ANCHORAGE, Alaska – First National Bank Alaska shareholders reelected fourteen directors to their board positions during the bank’s annual shareholder meeting on April 28, 2026. 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, Cheri Gillian, Jane Klopfer, Pat Pitney, Kim Reitmeier, John Sims, Lukas Stutzer, Tom Tougas and Janet Weiss.
“I’m proud to continue serving alongside Alaskans whose exceptional and diverse understanding of the state’s economy helped form strategies that took First National to record levels of performance in 2025,” Lawer said. “I’m particularly eager to see how our board and leadership team, with their deep commitment to Alaska and unique business perspectives, will carry that momentum even higher in 2026 and beyond.”
Alaska’s community bank since 1922, First National Bank Alaska proudly meets the financial needs of Alaskans with ATMs and 28 locations in 19 communities throughout the state, and by providing banking services to meet their needs across the nation and around the world.
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.
In 2026, for the second year in a row, Forbes selected First National as one of America’s Best Banks, this year ranking the bank as the second best in the nation. Newsweek recognized the bank as one of the nation’s 2026 Best Regional Banks and Credit Unions for the second year in a row. In 2025, Alaska Business readers voted First National “Best of Alaska Business” in the Best Place to Work category for the 10th year in a row, Best Bank/Credit Union for the fifth time, and Best Customer Service for the second year in a row. In 2025, American Banker recognized First National as a “Best Bank to Work For” for the eighth year in a row. The bank was also voted “Best of Alaska” in the Anchorage Daily News awards, ranking as one of the top three in the Bank/Financial category for the seventh consecutive year.
First National Bank Alaska is a Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender, and is recognized as a Minority Depository Institution by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, as it is majority-owned by women.