Jim Ward – President
ACHP President
Anchorage Homebuilders Assoc. Past President
Alaska State Homebuilders Past President
Retired General Contractor, Builder, Developer
Past Member NAHB Research Center, Wash D.C.
CCHRC Regional Advisory Committee
2010 Anchorage Municipal I.R.C. & I.E.C.C.
Code Committee Member
BPI Building Analyst
Terry Duszynski – Vice President
Terry Duszynski is President of Westlake, Inc. dba Duszynski & Associates, a construction consulting firm providing Home Buyers Inspections, New Construction Inspections, Energy modeling of plans and specifications, and Training in Energy Efficient Construction since 1977.
Terry has been President of the Alaska Craftsman home Program, President of the Alaska State Homebuilding Assn, Public member on the Alaska Real Estate Commission, Vice Chair of the Alaska housing Finance Board of Directors and Chairman of the Alaska Board of Electrical Examiners.
Terry is an AHFC Certified Energy Rater, a RESNET Certified Energy Rater, a CEA (Certified Energy Auditor), a BPI (Building Performance Institute) Certified Analyst, an NAHB (National Association of Homebuilders Assn.) Certified Graduate Builder, an NAHB Certified Green Professional, an NAHB Certified Trainer, an Alaska State Registered Home Inspector, an ICC (International Code Council) certified Residential Combination Inspector and a Residential Contractor Endorsement holder.
A founding member of ACHP, Terry brings 30+ years of Alaskan experience to bear when presenting classes for the Alaska Craftsman Home Program.
Chuck Renfro
General Contractor
Mechanical Contractor
Anchorage Home Builders Association Board Member
ACHP past Board President and Executive Director
Cold Climate Housing Research Center Member
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation and RESNET Certified Energy Rater
BPI Building Analyst and Proctor
Past ICC building Inspector
Clai Porter
In addition to serving on the ACHP Board, Clai was appointed to the AHFC Board in May 2005 and serves as the board Vice-Chair. He fills both positions as a member with expertise and experience in residential energy-efficient home building and weatherization.
Clai is President of NCP Design/Build Ltd. in Anchorage and has over 30 years’ residential design and home building experience in Alaska.
Previously, he served as President of the Anchorage Homebuilders Association, President of the Alaska Homebuilding Association, and Board Chair of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center.
Creta Bloxom
Creta is a past Board Member of the Anchorage Home Builders Association and a current Board Member for ACHP Alaska and the Mat-Su Home Builders Association. She has been on the board of directors of the Anchorage, Regional, and National Boards of the National Association of Professional Mortgage Women (APWM) for many years and is the current Director of the APWM Scholarship Foundation. She is a licensed real estate professional and holds designations as Graduate of Real Estate Institute, Certified Distressed Property Expert and Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource. She has many years in the lending community and holds the Institute of Mortgage Lending designations of Graduate of Mortgage Lending and Certified in Mortgage Ethics.
Kelly Gunnels
Kelly has been in the Fairbanks mortgage lending industry for over 25 years and has served on the board of the Interior Alaska Building Association, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Alaska and the Fairbanks Neighborhood Housing Services.
Dan Duame
Dan is the Executive Director for Aleutian Housing Authority (AHA), an Alaska Regional Native Housing Authority and the Tribally Designated Housing Entity (TDHE) for 12 federally recognized Tribes in the Aleutian and Pribilof Islands region.
Dan is also an attorney and has extensive knowledge and experience within the region, having served as General Counsel and key administrator with Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association for over nine years prior to moving to AHA in January 2004.
He has a construction background and has successfully implemented an aggressive schedule of housing stock modernization and related rehabilitation projects since coming to AHA. AHA constructed 29 housing units throughout the region and a new headquarters office building in Anchorage during this period.
Denny Wood
Fred Ferrara
Ryan Colgan
Ryan joined the Cold Climate Housing Research Center staff in 2007 and currently serves as the Chief Programs Officer. His previous experience includes a biomass energy project, involvement in the Alaska Gas line Port Authority and serving in many legislative staff positions. Ryan has been active with the Fairbanks North Star Borough on the Planning Commission and Early Childhood Development Commission, as well as Rotary and the Institute of the North Dialogue.
Mike Buller – Ex-Officio Board Member