Staff

Gordon Sandy

Gordon Sandy began working as a litigation assistant in the Alaska Office in January 2007.  A shoulder injury had, not too long before, forced him back to school, and he graduated from the University of Alaska Southeast with a Paralegal Studies degree.  He also holds a commercial pilot license with instrument rating for single-engine land and sea planes.  Nearly four decades ago, Alaska's pristine beauty cast a spell on Gordon during a  road trip north from the San Francisco Bay Area.  He moved to Haines (population 1800) the next summer.  Having chosen a place to live rather than a career, he worked at whatever job was available, including night cleanup worker in a sawmill, deck hand in the salmon and halibut fisheries, bassist in a bar band, pipeline construction laborer, carpenter, and more.  In the late 1970s, he and other Haines' conservationists played a part in the establishment of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.  Away from the office, he enjoys walks with his wife and their border collie and flying his 1948 Cessna 170.

Created: January 22, 2007