Valerie Davidson | |
|---|---|
| Nurr'araaluk Amillamarnan | |
| President of Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium | |
| Assumed office March 9, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Andy Teuber |
| President of Alaska Pacific University | |
| In office April 25, 2020 – March 9, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Onders |
| Succeeded by | Bob Onders (interim) |
| 13th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska | |
| In office October 16, 2018 – December 3, 2018 | |
| Governor | Bill Walker |
| Preceded by | Byron Mallott |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Meyer |
| Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services | |
| In office December 1, 2014 – October 16, 2018 | |
| Governor | Bill Walker |
| Preceded by | William Streur |
| Succeeded by | Jay Butler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 19, 1967 Bethel, Alaska, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Alaska Southeast (BA) University of New Mexico (JD) |
Valerie Nurr'araaluk Davidson[nb 1] (born May 19, 1967[2]) is an American politician who briefly served as the 13th lieutenant governor of Alaska, from October to December 2018. She was sworn in after Byron Mallott's abrupt resignation from the post on October 16, 2018. In April 2020, Davidson became the 12th president of Alaska Pacific University, the first woman to serve as the university's president.[3] She took a leave of absence from Alaska Pacific University to become interim president of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium in March 2021. Her presidency of the Consortium became permanent in June of the same year and she resigned from Alaska Pacific University at that time. Davidson later became CEO of the Consortium as well. She left the Consortium in May 2024.
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