2026 ACAT BOARD CANDIDATES
Candidates for ACAT Board of Directors
*Four positions on ACAT’s 9-seat board are up for election on Jan. 23, 2026 at the ACAT annual meeting from 6-8PM at Megan Room (6591 A Street, Anchorage ). The seats are for 2-year terms. The four candidates are listed below in alphabetical order. Nominations can also be made at the annual meeting. For more information about the elections or board meeting, email info@acat.org
ERIC VISSER – President
Palmer, Alaska
email: info@acat.org
Eric Visser is the founder of Visser Construction. His history of growing up in the construction industry and working for the family business in the Midwest ultimately led him to home building in Alaska. Originally born in Florida and growing up mostly in Iowa, Eric came to visit Alaska in the winter in 2008 and never left. Construction and home design are in Eric’s blood. His father has owned a paint contracting business in Iowa for almost 30 years. Sister, Marie, owns an interior design firm also located in Iowa. Little brother owns a carpet installation business in, you guessed it, Iowa. One of his uncles even owned a construction company on the Caribbean island of Grand Cayman. Eric is a member and on the board of directors for the Anchorage Home Builders Association. He helps support community volunteer projects through the Anchorage Home Builders Endowment Fund. He also advocates for intelligent regulation by participating in Anchorage assembly meetings and works to improve building practices through constant education and research into the most advanced building techniques. TERM EXPIRES: 2025Tyler Boyes – Vice President
Anchorage, Alaska
email: info@acat.org
Tyler is an energy specialist at Alaska Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) and manages the building monitoring program. He completed a Bachelor’s degree in Earth Science from UC Santa Cruz, a certificate in renewable energy from the University of Alaska, and a Master’s degree in Building Science from Appalachian State University. As a student, he designed the building envelope for his school’s winning entry in the 2016 US Department of Energy Race to Zero competition. Tyler has worked as a carpenter, truss designer, field scientist, and building consultant and is passionate about energy efficiency and net zero construction. His work with energy monitoring uses low cost sensors and free software to track energy usage on virtually any building system. Tyler believes in using today’s technology and common-sense design to minimize energy use and maximize the lifespan of the buildings we rely on. TERM EXPIRES: 2025
Mark Houston
Anchorage, Alaska
email: info@acat.org
Mark D. Houston is a former contractor, Alaska Energy Rater, the first PHIUS certified Energy Rater in Alaska, Instructor in the UAA Construction Management program, instructor for ACHP and a founding board member of the Alaska Association of Energy Professionals. He has been a Four Seasons Sunroom franchise operator for 7 years, as well as an advocate for recycled building materials as the contractor liaison for Second Use Building Materials in Seattle, diverting millions of pounds of useable building materials from landfills over a 7 year span. Mark is passionate about the path to Net Zero, and reduction of energy and building materials waste.TERM EXPIRES: 2025
Erin McKittrick
Anchorage, Alaska
email: info@acat.org
Erin McKittrick is a writer, adventurer, and former scientist living just beyond the end of the road system in Seldovia, Alaska. She has written for various publications and is the award-winning author of four books: Mud Flats and Fish Camps; A Long Trek Home; Small Feet, Big Land;and My Coyote Nose and Ptarmigan Toes. She enjoys multi-month treks through harsh terrain with her husband and kids. She has an MS in molecular biology from the University of Washington. TERM EXPIRES: 2025