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The Homer Society of Natural History, Inc. Board of Directors | 2025

 

Sue Fallon
Board President

Sue moved to Homer in 1994 to join the faculty of the Kachemak Bay Campus. Immediately after moving to Homer, Sue was actively engaged in volunteering at the Pratt for a number of years as a marine gallery host and school group docent as well as serving as a volunteer and board member for the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies and the Friends of the Homer Public Library.

Sue’s academic background includes a doctoral degree in psychology from Indiana University, Bloomington and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Alaska-Anchorage. Currently Sue is a faculty member a tithe University of Alaska-Fairbanks, College of Indigenous Studies, affiliated with the Kuskokwim Campus as Associate Professor of Human Services.

Sue rejoined the board to lend her professional skills in public administration, research, evaluation, community-engagement, and education to strengthen the connections between the Pratt and the community.

Kate McGregor
Board Vice President

Kate has a passion for education, art, science, technology, and community building, and believes that empowering and inspiring learners of all ages is essential to opening doors and creating lifelong learners. She has over ten years of museum experience and has also volunteered extensively with youth and diverse populations.

Kate is also an active member of Rotary Club as well as the Friends of the Homer Public Library.

Jennifer Bartolowits
Board Treasurer

Jennifer has more than ten years of experience in accounting. As a former employee of the Museum, she brings a unique perspective to the Board, informed by her work history in government and non-profit organizations.

Savanna Bradley
Board Secretary

Savanna is a born-and-raised Homerite and hard-core museum nerd. As a former Pratt Collections Manager, she would love to talk with you about her favorite museum stories. In addition to over a decade of museum experience, she holds a master’s degree in arts management and a graduate certificate in Museum Studies.

Clark Fair
Director

Clark Fair, a former journalist and high school English teacher, is a lifelong Alaskan who has lived for more than 60 years on the Kenai Peninsula, raising his two children there. Clark’s parents homesteaded in the Soldotna/Sterling area, along the middle Kenai River, and he still owns a sizable portion of the original homestead.

He also has a long-standing interest in peninsula history and culture. Since retiring from the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District in 2008, he has been a freelance writer, researcher and photographer, and has written hundreds of history-related articles for magazines and peninsula newspapers. He has also contributed to two history books, Snapshots at Statehood, and Keeping the Fire Burning: A 50-Year History of Kenai Peninsula College, and is working to publish a third, A Vanishing Past: Historic Cabins of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. An avid hiker, Clark has explored many of the mountains and valleys of the Kenai, and he gets special joy from discovering ties to tales from the peninsula’s colorful past.

Tim Hatfield
Director

Tim Hatfield was born and raised in Homer, Alaska. He graduated from Homer High School in 1996 and his family homesteaded in the Homer area. He has collected items with local historical significance throughout most of his life, and his avid interest in Alaskan history led him to create and manage the Kenai Peninsula History group on Facebook.

Cinda Nofziger
Director

The Pratt Museum is a beloved Homer institution. I have fond memories of learning about Alaska and local history at the Pratt, of course. The Pratt was also a community center, with potlucks and quilting in the basement, a beloved garden out front, and outdoor plays in the forest. As Homer grows and changes, the Pratt can become a community center again. The Pratt already plays and important role in preserving and presenting the natural and human history of the area. It can do more by collecting and making accessible papers, photographs, and other artifacts of local interest. As a former archivist and cultural historian, I am passionate about making history accessible to people and believe that even the quotidian parts of the past can teach us a great deal. My skills and abilities will benefit the board as they guide the Museum over the next few years.

Mel Strydom
Director

Mel Strydom grew up in Los Angeles and has lived in Homer since 1995. He has a B.S. degree in Business/Finance from Cal. State Northridge and a teaching credential for secondary math from Cal. State Dominguez Hills. He is married to Nadya Klingel and has twin boys, Wynand and Willem, who are both outside at university. He’s been in Homer since 1995 and owned and operated the Grog Shop and various other liquor stores in town from 2005 through 2022.

Mel previously served on the Pratt Museum board from 2006 – 2012, serving the last three years as board President. Mel has also been a commissioner for Homer Port and Harbor and Economic Development and is currently a board member for KBBI and Cook Inletkeeper.

To contact any member of the HSNH Board of Directors, an email can be addressed to prattboard@prattmuseum.org.