Seattle, Wa.,USA - November 23, 2009, Seattle, Wa.,USA - The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle announced the results of its board of directors elections for member directors in Alaska, Hawaii, and Utah and for two independent director positions.
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Member directors Craig E. Dahl of Alaska, Russell J. Lau of Hawaii, and James Livingston, Ph.D., of Utah were all re-elected to four-year terms beginning January 1, 2010 and expiring December 31, 2013. Independent director Frederick C. Kiga was elected to a two-year term beginning January 1, 2010 and expiring December 31, 2011. Independent director Cynthia A. Parker was re-elected to a four-year term beginning January 1, 2010 and expiring December 31, 2013. Ms. Parker also serves as a public interest director.
Craig Dahl is president, chief executive officer, and director of Alaska Pacific Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary, Alaska Pacific Bank, headquartered in Juneau, Alaska. Mr. Dahl serves on the American Bankers Association Government Relations Council Administrative Committee and has served as president of the Alaska Bankers Association. He is an active member of Rotary District 5010, the Glacier Valley Rotary Club, and the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Dahl is a graduate of Seattle University.
Russell Lau is president and chief executive officer of Finance Enterprises, Ltd. and vice chairman and chief executive officer of Finance Factors, Ltd. in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is a member of the Financial Executives Institute and active in Honolulu's non-profit community, including serving as treasurer/trustee of Assets School, treasurer of American Judicature Society-Hawaii Chapter, director of Palolo Chinese Home, and trustee for St. Andrew's Priory. Mr. Lau holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Puget Sound and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Oregon.
James Livingston, Ph.D., is a vice president in the investments division at Zions First National Bank in Salt Lake City, Utah. Previously Dr. Livingston worked for a hedge fund in New York City. He has also served as an assistant professor of accounting at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, and taught economics and finance at the University of Rochester in New York. Dr. Livingston holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Brigham Young University and a master's degree in applied economics and a doctorate degree in business administration from the University of Rochester.
Frederick Kiga is vice president of State and Local Government Relations and Global Corporate Citizenship for The Boeing Company. Mr. Kiga was previously director of Corporate and Government Relations at the Russell Company and served as chief of staff to former Washington Governor Gary Locke. He serves on the University of Washington Board of Regents, and he is a member of numerous professional and civic boards and commissions. Mr. Kiga holds bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration and a juris doctor degree from the University of Washington, and he is a member of the Washington State bar. ■