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Patience Faulkner

Patience Faulkner

Patience Anderson Faulkner is an Alaska Native, born in Cordova, Alaska. She worked as a legal technician with the litigation team for the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill lawsuit. She has served on several Cordova community boards and commissions, including since 1998 on the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) representing Cordova District Fishermen United (CDFU). One of Patience’s most influential impacts within PWSRCAC is the implementation of the Peer Listener Program. The Peer Listener Training Program is intended to assist in the long-term mental health and emotional problems stemming from technological disasters (for more information on the program, please visit: Coping with Technology Disasters). Patience has shared what she learned from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill with community members affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Patience Faulkner appears in the following new Jukebox projects:
Interview Title Abstract Archive #: Oral History Project Date of Interview
Patience Faulkner, Part 1

Patience Faulkner was interviewed on February 7, 2014 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this first part of a three part interview, Patience talks about getting involved with the response to the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Cordova, Alaska, working for VECO Corporation, helping to get Cordovans hired as cleanup workers, and VECO's relationship with the impacted Native communities.

 2013-26-17_PT.1 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Feb 7, 2014
Patience Faulkner, Part 2

This is a continuation of the interview with Patience Faulkner on February 7, 2014 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this second part of a three part interview, Patience talks about frustrations of beach cleanup workers during the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, the emotional and financial impacts of the spill on families and communities, and sharing her experiences in Cordova, Alaska with people affected by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

 2013-26-17_PT.2 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Feb 7, 2014
Patience Faulkner, Part 3

This is a continuation of the interview with Patience Faulkner on February 7, 2014 by Alicia Zorzetto at the offices of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council in Anchorage, Alaska. Amanda Johnson operated the video camera. In this third part of a three part interview, Patience talks about activities of the Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council, the need for similar advisory councils in the area impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and the importance of financing, independence and representation of the councils.

 2013-26-17_PT.3 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Feb 7, 2014