2026 Conference Speakers
October 7-10 | Juneau, Alaska
Partner: Alaska State Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Rebecca Pottebaum
Rebecca Pottebaum is the Director of Programs at the Anchorage Museum and oversees the development and facilitation of a wide slate of public programming connected to exhibitions, special events and community partnerships. She manages the Anchorage Museum’s Seed Lab project and loves being a community connector.
Danni Crombie
Danni Crombie is the Community Engagement Manager at the Anchorage Museum, where she develops and facilitates public programming. Over the last three years she has worked on indigenous programming such as carving, beading, and fur sewing. Exhibition related programming for all ages, museum wide initiatives, and strengthening community partnerships. As a Studio Art graduate of Fort Lewis College, Danni enjoys sharing and teaching artistic skills in her programming.
Monica Garcia-Itchoak
Monica Garcia-Itchoak is a nationally recognized museum and cultural heritage leader known for envisioning, building, and igniting large-scale projects that transform institutions and expand community impact. Across more than three decades in the nonprofit, museum, and arts sectors, she has advanced results-driven initiatives in organizational development, education, philanthropy, and partnership-building at institutions including the Anchorage Museum, Rasmuson Foundation, The Foraker Group, The Field Museum, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Alaska Museum of Science and Nature. She was also recently appointed to the Municipality of Anchorage 1% for Public Art Committee. Her leadership is defined by bold vision, measurable outcomes, and a deep commitment to equity, cultural stewardship, and creating lasting opportunities for communities to see themselves, their histories, and their futures reflected in the institutions that serve them. She currently serves as Executive Director of the Chugach Museum, where she is leading the development of a new 12,000-square-foot cultural heritage museum for Chugach Alaska Corporation as part of the Village in the City initiative, with groundbreaking set for June 2026.
Patricia Relay
Patricia Relay, Grants Administrator 2 with the State of Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, brings more than 25 years of executive museum leadership and arts administration experience, with recognized expertise in financial stabilization, organizational restructuring, strategic fundraising, and multichannel advocacy. An accomplished administrator and former museum executive, she has led multiple Alaskan museums through operational revitalization, strengthened community and funder relationships, and secured major federal, state, and foundation funding. In addition to her public service, she is the founder of Seaview Consulting, supporting museums and cultural organizations in financial sustainability, governance, and longterm strategic planning. She holds an M.A. in Arts Administration from Goucher College and a B.A. in Art History from Western Washington University.
Anjuli Grantham
Anjuli Grantham has recently returned to Alaska after receiving her doctorate in museum and heritage studies in Derry, Northern Ireland. There, Anjuli identified ways heritage enables the new regenerative paradigm. Anjuli has been active in Alaska’s heritage sector for 15 years, working as a public historian, curator, consultant, grant maker and producer. In addition to her work as a consultant, Anjuli worked at the Kodiak History Museum and the Alaska State Museum. She received the 2020 Museum Champion Award from Museums Alaska and has received a President’s Award from the Alaska Historical Society.
Bob “CJ” Curtis-Johnson
Bob “CJ” Curtis-Johnson is the owner and principal consultant of SummitDay LLC, who specialize in audiovisual media preservation across Alaska and other collections around the US. His 40+ year career has encompassed work in preservation and digitization planning, storage environments, collection assessment, marketing, and as an editor, producer, and director of documentaries, commercials, and artistic and sponsored films. He has volunteered with the ISO, the Association of Moving Image Archivists, and numerous arts organizations and non-profits.