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The Hospital Foundation Would Like To Introduce Bernard Gatewood As This Month's Spotlight Trustee |
Bernard Gatewood was born in Massachusetts and raised in Dallas, Texas where he completed high school before matriculating to Washington D.C. where he attended Howard University earning a bachelors degree in Sociology in 1982. He also earned a master's degree in Counseling from the University of LaVerne in 1987. Bernard came to Alaska in August of 1982 and settled in Anchorage. He began working for the State of Alaska in 1984 in juvenile justince and has worked with kids in some capacity for over 25 years. In addition to working and living in Anchorage he has also worked in Juneau in both the juvenile justice and mental health fields.
Mr. Gatewood moved to Fairbanks in February of 2000 when he became Superintendent of the Fairbanks Youth Facility, the first minority to hold this position at a Juvenile facility in Alaska's history.
Bernard has been very active in his community sitting on numerous boards for local organizations such as the Fairbanks Community Mental Health Center and the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as the Political Action Representative for the Northern region of the Supervisory Unit chapter of APEA and chaired the Fairbanks North Star Borough Health and Social Services Commission for 2 years. Bernard currently holds a seat on the Fairbanks City Council and is married to Traci Gatewood. He has 2 step-children, Ashleigh, a senior at Lathrop and Tye, a 6th grader at Hunter.
Bernard was appointed to the Hospital Foundation's Full Board of Trustees in January, 2009.
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