The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has selected Jack Lorrigan as its Tribal and Community Liaison within the Alaska Region to work with Alaska's Native organizations, Tribal Governments, coastal communities and community based organizations (CBO). The hiring of Lorrigan launches a new era of enhanced communication and coordination.
Lorrigan will be responsible for developing a communications strategy with Alaska Tribal Governments and communities affected by offshore energy development. His duties will include maintaining regular contact with appropriate leaders in Alaska's Native organizations, Tribal Governments, CBOs, and communities, keeping them apprised of general offshore activities, and facilitating communication with BSEE leadership. Other responsibilities will include maintaining awareness of issues involving the Alaska Native organizations, Tribal Governments, CBOs, and communities that may impact offshore operations and ensuring the Region Director and staff are aware of these issues.
In addition, Lorrigan will be developing opportunities within the Alaska Region for students from the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program (ANSEP) on the University of Alaska Anchorage campus (UAA). ANSEP specializes in providing advanced science and engineering programs to underserved village youth.
Lorrigan is originally from Sitka, Alaska, is a Tribal citizen of the Sitka Tribe of Alaska and was the Tribal biologist for nearly 10 years. He received his B.S. in Aquatic Sciences from Sheldon Jackson College (SJC), in Sitka. Lorrigan has worked with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Forrest Service, private non-profit hatchery organizations and most recently the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
