Anchorage Running Club Board of Directors Election 2025 Candidate Biographies (Alphabetic Order)

Nancy Meade - Incumbent

I have lived in Anchorage for 37 years and have been on the Anchorage Running Club Board since September 2024. My husband and I have raised our two active children here. Our entire family has spent many hours running on the municipal bike trails, shoulders of roads, and in countless races of all different distances over the past decades. I have participated in running races from the marathon to 5Ks, completed an Ironman (Arizona) and seven half-Ironman distance races.

I now have more time to give back to the community and am pleased to be able to serve on the Board of the Anchorage Running Club.  I've been an attorney for 37 years, most recently serving as the General Counsel for the Alaska Court System.  I’ll help with everything from writing tasks that the Board may need, to race setup and cleanup, as well as the many other organizational issues that are needed for sponsoring running races.

I hope that I can continue serving the Anchorage running community as an ARC Board member. Thank you for considering my interest.

Jen Schmidt - Incumbent

I have lived in Anchorage since 2015 after moving down from Fairbanks, Alaska.   While I ran a little before moving to Anchorage, I became more active here because of all the running and triathlon events.  These events helped me become healthier physically and improved my social and mental health.  Whether a recent arrival to Southcentral or a long-term resident, I want to provide others with the same opportunities I was given to change my life.

As a board member, I get to help ensure some of these same events that helped me become more active are available for others.  I aim to ensure the Anchorage Running Club provides rewarding experiences for others regardless of skill or age.

Eric Wuttke – Incumbent

Level I RRCA Certified Coach heading the Zero to Half Marathon training program

I have been a runner since high school, although I took quite some time away from the sport with college and work, I returned to running in 2016 by working towards and completing a half marathon.

Since that time, I have trained for and completed a marathon, half ironman distance triathlon, and numerous half marathons.

I enjoy my time with the runners of Anchorage and can usually be found every Sunday at the Anchorage Running Club's social runs as well as helping out at or participating in our local running events.

I'm always working to bring new runners into our sport, community, and club.