April 26, 2021
The City of Valdez Municipal Election is May 4th, 2021
KVAK Radio asked the candidate running for the School Board to tell us about themselves and share their thoughts on several questions. Here are their exact responses as provided to KVAK Radio.
There are two vacancies (three year term) available on the Valdez City Council.
Kathleen Todd
Brief Biography: Kathy moved to Valdez in 1980 after upbringing in Oregon, New Jersey, and Washington, Pomona College in California, Washington University Medical School in St. Louis, and family practice residency in Seattle. She and her late husband Dr. Andy Embick raised two daughters here, who went from Valdez City Schools to their current endeavors as a general surgeon at Alaska Native Medical Center and an MSW with a subspecialty in dramatherapy practicing out of Hawaii. During her 40 years in Valdez she has been involved in Arts Council, community college teaching, Girl Scouts, synchronized swimming, various musical en