Pat Branson
Pat Branson, a 41-year Kodiak resident, was the Senior Citizens of Kodiak, Inc. (SCOK) CEO for 35 years and served on the Alaska Commission on Aging in the provider seat for 8 years. SCOK is the first senior center in Alaksa to become nationally accredited through the National Council on Aging and only 1 of 4 across the country to be nationally accredited 5 times. She serves on the AGENET Board and has been President and now Treasurer of that advocacy group. She has been the City of Kodiak mayor for more than 12 years and also served on the Kodiak Island Borough assembly for 12 years; is past president of the Alaska Municipal League and continues to serve on that board; is past president of The Foraker Group and serves as that Board’s Treasurer; was inducted into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame and also received the Jay Rabinowitz public service award from the Alaska Bar Foundation in 2022.