BLM Anchorage District Manager Gary Reimer

Gary Reimer's responsibilities cover 25 million acres of BLM-administered lands and resources in the southern half of Alaska. He manages a staff of 80 professionals at the Anchorage and Glennallen field offices. Reimer's federal career spans three decades and includes work with the U.S. Civil Service Commission, U.S. Geological Survey, Minerals Management Service, and the Bureau of Land Management. He has a bachelor's degree in political science from California State University in Los Angeles and did graduate work in business management at San Jose State University.

Contact: (907) 267-1246 or (800) 478-1263.

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Anchorage Field Manager Jim Fincher was District Ranger at the Glacier Ranger District (Girdwood), Chugach National Forest, for six years prior to his BLM appointment in August 2008. Under his leadership, the Glacier Ranger District expanded its use of public/private partnerships. The innovative Whistle Stop Project is one such partnership. The Glacier Ranger District and Alaska Railroad Corp. teamed up to provide rail access to spectacular Spencer Glacier. Fincher will now put that same creativity to work at the Anchorage Field Office, where he oversees 19 million acres of BLM-administered lands and resources in western, southcentral, and southeast Alaska. Fincher holds a master’s in soil science from the University of New Hampshire and a bachelor of science in forest resource management from the University of Montana.

Contact: (907) 267-1246 or (800) 478-1263.

Glennallen Field Manager Beth Maclean has 11 years of experience working for the Bureau of Land Management.  Most recently she served two years as the BLM Anchorage District Program Analyst before becoming the Glennallen Field Manager.  Beth started her BLM career as a student hire working on Native Allotments, she then conducted Alaska mining evaluations and also served as a geologist on oil and gas rural energy issues.  Beth has a Masters degree in Geology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.  As the BLM Glennallen Field Manager, Beth oversees 6 million acres of public lands and resources in eastern Alaska. These lands include two popular Wild and Scenic Rivers—the Gulkana and the Delta—and an extensive federal subsistence program. 

Contact: (907) 822-3217