Our Founders
Laurie Bond
Laurie Bond is the Co-Founder and President of the Bond Pacific Foundation. She was born and raised in southern California. After graduating high school in 1974, her grandparents invited her to spend the summer with them in Alaska and it’s been her home ever since. Laurie met her husband, Stuart, the following year and together they opened North Country Jeans, the first of many businesses they would own together.
During her 40+ years in Anchorage, Laurie has served the Anchorage community in a variety of capacities. Active in both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, she served as a troop leader, as well as training others for both organizations. Volunteering regularly at her children’s schools, she was also the treasurer for Inlet View Elementary and West Anchorage High School PTSA’s. Currently she is the treasurer for the Alaska Metal Arts Guild as well as a board member for her community housing Co-Op.
Semi-retired from their family business, when she’s not working, Laurie is passionate about creativity and artwork. As a trained metalsmith, she loves making jewelry, Her other joys include traveling (especially Iceland) spending time with family, and playing with their two family golden retrievers, Chelsea and Lilja.
Stuart Bond
Stuart is the Co-Founder and and Vice President and Secretary of the Bond Pacific Foundation. He relocated from San Francisco in the early 1970’s to work on the construction of the TransAlaska Pipeline.
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Stuart is the managing director Pacific Acquisitions. Since 1974 the company has acquired and currently operates numerous larger industrial properties on a nationwide basis. In addition, for the past 38 years he has developed a successful commercial real estate brokerage that operates on a statewide basis.
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He serves the Anchorage community by providing commercial real consulting services to numerous non-profit organizations. In his spare time he enjoys hikes in the Chugach Mountains with his two dogs, playing the guitar and harmonium, and his continuing his life long yoga practice.
Our board members
Laurie Bond, President
Stuart Bond, Vice President and Secretary
Christopher Bond, Director
Our Staff
Elizabeth Hadas
Foundation Administrator
Elizabeth Hadas is the Foundation Administrator for Bond Pacific Foundation. She oversees the day to day running of the foundation and all other tasks. She strongly believe that when people come together to help each other, communities will flourish. She plays a major roll in our foundation grants and projects and is currently managing our program in the making, Thrive Gardens.
Elizabeth was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. She graduated from West Anchorage High School and went on to the University of Colorado at Boulder to obtain a degree in Anthropology. Elizabeth has been involved in the nonprofit sector most of her life. In Alaska, she has volunteered with the Alaska Food Bank, as a summer camp counselor and with the Anchorage Downtown Partnership in community events. She has also volunteered with the Boys and Girls Club and She Jumps to teach skiing to youth in Anchorage.