Alaska
Anchorage District Manager Karen Kelleher
Karen joined BLM-Alaska in January 2012 as the Anchorage District Manager. She enjoys exploring Alaska and working with our many BLM partners, local communities, Alaska Natives, and other constituents.
Karen moved to Alaska from Wenatchee, WA, where she was the Wenatchee Field Manager from 2008-2012. Prior to her time in Washington, she worked in the Phoenix District as the Sonoran Desert National Monument Manager and Lower Sonoran Field Office Planner. She began her career with the federal government in 1999, working for two years in D.C. at the Department of the Interior policy office and the BLM planning division.
Prior to joining the federal government, Karen was a software and systems engineer in the computer industry for 8 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Union College and a master’s degree in landscape ecology from Duke University.
Contact: (907) 267-1246 or (800) 478-1263
Karen joined BLM-Alaska in January 2012 as the Anchorage District Manager. She enjoys exploring Alaska and working with our many BLM partners, local communities, Alaska Natives, and other constituents.
Karen moved to Alaska from Wenatchee, WA, where she was the Wenatchee Field Manager from 2008-2012. Prior to her time in Washington, she worked in the Phoenix District as the Sonoran Desert National Monument Manager and Lower Sonoran Field Office Planner. She began her career with the federal government in 1999, working for two years in D.C. at the Department of the Interior policy office and the BLM planning division.
Prior to joining the federal government, Karen was a software and systems engineer in the computer industry for 8 years. She has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Union College and a master’s degree in landscape ecology from Duke University.
Anchorage Field Manager Alan Bittner joined the BLM-Alaska team in December 2012. Alan moved to Alaska from Nevada, where he served as Assistant Field Manager in Carson City for four years. He oversaw the environmental education, forestry, range, recreation, wildlife and wild horse and burro programs, and developed successful internal and external partnerships. Prior to his time in Nevada, he worked for over 15 years with the U.S. Forest Service and the BLM in Idaho.
As Manager of the Anchorage Field Office, Alan now oversees 17 million acres of BLM-administered lands and resources in western, south-central, and southeast Alaska. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Cornerstone University of Michigan.
Contact: (907) 267-1246 or (800) 478-1263
Glennallen Field Manager Beth Maclean has 14 years of experience with the Bureau of Land Management. She served two years as the Anchorage District program analyst before becoming the Glennallen Field Manager in December 2009. Beth started her BLM career as a student hire working on Native Allotments. She also conducted mining evaluations and served as a geologist working on rural oil and gas issues. Beth has a master's degree in geology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
As Manager of the Glennallen Field Office, Beth oversees 5 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
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