Anchorage, Alaska – First National reelected twelve directors to their Board positions during the bank’s annual shareholder meeting on April 29, 2025. The current board includes Board Chair and CEO/President Betsy Lawer, Vice Chair Lucy Mahan, Lead Director Perry Eaton, Admiral Tom Barrett, USCG (ret.), John Binkley, Darren Franz, Jane Klopfer, Pat Pitney, Kim Reitmeier, Lukas Stutzer, Tom Tougas and Janet Weiss.
“First National’s board’s experience and knowledge of Alaska’s unique economy helped guide us to another successful year in 2024,” Lawer said. “As experienced CEOs, business owners and entrepreneurs, the depth and breadth of information they bring to the table for the economic segments we focus on is unparalleled. I am proud to serve with forward-thinking leaders who are committed to building a brighter future for Alaska.”
Alaska’s community bank since 1922, First National Bank Alaska proudly meets the financial needs of Alaskans with 28 locations and 29 ATMs in 19 communities throughout the state, and by providing banking services to meet their needs across the nation and around the world.
In 2025, Forbes selected First National as the sixth best bank on their America’s Best Banks list, and Newsweek recognized the bank as one of the nation’s Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions. In 2024, Alaska Business readers voted First National “Best of Alaska Business” in the Best Place to Work category for the ninth year in a row, Best Bank/Credit Union for the fourth time, and Best Customer Service. The bank was also voted “Best of Alaska” in 2024 in the Anchorage Daily News awards, ranking as one of the top three in the Bank/Financial category for the sixth year in a row. American Banker again recognized First National as a “Best Bank to Work For” in 2024, for the seventh consecutive year.
For more than a century, the bank has been committed to supporting the communities it serves. In 2024, for the eighth consecutive reporting period, over a span of twenty-four years, First National received an Outstanding Community Reinvestment Act performance rating from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. First National Bank Alaska is a Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender, and recognized as a Minority Depository Institution by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, as it is majority-owned by women.