Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Office of the Commissioner

Commissioner Biography

Acting Commissioner Christina Carpenter

Christina Carpenter has served in various roles at DEC since 2012, most recently as the Environmental Health Division Director since 2016. In her time with the Department, she has provided strategic direction and leadership across multiple programs that comprise the Division, including drinking water, solid waste, hazardous waste, nuclear facility siting, pesticides, and Alaska’s Environmental Health Laboratory. Christina previously served as Operations Manager for the Division and was responsible for guiding resource allocation across the Division’s programs to meet state-wide environmental health and protection goals. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Business Administration.