Celeste Hodge Growden is president and CEO of the Alaska Black Caucus and a long- time civic leader in Anchorage. Hodge Growden’s career includes a three-year stint as a legislative aide for the late Senator Bettye Davis and Community Liaison for U.S. Senator Mark Begich. She worked over 30 years with the Municipality of Anchorage, the last six of those as the city’s Director of Office of Equal Opportunity. After retiring from the Muni, Hodge Growden served as the Executive Director of the nonprofit Shiloh Community Development, Incorporated. Her extensive board service and other volunteer experience includes serving as President of the Anchorage NAACP for nearly a decade and president of Business and Professional Women North to the Future for two terms. She is the recipient of many awards including the 2019 National History Makers Award; Ford Motor Company “Freedom Sister’s Award; YWCA Women of Achievement Award, and Social Worker of the Year.

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