Background
Kerttula, Beth was born on January 8, 1956 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States.
Kerttula, Beth was born on January 8, 1956 in Guthrie, Oklahoma, United States.
Bachelor, Stanford University, 1974—1978. Juris Doctor, University Santa Clara, 1978—1981.
She served as the House Minority Leader from 2006 until her resignation, when she was succeeded by Chris Tuck. She resigned on the first day of the 2014 legislative session to accept a fellowship at the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford University, her alma mater. She was appointed as Director of the National Oceans Council, under President Barack Obama, on June 5, 2014.
She is the daughter of Joyce and state senator Jalmar M. Kerttula.
Her father represented the Matanuska-Susitna Valley (and at one point, also the Copper River valley and Valdez) in the Alaska legislature for most of the period between 1961 and 1995 and served as the Senate President.
Member of Alaska Legal Service Pro Bono Program, Alaska Women's Political Caucus, Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 2, Big Brothers Big Sisters Juneau (former president).
Married Jim Powell.