Meet Your Voting Experts
The Alaska Voter Hub is a nonpartisan coalition of nonprofit organizations working together to strengthen civic participation across Alaska. We provide trusted voter education, tools, and resources to help Alaskans in every community participate in elections at every level.
Staff
Emily Leak-Michie
Executive Director
Emily has been a leader in Alaska’s nonprofit community for more than a decade. Since taking the helm of the Alaska Voter Hub in 2021, she has worked to strengthen collaboration among community organizations and nonprofits supporting nonpartisan voter education and access across the state.
Emily holds a BS in Environmental Science from the University of Alaska Anchorage and began her career in community organizing in 2015. Her experience spans direct voter outreach, campaign management, public education, and the strategic use of data and analysis. Throughout her career, she has led successful initiatives focused on community engagement, equitable access to resources, and increased voter participation throughout Alaska.
Emily draws inspiration from Anchorage’s vibrant communities and extraordinary landscapes. As a mother, she is committed to helping build a positive future for her family and communities across Alaska.
Jackie Arnaciar Boyer
Policy Director
Jackie (Cup’ig) has roots from Nunivak Island, Mekoryuk, Alaska located in the Bering Sea. She resides in Anchorage with her yuliaq, adopted teenage daughter. Her maternal grandparents are Clarence Kolerok and Laura Shavings Kolerok. Her Cup’ig name, Arnaciar, was given to her by her grandmother, who shares the same name. Jackie has a background in public policy, having previously worked in Juneau as a legislative aide for rural and urban senators and representatives; it is there that her love and passion for public policy and the advancement of Indigenous leadership in those roles emerged. She also has a background in non-profits, having leadership in Indigenous nonprofit management and advocacy work. She received her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from the University of Alaska Anchorage. In her free time, she enjoys crafting with seal skin and quills, hunting, fishing, and teaching her yuliaq traditional ways of life.
Becca Stern
Relational Organizer
Originally from Pennsylvania, Becca came to Anchorage to work with the ACLU of Alaska as a Legislative Policy Fellow through the Alaska Fellows Program. She graduated from UNC Chapel Hill with a BSPH in Health Policy and Management and a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. She has centered her career so far on her passions for policy, advocacy, and reproductive health, rights, and justice. In her free time, she enjoys Alaska’s endless beauty, rock climbing, hiking, biking, and singing.
Mercedes Arciniega
Coalition Coordinator
Born and raised on Dena’ina lands in Anchorage, Mercedes (she/her) is passionate about fostering creative and inclusive spaces. She’s a graduate from the University of Puget Sound in music education and continues to teach music and vocal coach individuals and local groups. She has worked across a variety of industries, including post-secondary education, downtown improvement, cannabis law & advocacy, tech, and nonpartisan government accountability & voter education. Mercedes is a co-producer of Arciniega Street Productions alongside her wife, Kendra. Together, they create community programming that celebrates queer, Latine, and BIPOC culture and artistry.
As Alaska Voter Hub’s Coalition Coordinator, Mercedes is excited to cultivate meaningful connections with organizations and residents across the state, hoping that working together means more voices are heard at the polls. She currently lives and works on Dena’ina lands in Anchorage with her wife and their lovable gremlin of a pup Mija.
Steering Committee
Alaska Voter Hub Steering Committee members provide support and serve in an advisory capacity to the Director.
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↗ Alaska Community Action on Toxics
↗ Alaska Public Interest Research Group
↗ Get Out The Native Vote
