John Kerr, PLS was appointed to the Alaska State Board of Architects, Engineers, & Land Surveyors by Governor Sean Parnell, effective March 1, 2013 for a 4-year term of service. The AELS Board’s mission statement is:
To protect the public health, safety, and welfare through the regulation of the practice of architecture, engineering, land surveying, and landscape architecture by:
- Ensuring that those entering these practices meet minimum standards of competency, and maintain such standards during their practice;
- Requiring licensure to practice in the State of Alaska; and
- Enforcing both the licensure and competency requirements in a fair and uniform manner.