Board Members

Iuliia Chepurko serves as a VP of Finance on the PMI Alaska Chapter board. She has 15+ years of experience leading IT transformations in the telecom, healthcare, oil and gas, and food distribution sectors. She works as a Senior IT Project Manager for GCI, where she connects technical experts with business users and brings diverse teams together to achieve complex project implementations from the idea phase to go-live. Iuliia also teaches Corporate Finance at the University of Alaska Anchorage’s College of Business and Public Policy at UAA. Iuliia obtained a PhD in Economics from St. Petersburg State Economics University and an MBA from UAA, and she holds leading professional certifications such as PMP, ITIL, CBAP, and RMP.

Wyatt is the Project Management Office Director for the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF), where he leads efforts to enhance project delivery, efficiency, and strategic planning. A retired U.S. Air Force veteran with a distinguished 24-year career, Wyatt brings extensive leadership, operational expertise, and project management experience to his role, ensuring the successful execution of critical infrastructure projects across Alaska.

Beyond his role at DOT&PF, Wyatt is PMI Alaska's Vice President of Outreach. He is committed to advancing the project management profession through community engagement, education, and professional development initiatives. His work with PMI Alaska supports project managers across the state by fostering connections, sharing industry best practices, and promoting excellence in the field.

Throughout his career, Wyatt has demonstrated expertise in program oversight, process improvement, risk management, and stakeholder collaboration. His leadership drives innovation and efficiency in project management, contributing to the development of sustainable, resilient infrastructure that aligns with Alaska’s long-term transportation goals.

Csanad Hegyi is a PMP and CAPM-certified project management professional with experience spanning government contracting, international evaluation programs, and nonprofit technology startups. He currently serves as a Deputy Program Manager, overseeing large-scale evaluation contracts supporting U.S. federal agencies, with responsibilities spanning contract administration, program performance monitoring, and coordination of geographically dispersed teams operating in complex international environments. Previously, he managed projects in Minnesota’s nonprofit technology sector, advancing digital equity, workforce development, and innovation in historically underserved communities. 

Beyond his professional career, Csanad co-founded a creative services company driven by his passion for visual storytelling through photography, videography, and other forms of art. He uses perspectives ranging from macro photography to aerial drone footage to capture the relationship between detail and scale. Through these creative means, he advocates for intentionality and awareness in everyday life.

Across project management and creative pursuits alike, he brings a systems-oriented perspective, recognizing the interconnectedness of people, processes, and outcomes, and is driven by a desire to bring clarity, perspective, and meaningful impact to what he does.

Ian Fox Minnock is a licensed Professional Geologist and certified Project Management Professional, and Agile Certified Practitioner with over a decade of experience spanning mineral resources, geotechnical investigation, and applied geoscience in Alaska. He currently serves as a Geologist 5 with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land & Water, where he leads the Mineral Property Management program in administering the state’s mining lease and mineral rights portfolio. His work sits at the intersection of geoscience, data management, and organizational leadership. Beyond his state role, Ian is an active contributor to the professional community as VP of Finance for the PMI Alaska Chapter and a section leader with the American Institute of Professional Geologists. He presents at regional and national forums on field investigation, project execution, the intersection of science and technology, and practitioner-driven approaches to decision-making.

Gina M. Lindsey is a community-focused leader and certified Project Management Professional (PMP®). Her experience spans project management, process improvement and nonprofit engagement across healthcare, education and community service.
As a Project Manager at Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute, Gina leads enterprise-level initiatives and facilitates Lean process improvement projects. She also started her organization’s first Project Management Office (PMO) and is now building it out, creating the governance, standard practices and portfolio visibility needed to carry out its strategy. Earlier in her career, she led two of Alaska’s largest fundraising events, which exceeded fundraising goals by 25% and attendance goals by 22%.
Service to the community is central to Gina’s work. As a longtime volunteer with Covenant House Alaska, she has led life-skills sessions for youth, created career-training resources and provided graphic design support. As VP of Membership, she is dedicated to growing an engaged, connected community of project professionals across Alaska.
Gina holds a BA in Management and Human Relations, magna cum laude, from Trevecca Nazarene University and a certificate in Strategic Artificial Intelligence from Avila University.

Holly Melear is an organizational development, change, and project management consultant, as well as a sought-after speaker and trainer. She specializes in helping individuals, teams, and organizations achieve operational and organizational excellence through strategic change management, disciplined project execution, and a strong focus on service excellence and innovation across federal and private-sector environments.

A committed advocate for positive, sustainable change, Holly brings more than 17 years of experience delivering training, organizational development, and project leadership within complex, highly regulated organizations. Throughout her career, she has served as a change champion, consultant, trainer, and project leader on multi-stakeholder initiatives impacting over 4,000 employees across diverse geographic locations. Her work includes designing, managing, and implementing integrated change and project strategies that helped elevate a Navy medical organization to top-tier customer satisfaction performance across Navy Medicine for three consecutive years.

