RIGHT MOVES.

• Author: Anderson, Tasha

Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness

Kristi Duff has been named Executive Director of the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness. She officially stepped into her new role on August 21. Duff earned her bachelors degree in political science from Colorado State University and her MPA from the University of Alaska Anchorage Her professional background is in regulatory compliance and community engagement. Before accepting the Executive Director position she served as the coordinated entry system program manager for the Anchorage Coalition to End Homelessness.

Tlingit & Haida

The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida IndianTribes of Alaska promoted Grace Hawkins to Employment and Training Manager. Hawkins has more than eighteen years of work experience with Tlingit & Haida, a majority of those years were spent with the program compliance department where she served as coordinator and assisted in the oversight of the Tribe's enrollment, client database management system, tribal government elections, and client complaint and appeal processes. Hawkins also previously worked in the office of the president and held interim manager positions for both the TANF and employmentand training departments.

Anchorage Police Department

APD Chief Justin Doll announced the promotion of Captain Ken McCoy to Deputy Chief of Operations. Additionally, Lieutenants Julie Shank and Kevin Vandegriff have been promoted to Captains of the Patrol and Crime Suppression Divisions.

McCoy has been with APD for more than twenty-two years. He served throughout the department and held command assignments in patrol, detectives, and internal affairs. He hasa bachelor's degree in justice from the University of Alaska Anchorage and a criminal justice graduate certificate from the University of Virginia. McCoy is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy.

Shank joined APD in 2003, with more than ten years of law enforcement experience. She became a Lieutenant in 2016, assuming command of the Special Victims Units, Crimes Against Children Unit, and Cyber Crime Unit. Her units coordinated with federal, state, and local agencies. She is also currently the co-commander of the Alaska Internet Crimes against Children Task Force.

Vandegriff is a retired military officer who joined APD in 1997. He has an advanced certificate from the Alaska Police Standards Council, a master's degree in organizational management, and has completed the police executive leadership graduate program with the University of Louisville. During his twenty years with APD he has worked in a variety of assignments and served as a Lieutenant of Internal Affairs, Detective...