Doug Isaacson
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Douglas W. Isaacson, (Doug Isaacson), (b. October 18, 1957) was elected mayor of North Pole, Alaska in October 2006. Mr. Isaacson is also president of Gold Coast Mortgage, a mortgage company located in nearby Fairbanks, Alaska. He is the father of five children whose ages range from 22 to 13 (as of 2006).
Born in Seattle, Washington and raised in Edmonds, Washington, Isaacson first came to Alaska as a temporary duty assignment with the US Air Force in 1977. Two years later, in April 1979, he was transferred to the now defunct 6985th ESC Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base and served there until his honorable discharge in December 1981.
Isaacson earned a B.A. in linguistics from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1984, and Masters of Divinity from Western Seminary, Portland, Oregon, in 1989. He has been active in business and politics in Alaska since 1991. Among his numerous involvements, he served two terms (six years) on the North Pole City Council (2000-2006), was president of the Alaska Association of Mortgage Brokers (2005-2006), was a delegate to the 2004 Republican National Convention, chaired the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee from 1996 until it was successfully merged with the Fairbanks Industrial Development Corp, creating the Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation in 2003. He was the founding chair of the International Credit Association, Fairbanks chapter, served on the Member Advisory Committee for the local electric cooperative, Golden Valley Electric Association, currently serves on the board of Priscilla Acquilla Lighthouse Ministries, a local nonprofit agency dedicated to helping local area families, and is a teaching elder at North Pole Worship Center.
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| NAME | Isaacson, Douglas William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Isaacson, Doug |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seattle, Washington |
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