BLM Alaska welcomes new district managers for Anchorage and Fairbanks
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management welcomes new district managers for the BLM Alaska Anchorage and Fairbanks District Offices.
Mark Spencer is the new BLM Anchorage District Manager. Spencer joins BLM Alaska from BLM Nevada, where he served as Field Manager at BLM’s Red Rock Canyon and Sloan Canyon National Conservation Areas. Prior to that, he was Field Manager for the Pahrump (Nevada) Field Office. He also served as State Planning and Environmental Coordinator for BLM New Mexico. Spencer’s career has crossed state and federal government levels in community development, resource planning and management. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and has a Master of Planning degree from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science degree from George Mason University.
Geoff Beyersdorf is the new BLM Fairbanks District Manager. Beyersdorf served most recently as the Lewistown Field Manager in central Montana. He began his BLM career as the Subsistence Biologist for the Anchorage Field Office in 2008 and completed the National Training Center Emerging Leaders Program in 2010. Prior to his time with BLM, Beyersdorf spent 16 years with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska where he served as a Pilot-Biologist. His time in Alaska included work with the subsistence management program, development of tribal partnerships, and rural youth education. Beyersdorf began his federal career in Oregon working as a Biological Technician for the U.S. Forest Service. His graduate studies were conducted at Humboldt State University in Wildlife Biology, with an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in Wildlife Research.
Both Spencer and Beyersdorf have extensive planning and natural resource experience which will be integral to BLM Alaska planning efforts. As District Managers they will work closely with local governments, tribes, and communities on federal public lands issues.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.