ABOUT
President, Jessica (Burr) Lemaire
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Jessica Lemaire, who goes by Burr lives in Nome Alaska with her husband Tim Lemaire. Burr and Tim own a small kennel about 13 miles outside of Nome. Both Tim and Jessica were born and raised in Nevada before moving to Alaska, 7 years ago. Their kennel is named the Comstock Kennel after the Comstock Lode, the first major discovery of silver ore in the united states, discovered in Nevada in the 1800's. Burr loves spending time with her dogs, and running them recreationally.
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When not hanging out with her dogs Burr really gets into birding, and pack rafting.
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Vice President, Sarah Richards​
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Sarah started running dogs when she was 13 with a team of border collies in PA. Now, she lives in Nome and has a kennel of 20 Alaskan huskies. She has finished the Goose Bay 150, Willow 150, and T-Dog 200 with her team, and looks forward to continuing to run mid-distance races. Her kennel is Deja Vu Sled Dogs, and she is a club leader for the new Nome Dog Mushing 4-H Club.
Secretary, Diana Haecker
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Diana Haecker was born and raised in Germany, and relocated first to Hawaii in 1996 and then to Alaska in 2002. She has a Masters degree in Japanology, Politics and American History and has been a reporter for 30 years. She is the editor of Alaska's oldest newspaper, The Nugget Newspaper, and she is also the owner of Mushing Magazine.
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Diana lives outside of Nome with her husband, Nils, and their teenage daughter, Lizzy. They own and operate an active sled dog kennel. Nils came to the Great Land for the sole purpose of mushing and has finished the Iditarod four times, ran the Kuskokwim 300, Kobuk 440, Arctic Circle Championships, Fur Rondy and many other races in the state.
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Director, Aaron Burmeister
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Born and raised in Nome, Aaron Burmeister began running dogs in NKC events in the 1970s and has since become a respected veteran of the sport, with eight Top-10 finishes in the Iditarod. With decades of experience, Aaron brings a wealth of knowledge and insight into what it takes to train and maintain a successful dog team.
Board Member, Drew Mccan
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Bio coming soon!