2026 YPG Alyeska Ski & Stay and "SKI-EO" Brunch

You can opt to stay* at Alyeska Resort with the YPG room block at the rate of $219. BOOK ONLINE Deadline: December 30th.
 

Join the YPG and local CEOs for a special "SKI-EO" Brunch at the Alyeska Resort. $35 for Anchorage Chamber members and $45 for non-members. REGISTER
 

 

4 pm Check-in at your leisure any time after 4 pm if you're staying at the Resort

7 pm Meet at the Sitzmark Bar & Grill

9 pm Live Music at Sitzmark with Zen Trembles!

10 am - Noon "SKI-EO" Brunch This is a CEO luncheon-style event featuring local CEOs:

Joy Merriner,  Assurance Practice Leader, BDO
    With over 23 years of public accounting experience, Joy Merriner she serves as the current lead on various audits of private businesses, nonprofits and governments throughout Alaska, including the Municipality of Anchorage.
    Joy often provides training and guidance to Boards of Directors on governance, strategic planning, internal control, fiduciary duty, and grant requirements. She serves on the National BDO Government team and BDO Leadership Training team, and is passionate about fostering positive leadership skills in her office and across the firm.
    Joy holds a BA degree in Economics and Education from Wellesley College in Massachusetts and an MBA from University of Washington Foster School of Business. She is a member of the Anchorage Athena Society, received the Top 40 Under 40 award, and is a past-chair of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She currently serves on the Board of Nine Star, which provides job training to keep Alaskans out of poverty.

Jessie Lavoie, CEO, YWCA Alaska
    Jessie came to Alaska in 2006 to attend Alaska Pacific University for her bachelor’s and later University of Alaska Anchorage for her masters. Her first professional nonprofit role was with the National MS Society in 2011 as a Development Coordinator. In 2015, Jessie moved to Credit Union 1 as Community Engagement Director, focusing on point of sales fundraising, corporate contributions, scholarships, and volunteer management in the community. By 2018, she became the Pick.Click.Give. Program Manager for the Alaska Community Foundation, managing a $3M statewide fundraising campaign through the State of Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend Contributions program. There, she also managed grant-making efforts, granting over $5M per year. 
    In the summer of 2024, Jessie became CEO of YWCA Alaska, an organization that facilitates community conversations around policies that are negatively impacting neighborhoods across Anchorage and Alaska, provides youth programming through the lens of mental health, and honoring women leadership. 

more SKI-EO's to come!
 

Noon to 6 pm Optional Breakouts

8 pm Dinner (TBA)

9 pm Live Music at Sitzmark

10 am to 4 pm Take a trip to the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

11 am Check out at your leisure by 11 am if you're staying at the Resort