LEONARD A. STEINBERG _________________________________________

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SUMMARY

Accomplished executive with more than 20 years experience in business

management, law, risk management, and related fields. Proven

success in business leadership and creating new business

opportunities.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2000 - Present VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. - Anchorage, Alaska

General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Ethics Officer

for a publicly traded (NASDAQ: "ALSK") telecommunications and

Internet provider. A direct report to the CEO, President and

Board Chair, assisted in a corporate turnaround resulting in the

doubling of the stock price in less than five years and the

successful exit of a Private Equity major shareholder.

Responsible for all legal and regulatory matters including but

not limited to securities compliance, negotiation of

transactions, litigation and internal investigations.

A critical business partner in all major transactions - provide leadership

on matters ranging from the spin-off of major business units to the

negotiation of major capital expansion projects, the creation of new lines

of business, negotiations with vendors and establishing appropriate

customer care policies.

Provide support to the Board and its Committees, advise on corporate

governance and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and participate in quarterly

earnings calls and responsible for the proxy statement and the annual

meeting.

Responsible for a wide-range of business activities including the

development of the company's first documented product development process,

new employee corporate compliance polices and employee training, the

company's first emergency management and business continuity program, a new

stock plan administration program, a corporate real estate program, and the

company's environmental health and safety programs.

Testify and lobby members of the U. S. Congress, the state legislature and

various federal and state governmental agencies.

1998 - 2000 OF COUNSEL - Brena, Bell & Clarkson, P.C. - Anchorage, Alaska

Represented energy, telecommunications and other clients in

regulatory and related matters and in a variety of business

disputes. Appeared before the Alaska Public Utilities

Commission, the Regulatory Commission of Alaska, other

administrative bodies, and arbitrations.

1988 - 1998 PARTNER - Hosie, Wes, Sacks & Brelsford, LLP (Acquired by

Perkins Coie LLP) - San Francisco, California

Represented clients in complex civil litigation and disputes

involving contracts, real estate, and other business matters.

Developed special expertise in oil and gas matters while

representing the State of Alaska in Alaska North Slope oil

royalty and tax disputes recovering hundreds of millions of

dollars for the client. Appeared in the courts of California,

Alaska, and New York, administrative tribunals in Alaska, and

private arbitration and settlement conferences.

1982 - 1983 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST - Alaska Legislature, House Research Agency

- Juneau, AK

Analyzed the impacts of proposed legislation for members and

committees of the Alaska House of Representatives. Evaluated

oil and gas, government finance, and other matters.

1977 - 1980 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Southeast Alaska Conservation Council -

Juneau, Alaska

Developed and implemented programs in public education,

research, lobbying, and litigation for the conservation of

natural resources in Southeast Alaska's Tongass National Forest.

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1977 - 1986 INTERIM POSITIONS

1986 Summer Law Clerk Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco

1985 Summer Associate Smith Barney Harris Upham & Co.

1984 Summer Law Clerk Justice Allen T. Compton, Alaska Supreme Court

EDUCATION

1987 JD Hastings College of Law, University of California

Note published in the Hastings Constitutional Law

Quarterly

1987 MBA Haas School of Business, University of California,

Berkeley

Emphasis on finance and economics with a thesis on debt

swaps

1982 MPA John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Emphasis on finance and economics

1976 BA University of California, Santa Cruz

Joint Degree in Biology and Environmental Studies - Honors

Senior Thesis

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

1988 Admitted to the California Bar Association

1989 Admitted to the Alaska Bar Association

CORPORATE AND NON-PROFIT BOARDS

2007 - On the Board of the Alaska Conservation Foundation, a non-

profit organization which supports the conservation of land,

water and wildlife in Alaska.

2004 - 2006 On the Board of Managers and the Audit Committee of ACS Media

LLC, a company owned by the independent and publicly traded ACS

Media Income Trust Fund (AYP-UN.TO) listed on the Toronto stock

exchange and taken private 4Q06.

2000 - 2002 On the Board of Directors of Alaska Conservation Alliance and

Alaska Conservation Voters, two non-profit environmental

organizations.

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