The Honourable Ione Christensen, chair of the Whitehorse History Book Society, is a fourth-generation Yukoner. Over the course of her illustrious career, she has served in many capacities, including family court judge; mayor of Whitehorse; commissioner of the Yukon; and executive director of Crossroads, the Yukon Foundation, and the Yukon Outfitters Association. In 1999, she was appointed Yukon representative to the Senate of Canada.