Uluao “Junior” Aumavae, a former NFL player, says strong community ties and diversity and equity programs got him to where he is today. He says he hopes to provide the same opportunities for Anchorage residents as the city's chief equity officer.
May 11, 2022
The position has been entrenched in controversy since Mayor Dave Bronson fired the city’s first chief equity officer,. The mayor’s office and the Assembly have been locked in a lawsuit ever since — even as Aumavae was confirmed to be the new chief equity officer. He said he’s tried to separate himself from those debates.
“Had I quit back then or had I not met that mentor, I could have never set that trend for lineage for my family,” he said. Aumavae said his parents worked hard to keep the family fed. His mom had two jobs while his father, a disabled veteran, would get expired food from grocery stores.
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