Holly is known for blending strong strategic thinking with practical execution. She empowers leaders and teams to achieve measurable results using proven organization development and project management practices, ensuring initiatives are not only well designed but successfully implemented and sustained. She is deeply committed to organizational effectiveness and helping organizations become great places to work, particularly by supporting leaders in translating strategy into action.

Widely regarded as a catalyst for positive change, Holly has designed and led numerous high-impact change and improvement initiatives across both government and private-sector settings. Her work includes efforts that contributed to the National Naval Dental Center’s recognition as a top-performing organization in service excellence across Navy Dental. Across engagements, her focus remains consistent: building internal capability by aligning strategy, people, processes, and project delivery.

Not one to shy away from complexity, Holly has extensive experience guiding leaders and teams through challenging operational environments. Grounded in timeless principles and a systems-thinking mindset, she partners with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to assess operations, address organizational challenges, and achieve sustainable operational excellence—regardless of industry.

A strategic thinker with a practical, execution-oriented approach, Holly brings a strong track record of bridging organizational development, change leadership, and project management to deliver measurable results. Her experience spans federal agencies, executive-level federal operations, government-adjacent organizations, and private-sector enterprises, including work within mission-critical and regulated environments. She has also supported professional and academic programs, including American University’s Organization Development Program (AUNTL).

In addition to her consulting work, Holly currently serves as Vice President of Volunteers for the PMI Alaska Chapter, an elected leadership role responsible for volunteer strategy,

Holly Melear is an organizational development, change, and project management consultant, as well as a sought-after speaker and trainer. She specializes in helping individuals, teams, and organizations achieve operational and organizational excellence through strategic change management, disciplined project execution, and a strong focus on service excellence and innovation across federal and private-sector environments.

A committed advocate for positive, sustainable change, Holly brings more than 17 years of experience delivering training, organizational development, and project leadership within complex, highly regulated organizations. Throughout her career, she has served as a change champion, consultant, trainer, and project leader on multi-stakeholder initiatives impacting over 4,000 employees across diverse geographic locations. Her work includes designing, managing, and implementing integrated change and project strategies that helped elevate a Navy medical organization to top-tier customer satisfaction performance across Navy Medicine for three consecutive years.

Holly is known for blending strong strategic thinking with practical execution. She empowers leaders and teams to achieve measurable results using proven organization development and project management practices, ensuring initiatives are not only well designed but successfully implemented and sustained. She is deeply committed to organizational effectiveness and helping organizations become great places to work, particularly by supporting leaders in translating strategy into action.

Widely regarded as a catalyst for positive change, Holly has designed and led numerous high-impact change and improvement initiatives across both government and private-sector settings. Her work includes efforts that contributed to the National Naval Dental Center’s recognition as a top-performing organization in service excellence across Navy Dental. Across engagements, her focus remains consistent: building internal capability by aligning strategy, people, processes, and project delivery.

Not one to shy away from complexity, Holly has extensive experience guiding leaders and teams through challenging operational environments. Grounded in timeless principles and a systems-thinking mindset, she partners with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to assess operations, address organizational challenges, and achieve sustainable operational excellence—regardless of industry.

A strategic thinker with a practical, execution-oriented approach, Holly brings a strong track record of bridging organizational development, change leadership, and project management to deliver measurable results. Her experience spans federal agencies, executive-level federal operations, government-adjacent organizations, and private-sector enterprises, including work within mission-critical and regulated environments. She has also supported professional and academic programs, including American University’s Organization Development Program (AUNTL).

In addition to her consulting work, Holly currently serves as Vice President of Volunteers for the PMI Alaska Chapter, an elected leadership role responsible for volunteer strategy,

Experienced educational leader and project manager with a strong background in workforce development, grant administration, and program innovation across Alaska’s diverse communities. Holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree and brings demonstrated success in executive leadership, budget oversight, and stakeholder engagement, with a proven ability to launch and scale student-centered programs. Committed to advancing access, equity, and excellence in community and technical education.

Shifa Fatimah is a PMP-certified project management professional with over six years of experience in global development, gender, health, and monitoring and evaluation. She has worked with the United Nations, the Government of Pakistan, international nonprofits, and currently serves as a Research Associate at Stellar Group in Anchorage, supporting monitoring, evaluation, research, and stakeholder engagement initiatives. Since relocating to Alaska, she has also co-founded two women-led community businesses, leading project coordination, grant writing, and operations. She is passionate about designing evidence-based, community-centered programs that create meaningful and lasting impact.