Transparency & Privacy: For personal safety and privacy, we list roles/titles here. Full legal identities are on file with the State of Alaska, our bank/insurer, and the IRS. Bona fide verification via the Secretary: legal@akulfhednar.org.

In the longhouse, the Elders hold the talking staff. They call the Thing, weigh the matter, and bind the oath.

The Council of Elders is our Board of Directors. They set mission and priorities, approve budget and policies, uphold cultural and safety safeguards, and oversee partnerships—especially related-party items—with documented recusals and fair-market review.

2025 – Current

Mark Weisman

I tend the longhouse fire—calling the Thing, keeping the oaths, and guiding travelers by elder light.

Mark Weisman is the founding presiding officer and in-house Norse shaman of Alaska Úlfhéðnar, based in Anchorage. His work translates ancestral wisdom into usable practice for modern people—story, ritual, breath, and right-relation—held within clear cultural safeguards.

A builder by habit, he also architects the organization’s media presence. Through AKUMedia (media distribution agency) and in partnership with Alaska Outlaws LLC (brand owner for our media deliverables), Mark leads teachings such as “Whispers of the Norse” alongside Kveda. and interview formats—always released with captions and transcripts to widen access.

On the Council, he stewards board process, transparency, and related-party recusals. He’s committed to plain-English governance and careful record-keeping so the house stays sturdy as it grows. Public commitments: sliding-scale access with “no one turned away,” captions/transcripts on media, and honoring remove/redact requests within five business days when cultural safety is at stake.

He believes the pressures of the present can be met—patiently, skillfully—by remembering who we are and practicing it together.
Contact (through the Secretary for board matters): legal@akulfhednar.org • Guidance/teaching: shaman@akulfhednar.org;

2025 – Current

Virginia Weisman

I keep the book and the bell—records whole and time kept true—so the work stands after the telling.

After raising two sons on her own, the Secretary learned endurance the slow, honest way—one dawn at a time. She began her vocation in the medical field as an LPN, later earning her RN. Much of her work was spent in mother-baby care, guarding the first hours of new life; another long season was given to terminal care, accompanying families at the edge of the firelight. From those rooms she carried forward a reverence for the fragility—and preciousness—of life and living.

Now walking a spiritual path of her own, she honors what connects us: kinship, belonging, and the quiet rituals that keep people steady. In the longhouse, she tends minutes and records, the compliance calendar, and the remove/redact log, making sure cultural safeguards are honored in plain practice. With a nurse’s steadiness and a mother’s regard, she helps keep the house orderly so the work of guidance and teaching can breathe.

Contact (for board matters): legal@akulfhednar.org

Board Members are still be selected, check back with us as we get through the process.

Steward the Oath: mission, strategy, annual priorities.
Guard the House: budgets, internal controls, risk, insurance.
Hold Cultural Safety: consent-to-record, restricted-knowledge protocols, remove/redact within 5 business days.
Transparency: clear lanes with AKUMedia (media ops) and Alaska Outlaws LLC (brand owner for our media deliverables).
Right Process: conflicts disclosed; interested directors recuse; disinterested vote with comparables on any related-party matter.

Cadence & Quorum
Quarterly meetings (minimum) with special sessions as needed; remote participation allowed. A majority of directors forms quorum; actions pass by majority unless bylaws require more.

Independence & Records
We keep a majority of independent directors (not family/employed by partner entities). Minutes, policies, and filings are kept by the Secretary and available to directors on request.

At least 19, able to participate meaningfully in English (with reasonable accommodation).
Lived experience valued—many paths and communities welcome.
Officers must meet eligibility standards in House Laws (see policies).
Time: ~2–4 hrs/month on average; more during budget/policy cycles.

Finance & Audit — budget, reports, controls, filings.
Cultural Safety & Accessibility — protocols, captions/transcripts, remove/redact oversight.
Outreach & Partnerships — community ties, events, collaboration reviews.