The Empty Office Podcast - Season 3, Episode 12

Today, Senator Tobin is joined by a former member of the Alaska Legislature who is a leading national voice in the conservation movement across the country. Beth Kerttula served in the Alaska State Legislature for 15 years. She was the Minority Leader in the Alaska House of Representatives for 7 years.

Beth Kerttula stepped away from the Alaska House of Representatives in 2014 to accept a fellowship at the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University. In the summer of 2014, Kerttula was appointed to be the Director of the National Oceans Council under President Obama.

Kerttula currently sits on the Board of Directors of the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators, which is a bipartisan informal network of environmentally focused state legislators with over 1,200 members.

Beth Kerttula’s father was State Senator Jalmer M. Kerttula, who served for 34 years in the Alaska State Legislature.

Beth Kerttula was photographed during a press conference on January 21, 2014, to announce her resignation from the Alaska House of Representatives to accept a fellowship at the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University.