Gather Round: The Forum Blog

Design and facilitation: Essential strategies for building stronger, healthier communities

Forum President and CEO Kameron Perez-Verdia reflects on how the Forum has moved into design and facilitation work over the past nine years.

Bringing Public Narrative to Alaska

AKHF Director of Leadership Programs Chuck explains what Public Narrative is and how it can build trust and strengthen communities.

Work with Us: Introducing Forum Workshop & Planning Services!

Introducing a suite of Forum workshops and strategic planning services that Alaskan organizations, businesses, and networks can take advantage of!

Meandering with purpose: A conversation with Director of Cross-Cultural Programs Julie Rowland

Julie Rowland oversees the Forum's Cross-Cultural Programs, including the C3 Program for educators, and is a lead facilitator of our public workshops. Here she shares about her growth as a facilitator since joining AKHF.

"A unique opportunity and a rollercoaster experience": Teacher Lira Rubio looks back on her first year in Alaska

Filipina educator Lira Rubio, EdD, took a job with the Dillingham City School District to teach elementary school in 2023. In this post, Lira writes about her journey to Alaska and her first year of teaching in Dillingham.

“A process everyone has a place in”: Collective Story Harvesting at the Alaska Studies Educator Summit

In this post, we talk with the design team behind the recent Alaska Studies Educator Summit about one of the Summit's key trust-building activities the centered youth voices: Collective Story Harvesting.