Leitoni Matakaiongo Tupou earned a Bachelor Degree from Brigham Young University - Hawaii Campus and moved to Juneau, Alaska in 1982. He has actively served in many capacities in the community. Governor Michael J. Dunleavy appointed him to a five year term with the Alaska Board of Parole on September 19, 2019 which was effective March 3, 2020. Mr. Tupou has served in many capacities within the Alaska Department of Corrections such as Correctional Officer, Probation/Parole Officer, Interstate Compact Administrator, Director of the Division of Institutions and Deputy Commissioner.
Sarah Possenti was appointed to a five-year term on the Board of Parole by Governor Parnell in March 2011.
She has served in numerous capacities for the Alaska Department of Corrections, most recently as an Institutional Probation Officer at Fairbanks Correctional Center, and prior to that, as a Field Probation Officer. She formerly served as program coordinator for the Fairbanks North Star Youth Court.
Mrs. Possenti holds Bachelor's degrees in Criminal Justice and Social Work from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She is appointed to a seat on the board reserved for a resident of the 4th Judicial District.
She is a resident of Fairbanks.
Mr. Meyer retired from the State of Alaska, Department of Corrections in 2014, after a 21 year career. His tenure with the Department included 11 years with the Division of Institutions as a Correctional Officer, Prisoner Transportation Officer, Correctional Sergeant, and one year as a Training Officer II with the Department Academy. In 2004, he began the remaining ten years of his career as a field Probation/Parole Officer in the Kenai Field Probation Office. From 1994 to 2008, he was an operator for the Alaska State Troopers Special Emergency Response Team (SERT). He is an active member of his community and has served on numerous boards and advisory committees. He resides in Kenai.
Jason Wilson was recently appointed by Governor Walker to the Parole Board to complete the remaining term following a vacancy on the board. Jason is only the second Alaska Native to be appointed to the Parole Board. Jason first joined Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Central Council) in 2002 as a youth advocate where he provided case management to youth referred to the Tribe by the State of Alaska’s Division of Juvenile Justice and Office of Children’s Services. He later served as family caseworker and supervisor for the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) program, as well as criminal justice specialist for the Tribe’s Children’s Justice Act Initiative. In 2009, he was promoted to Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) program coordinator and then manager of the Public Safety department in 2011. As manager of the Public Safety department, he oversees the Second Chance Prisoner Re-entry and VPSO programs.
Prior to working for the Tribe, Jason also worked eight years as a youth counselor for Johnson Youth Services where he developed individual treatment plans and facilitated youth groups. In the Juneau community, Jason has served as the head swim coach for Thunder Mountain High School (TMHS) for the past six years as well as the assistant coach for the TMHS softball team.
Jason was born and raised in Juneau, Alaska.
Mr. Larson retired from the State of Alaska, Department of Corrections in 2005, after a 29 year career His tenure with the Department included 6 years as a youth counselor in the division of youth services, Correctional Officer, Correctional Shift Sergeant, Facility Administrator, Assistant Correctional Superintendent 14 years, Correctional Superintendent 6 years. He worked in 7 different correctional facilities from Anchorage to Mat-Su to Fairbanks. He was previously on the State of Alaska Parole board from 2010 to 2020 and has been reinstated in April of 2022 to the Parole Board. He is an active member of his community and serves on numerous local boards and advisory committees. He resides in the Mat-Su Valley.