At a Glance

What book is currently on your nightstand?
I am an Audible.com fan so my nightstand is empty, but I have a list of
audiobooks by my favorite authors Jodi Picoult and Simon Sinek.

What movie do you recommend to everyone you know?
For lighthearted fun, I am a huge fan of the “Pitch Perfect” series. My daughter and I have been watching them together over the years.

What’s the first thing you do when you get home after a long day at work?
In winter, I change right into my pajamas. In summer, I put on my tennis shoes.

If you couldn’t live in Alaska what’s your dream locale?
Anywhere in Italy! I traveled there in 2017 with my sister and loved every minute of it.

At a Glance

What book is currently on your nightstand?
I am an Audible.com fan so my nightstand is empty, but I have a list of
audiobooks by my favorite authors Jodi Picoult and Simon Sinek.

What movie do you recommend to everyone you know?
For lighthearted fun, I am a huge fan of the “Pitch Perfect” series. My daughter and I have been watching them together over the years.

What’s the first thing you do when you get home after a long day at work?
In winter, I change right into my pajamas. In summer, I put on my tennis shoes.

If you couldn’t live in Alaska what’s your dream locale?
Anywhere in Italy! I traveled there in 2017 with my sister and loved every minute of it.

Off the Cuff

Julie Taylor

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ulie Taylor joined Alaska Regional Hospital as CEO five years ago in December 2013. Throughout her career Taylor has held a number of leadership positions including director of case management and admissions, interim vice president of human resources, associate chief nursing officer, and chief operating officer. Taylor is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives as well as a registered nurse. She lives in Anchorage with her husband Mike and their daughter Lauren.

Alaska Business: What do you do in your free time?
Julie Taylor: In the summer, my family and I love to spend time at our house on the Kenai River in Sterling. In the winter, we enjoy going to movies at the Dimond Center Theater.

AB: Is there a skill or talent you have always wanted to learn or are learning?
Taylor: I wish I had learned how to play the piano.

AB: What’s the most daring thing you’ve ever done?
Taylor: Climbed a 14er [a mountain over 14,000 feet in elevation] in Colorado and bear hunting here in Alaska.

AB: What’s your go-to comfort food?
Taylor: Chips and my husband’s secret-recipe cheese dip.

AB: Other than your current career, if you were a kid today, what would your dream job be?
Taylor: I absolutely love my job, but if I had to choose another, it would definitely still be in the healthcare field.

AB: What is your favorite way to get exercise?
Taylor: Hiking in Alaska’s breathtakingly beautiful outdoors.

AB: Dead or alive, who would you like to see perform live in concert?
Taylor: Barry Manilow is my first choice, and I am lucky enough to have seen him twice!

AB: What are you most superstitious about?
Taylor: “What comes around goes around,” as the saying goes.

AB: What is your greatest extravagance?
Taylor: Online shopping as the mood hits me.

AB: What are your best and worst attributes?
Taylor: I do not take “no” easily—it’s a double-edged sword.

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