’s Association, is a member of the National League of Cities (NLC) Leadership Training Program, and the National League of Cities NLC Energy Steering Committee. A few of the non-profit organizations she actively supports include the NAACP, Anchorage Urban League, STAR, AWAIC, 4A’s, Safe Harbor Inn, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and the ARC of Anchorage. Elvi is a graduate of the University of Alaska Anchorage and has one son, Ramon. |
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Floats and marching contingents in the past have included
Identity, The Imperial Court of All Alaska, Parents, Families
& Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), Metropolitan
Community Church of Anchorage (MCC), Alaskans For Civil
Rights (ACR), Mad Myrna's, The Last Frontier Men's Club
(TLFMC), Young Gay Men's Association, Imperial Court of
All Alaska (ICOAA) Emperor and Empress, OUT (UAA's GLBTQA Support Group),
Ms. Alaska Leather, Alaskans for Choice, Alaskan AIDS Assistance
Association (4 A's), Adam & Steve, Alaskan Klingon Club,
People of Faith, Anchorage Librarians, Anchorage High Schools
Gay-Straight Alliance (GSAs), Alaska Green Party, Radical
Arts for Women (RAW), Dykes on Bikes, Alaska Roller Derby
League, Boys in their underwear, Identity, Kodiak, and more. Individuals are
always encouraged to march with homemade signs in memory
of those lost to AIDS or hate crimes or to express their
own personal pride.
Best Walking Group
- Identity
Best Float - Youth
Best Individual - Mattias
Most Enthusiastic
- 4A's
Most Colourful - Kodiak
Best Motorized Group - Kristara & Reyna
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