Ben Mallott, vice president of external affairs for the Alaska Federation of Natives, is scheduled to become the organization’s next president on Oct. 1. (Courtesy/Alaska Federation of Natives)
Ben Mallott, vice president of external affairs for the Alaska Federation of Natives, is scheduled to become the organization’s next president on Oct. 1. (Courtesy/Alaska Federation of Natives)

Ben Mallott, the son of former Juneau mayor and Alaska lieutenant governor Byron Mallott, will become the new president of the Alaska Federation of Natives on Oct. 1, the organization announced Friday.

The younger Mallott, who is also stepping into a role his late father previously served…