Iditarod Trail Committee board president Andy Baker leads a meeting Friday, Feb. 9, 2018 at the Lakefront Hotel in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes / ADN) - Anchorage, Alaska 
President of the Iditarod board steps down
Andy Baker, the president of the Iditarod Trail Committee board of directors, has stepped down, according to an announcement Friday from the race organization.
Baker, the brother of 2011 Iditarod champion John Baker, served on the sled-dog race's governing board for eight years, starting in June 2010. He was elected board president the following year, according to a race spokesman.
Andy Baker found himself in the center of Iditarod controversy in February when a group of mushers demanded he resign, following a turbulent year for the race. But, Baker said in an interview Friday, that's not why he's leaving. He said the Iditarod is in a good spot now, and he felt comfortable stepping away.
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