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Working together, caring for the land and serving people. What is OPPE? Working together is how Team Alaska is successful in caring for the land and serving people. The Office of Partnership and Public Engagement (OPPE) combines several program areas into one collaborative team with expertise in partnership coordination, public engagement, recruitment and retention, and grants and agreements. Click below to learn more. Alaska Region Partnership Focus Areas Partnershipsyouth from the Village of Kake improving a trail on Grave Island

	Partnering to make a greater environmental impact!

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	Volunteera culvert replaced to improve fish passage and flood resilience on the Chugach National Forest

	Volunteer and make a difference!

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	Secure Rural SchoolsPhoto of Fred's Creek Cabin after being restored in 2019

	Join a RAC or submit proposals!

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	Recruitment & RetentionCourtney James of Kake YCC/TRAYLS recording her grandmother Emily's headstone at Grave Island, Kake, Alaska.

	Join us at achieving conservation goals!

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	Public Engagementagreement signing ceremony supporting the creation of the Indigenous Guardians Program for Southeast Alaska

	Let us know what you think.

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	Grants & Agreementsagreement signing ceremony supporting the creation of the Indigenous Guardians Program for Southeast Alaska

	The partnership process!

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   Key Contacts **OPPE Biographies** **Kathy Holm**
Office of Partnerships & Public Engagement Directorkathy.holm@usda.gov **Nikki Olsen**
Partnerships Program Lead
907-419-6887nicole.olsen2@usda.gov **Jason Steele**
Recruitment & Retention SpecialistJason.Steele3@usda.gov **Aubree Benson** 
Grants Management Specialistaubree.benson@usda.gov **Mallory Munz**
Grants Management Specialistmallory.munz@usda.gov **Darrin Kelly**
Public Engagement Coordinatordarrin.kelly@usda.gov
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