Update: Long-time CEO of Mental Health Trust Authority steps down

Jeff Jessee tells reporters why he supports Gov. Bill Walker’s efforts to expand Medicaid at a press conference in the Capitol, March 17, 2015. He was CEO of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority at the time, but left the position on Wednesday. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
The CEO of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority resigned on Wednesday and will take on a different role in the organization. Jeff Jessee served in the position for 21 years. He will be transitioning to a ne