"Make it Monday" forum - Rock & Roll, Local Economics, and Anchorage Music City

The Anchorage Music City initiative aims to position Anchorage as a world-class "music city" by leveraging our music sector to drive economic growth, boost city branding, and attract and retain a talented workforce. In this presentation, we’ll share new data from the recently completed Greater Anchorage Music Census and explore strategies cities worldwide are using to harness the power of their music sectors. Chamber members are invited to join the formal launch of Anchorage Music City!

In addition, hear a member presentation from the American Red Cross of Alaska.

Born and raised in Anchorage, Michael brings a 15+ year background in grassroots community development to Alaska Creative Economies (ACE), where he has helped guide the launch of the Anchorage Music City initiative. Prior to coming to ACE, Michael founded AKIMI/MusicAlaska, and he has played various roles in Alaska including as an Analyst for GCI Business, and at the Alaska Health Information Exchange, the Anchorage Park Foundation, the Denali Education Center, Agnew::Beck Consulting, and in civic capacities as board chair of the Fairview Community Council and the Anchorage Citizens Coalition - working to implement the goals of the Anchorage Comprehensive Plan. Michael earned a B.A. in Community Development from Portland State University's College of Urban and Public Affairs and a nonprofit leadership certificate from Lewis & Clark College's Institute for Nonprofit Management. He has worked as a researcher for the Oregon Community Foundation working to evaluate the impact of its giving programs. He is a former AmeriCorps VISTA, a Rasmuson Individual Artist Award recipient, and he was named a “Vanguard” by the Next City urban affairs conference, a cross-disciplinary gathering of rising urban innovators working to make change in cities. He currently manages the Anchorage band SunDog.
 

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