Alaska Conservation Foundation.

Ann Rothe joined the Alaska Conservation Foundation as program officer. Rothe's work will focus on oceans, mining and other issues. She is a wildlife biologist who has worked for the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Audubon Society. Rothe established the National Wildlife Federation's Alaska office and helped create the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council. Rothe also served a 10-year term as executive director for Trustees for Alaska. She most recently worked as an environmental consultant and wrote, edited and researched various topics, including oil and gas requirements for restoration of leased lands and environmental impacts of large-scale mining in Alaska.