ACCEE Fund Board

Upcoming Meetings

The ACCEE Fund Board meets monthly on the third Wednesday of the month from 9-11am, unless otherwise noted. All Board meetings are open to the public. Meetings take place on the 8th floor of Anchorage City Hall (632 W. 6th Avenue) in the Mayor’s Conference Room. You can also join Board meetings virtually via Teams at the link below.

Next regular meeting: July 15, 2026

Other meetings in 2026: August 19; September 16; October 21; November 18; December 16

Join Microsoft Teams meeting here

Meeting ID: 291 757 352 399 21

Passcode: XN6Zs3KF

Past Meetings and Events

Proposition 14 – the Anchorage Child Care and Early Education (ACCEE) Fund – passed with strong support from Anchorage voters in 2023. Proposition 14 dedicates the Municipality of Anchorage’s marijuana tax revenue to support child care and early childhood education. The funds started accumulating in January of 2024 and were dispersed beginning in 2025, with an estimated $5 million available annually.

Proposition 14 also established an ACCEE Fund Board, which is appointed by the Anchorage Mayor and confirmed by the Anchorage Assembly. The Board advises the Mayor and Assembly on use of the funds and presents a proposed budget to both annually. Funds can be spent creating access to child care and early education programs, on staffing and/or livable wages or facilities, or on data collection or research related to child care and early education, among other possibilities.

Mayor LaFrance appointed and the Anchorage Assembly confirmed eight ACCEE Fund Board members in October of 2024. The final Board member was appointed in March of 2025. There are a total of nine seats on the Board. The nine Board members reflect diverse backgrounds and bring extensive experience and interest in the sector.

The Board’s first meeting was held on October 31, 2024. The Board meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 9-11am, unless otherwise noted. All of the Board’s meetings are open to the public. To access the Municipal Board page for ACCEE, please visit its Onboard page.

ACCEE Fund Board members:‍ ‍

  • Trevor Storrs, Chair, President & CEO, Alaska Children’s Trust

  • Jessica Simonsen, Vice Chair, Family Support Specialist, Alaska Center for Resource Families; Board President, Hillcrest Children’s Center; Vice President, Southcentral Alaska Association for the Education of Young Children

  • Branwen Collier, Owner and Director, Early Learning for Everyone

  • Isabel Broek, preschool music teacher and UAA Research Technician

  • Jessica Nesset, Director of Early Learning, Anchorage School District

  • Kevin Berry, Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics & Public Policy, UAA; Board member, thread

  • Khalial Withen, General Counsel, Alaska District Council of Laborers

  • Mildred Parker, Alaska System for Early Education Development (SEED) Manager, thread

  • Chuck Seaca, Director of Leadership Programs, Alaska Humanities Forum

  • Christina Hulquist, Executive Director, ACCEE Fund