Haines Borough executive assistant to the manager Darsie Culbeck took on the temporary role of lobbyist during a recent five-day trip to Washington, D.C., meeting with lawmakers and organizations to promote borough interests.

Culbeck traveled to Washington as the Alaska delegate for the Land and Water Conservation Fund and lobbied on its behalf for two days, but asked Mayor Stephanie Scott and interim manager Julie Cozzi if he could stay for a couple more…