Leadership
Our Board of Directors and Executive Committee members are volunteers who are committed to supporting the UAA Division I men’s hockey program in Anchorage and helping it thrive for decades to come.
Seawolf Hockey Alliance is a nonprofit when doing business, and known publicly, as Seawolf 5th Line.

Kathie Bethard
Chairman

Frank Nosek, Secretary
Nosek Law Group

Paul Bates
United States Army, Retired

Dave Karp
Saltchuk

Kris Knauss
Confluence Strategies

Brian Kraft
Alaska Sportsman’s Lodge

Jason Metrokin
Bristol Bay Native Corporation

Joe Schierhorn
Northrim Bank

Ben Stevens
ConocoPhillips
Executive Committee
- Kathie Bethard, President
- Paul Bates, Vice President of Operations
- Terry Homan, Secretary
- Steve Shaeffer, Treasurer
- Jerry Dewhurst, Chairman of Special Events
- Heidi Embley, Chairman of Communications
- Larry Helgeson, Lions Club Liaison, advisor for non-profit status
- Rhonda Lamp, Chairman of Marketing
- Jim Mayes, Chairman of Alumni Relations
- Lisa McPheters, Chairman of Seawolf 5th Line
- Megan Olson, Chairman of Development and Sponsorships
- Jane Pallister, Chairman of Student Relations
- John Rodda, Chairman of Infrastructure