The Southeast Alaska State Fair hired resident Kari Johnson as its new executive director this month, replacing long-time employee Jessica Edwards.
Johnson, a 1998 Haines High graduate, moved back to town in July with her husband and two children after working as an assistant athletic director and women’s program administrator at Central Washington University for the past 16 years. In Haines, she worked in the office for Constantine Metal Resources.
In her capacity as an…
