Hispanic Affairs Council of Alaska

Angelina Estrada-Burney

Angelina Estrada-Burney currently serves as the Special Projects Manager for Community Relations for the State of Alaska’s Department of Commerce. A large part of her duties revolve around assisting Alaskans from all walks of life and establishing effective dialogue with state leaders on a variety of issues. In this capacity, she serves as an important communications conduit between the Commissioner of Commerce and the constituency of Alaska. Previously she served in the Anchorage and Fairbanks Offices of the Governor and worked on Capitol Hill for the Alaska Congressional Delegation.

She is active in the Anchorage Hispanic community and was chosen to represent Alaska at the 2002 and 2004 National Hispanic Leadership Summit in Washington DC. Ms. Estrada-Burney’s strong sense of community and love for Alaska is demonstrated by the organizations she supports. She is a past Board member of Alaskans for Drug Free Youth, Anchorage Hispanic Cultural Committee, Healing Racism in Anchorage, Municipality’s Committee for the Promotion of Tolerance and Diversity, the School Districts Minority Education Committee and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fairbanks and Anchorage. In addition to the Hispanic Affairs Council of Alaska, she also currently serves as the Vice President of Public Relations for Bridge Builders of Anchorage.

She has been recognized by both her peers and community leaders for her efforts to improve all Alaskan’s sense of unity through involvement and mutual respect. Past recognition includes her selection in 1997 to the inaugural class of “Civic Entrepreneurs” for the Alaska Humanities Forum’s Leadership Anchorage program and as a 1998 recipient of UAA’s Extraordinary Women in Extraordinary Times award. In 2003, she was an honored recipient of the Alaska Journal of Commerce’s prestigious Top 40 Under 40 award.

Angelina is originally from Alamogordo, New Mexico. She and her husband Erik retired from the US Air Force after 22 years and have chosen to make Anchorage their home.

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