A board member of Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corporation (UIC) is promoted to President and CEO. Dr. Pearl K. Brower has served on the UIC board of directors since June 2021. She was also president of Iļisaġvik College for eight years between 2007 and 2020. Brower obtained a double bachelor’s degree in anthropology and Alaska Native studies, a master’s degree in Alaska Native and rural development, and a PhD in indigenous studies with an emphasis in indigenous leadership, all from UAF. She also received an associate of arts degree in Iñupiaq studies from Iļisaġvik College in 2018. Prior to this work, she ran her own consulting business focused on strategic planning and leadership development.
TOTE Maritime Alaska has a new Vice President and General Manager. Art Dahlin is now responsible for the company’s Alaska-based operations, taking over for Alex Hofeling, who was promoted to company president last November. Dahlin comes from TOTE’s sister company, Foss Maritime, where he served as general manager in Portland, Oregon. Dahlin earned an MBA from the Foster School of Business at the University of Washington. His bachelor’s degree in logistics and intermodal transportation is from the US Merchant Marine Academy in 2007. He sailed as a relief captain until he was hired in 2013 by Saltchuk, the parent company of Foss and TOTE, as a senior financial analyst.
“Peter Pan is in a growth mode,” says Mike Galan, the seafood company’s new Chief Financial Officer. In his role, he is focusing on implementing finance and accounting processes that will aid the company in its efforts to produce more value-added products and make the best use of Alaska’s wild seafood resources. His twenty years of experience includes time at Trident Seafoods, Weyerhaeuser Company, and Hartung Glass.
Mhay Sy is now Senior Vice President, Special Credits and Loan Servicing Manager. Sy joined Northrim in 2007. She has twenty-three years of experience in the banking industry and a bachelor’s degree from the Philippines.
Mark Anderson is promoted to Vice President, Lending Branch Manager at the Kodiak Loan Production office. Anderson started at Northrim in 2020. He has twenty-five years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in speech communication.
Angela Bradford becomes Vice President, Community Development and Loan Compliance Manager. Bradford has been with Northrim since 2014 and has twenty years of experience in banking.
David Byrne is now Vice President, Loan Officer V at the Juneau Financial Center. Byrne joined Northrim in 2020. He has twenty-four years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in history from UAA.
Lawrence Gluck is promoted to Vice President, Loan QA Officer. Gluck started at Northrim in 2015. He has thirty-five years in commercial banking and credit administration and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey.
Jaime Kissner becomes Vice President, Loan Officer V at the Juneau Financial Center. Kissner has been with Northrim since 2019. He has seventeen years of experience in the industry and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Northwestern State University in Louisiana.
Judy Schnese is now Vice President, Audit Manager. Schnese started at Northrim in 2009. She has thirty-three years of experience and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.
Rodlynn Smallwood is promoted to Vice President, Operations Support Manager. Smallwood has been with Northrim since 2006 and has twenty-eight years of experience in the industry.
Catherine Hsieh becomes Associate Vice President, Senior Accountant–Home Mortgage Lending. Hsieh joined Northrim in 2017. She holds a master’s degree in marketing from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane and an Advanced Accounting certificate from Santa Clara University in California.
Kendra Loges is now Associate Vice President, Electronic Channel Applications Manager. Loges started at Northrim Bank in 2001 and received the Northrim Bank President’s Award in 2018.
Stephanie Love is promoted to Associate Vice President, Marketing and Sales Manager. Love has been with Northrim since 2016. She has more than eighteen years of experience in the industry and a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Maine.
Sarah Maycock becomes Associate Vice President, Electronic Banking Support Manager. Maycock joined Northrim in 2018. She has fourteen years of experience in finance and a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
Nicole Mariman is now Associate Vice President, Operations Support Assistant Manager. Mariman joined Northrim in 2000 and has twenty-four years of experience in banking.
Ian Sikeo is promoted to Associate Vice President, Branch Manager. Sikeo came to Northrim in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a minor in computer science from Charter College.
Tze Ming Teoh becomes Associate Vice President, Cybersecurity Manager. Teoh started at Northrim in 2020. He has more than ten years of experience in information security and technology risk management and a master’s degree in technology entrepreneurship.
Kristen Bush is now a Loan Review Officer. Bush joined Northrim in 2016. She has twenty-one years of experience in the banking industry and an associate degree in occupational safety and health from UAA.
Kaulen Pevan is promoted to Loan Officer II at the Wasilla Financial Center. Pevan has been with Northrim since 2019. He has seven years of experience and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a marketing concentration from the University of Saint Mary in Kansas.
New to Northrim is Casey Campbell, hired as Vice President, Loan Officer IV–Commercial. Campbell has six years lending experience in commercial and real estate lending. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Central Washington University.
Eric Hamilton is also new to Northrim, coming aboard as Associate Vice President, Loan Officer IV–Commercial Real Estate. Hamilton has worked the last twelve years in financial services. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Concordia University in Oregon.
Nicholai Smith is an electrical engineer, leading the electrical department for key oil and gas clients. He received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wyoming and started with Coffman in 2010.
The other new principal in Anchorage is Rob Wasserman, a project management professional and civil and structural engineer. Wasserman specializes in industrial projects, including petroleum facilities, liquified natural gas facilities, refineries, and terminals. Wasserman earned a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from the University of Wyoming and joined Coffman in 2017.
Jobe Bernier grew up in Chugiak as a fourth generation Alaskan. He started as a drafter with Nvision and left Alaska to complete his master’s degree in Montana. He returned to Nvision as a licensed architect. In addition to high-performance contemporary design, Bernier provides historic preservation and actively works to save cultural resources across Alaska.
Jim Hansen started with Nvision thirty years ago. He started as a drafter with Nvision and has since provided successful project management with multiple clients across the state. His experience and understanding of architecture have come through hands-on experience in both design and construction along with the oversight and teaching of architects on the Nvision team.
An environmental engineer at Nortech passed the Principles of Engineering exam to earn a Professional Environmental Engineering license from the State of Alaska. Mikkel Foltmar graduated from the Technical University of Denmark with a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering. At Nortech, Foltmar is responsible for public water system engineering design and review, sanitary surveys, hazardous material investigations, site assessments, and contingency plan scenario development.
Alaska Communications hired accountant Kelley Harper as Vice President of Finance and Controller, overseeing all accounting functions for the telecom company. She has twenty-five years of experience in finance, accounting, budgeting, and strategic planning.