Residential Mortgage, the real estate subsidiary of Northrim Bank, named Chief Operating Officer Mike Baldwin to the role of President, as well. Baldwin has thirty-five years of experience in the mortgage industry. Before joining Residential Mortgage, he led four successful companies from startup. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.

The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce board hired Jeremy Johnson as its new President and CEO, ending a five-month search. Johnson was born and raised in Fairbanks and has spent the last sixteen years in public service in various positions, from advising and assisting local governments to conducting elections. He holds a degree in political science from UAF and has received several Governor’s Denali Peak Performance Awards for his service from 2009 to 2015.

An executive at Chugach Alaska Corporation is promoted to President. In her new role, Josie Hickel is responsible for leading land management and resource development strategy for the Alaska Native corporation that spans the coastal region from the Kenai Peninsula to Cordova. Hickel previously served as executive vice president of ANCSA and community affairs. Hickel is of Aleut descent and a Chugach Alaska shareholder from Seward; the late former governor Wally Hickel was her father-in-law. Prior to joining Chugach, she served as chief administrative officer for Petro 49, a fuel distributor throughout Alaska and the Yukon Territory.

A subsidiary of the Alaska Native corporation for the Kodiak Island region has a new Chief Information Officer (CIO). Ray Coleman brings Koniag Government Services (KGS) more than twenty-five years of experience in IT and cybersecurity as a US Army veteran. As CIO, Coleman is responsible for overseeing IT systems and cybersecurity for KGS’ professional services to federal government agencies. He provides technical leadership and maintains an up-to-date vision for future technology needs.

Shee Atiká, the Alaska Native corporation for Sitka, named Colleen Bryan as its new Marketing and Communications Director. In that position, Bryan is responsible for all internal and external communications. Bryan holds a master’s degree in technical communication from Minnesota State University, Mankato and dual bachelor’s degrees in the French language and journalism and public communication from UAA. Bryan has fifteen years of director-level marketing and communication experience in a variety of sectors, spanning economic development, state/local/federal contracting, construction, and healthcare. Her most recent position was as communications director for a public corporation within the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development.

Doyon Foundation, the charitable arm of the Alaska Native corporation for the Interior region, selected Mariah Pitka-Jenkins as its new Executive Director. Pitka-Jenkins, originally from Galena, has served on the foundation’s board of directors since 2019. Pitka-Jenkins received a scholarship from Doyon Foundation as a graduate of Bristol Bay Borough High School. She earned an associate certificate in project management from George Washington University and obtained her executive leadership certificate from the University of California Berkeley in 2013. She joined Doyon, Limited in 2002, starting in accounting and working her way up to senior vice president and general manager for Doyon Remote Facilities & Services.

The Nature Conservancy, a national environmental nonprofit, named Ivy Spohnholz as its next Alaska State Director. Spohnholz has served six years in the Alaska House of Representatives and did not seek a fourth term in her Northeast Anchorage district. Spohnholz’s career spans twenty years in roles with organizations ranging from The Salvation Army, Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis, and the Alaska Conservation Foundation, chiefly focusing on developing partnerships and attracting private investment. She is also a past board chair of the Alaska Children’s Trust. Spohnholz holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in public administration, both from the University of Washington.

Rural Alaska Community Action Program (RurAL CAP) hired John Stackhouse to be the nonprofit’s Chief Financial Officer. Stackhouse was previously the director of finance at Covenant House Alaska. He also worked as the business manager for the Yupiit School District in Akiachak for four years before relocating to Anchorage in 2021. Stackhouse served in the US Navy for twenty-four years and retired as a chief petty officer. He earned master’s degrees in business administration and management from the University of Maryland.

Carlile Transportation promoted Christen Van Treeck to the position of Vice President of Carlile Logistics. In her new role, Van Treeck leads key projects throughout Alaska and North America. Van Treeck previously served as Director of Logistics and Customer Service. She started her thirty-year career in transportation with Carlile while she was in high school, working as a file clerk. Van Treeck continued with Carlile full time as a billing supervisor while putting herself through college, graduating from UAA in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in global logistics.

A senior employee at MBA Consulting Engineers is rising to the role of Principal. The Anchorage-based company is promoting Scott C. Hala, a senior mechanical engineer, to succeed Chief Mechanical Engineer Bradley S. Sordahl upon Sordahl’s retirement in the spring. Hala joined MBA after receiving his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2000. He enjoys fishing on the Kenai River and spending time with his family.

Spencer Osgood, an engineer at the Anchorage office of Coffman Engineers, earned his Alaska Professional Engineering license in civil engineering. Osgood graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He joined Coffman in 2016 as an intern performing cathodic protection surveys with the corrosion control department. After graduating, he transitioned to a full-time position in the civil engineering department. Osgood’s experience includes commercial, industrial, and military projects throughout Alaska and Pacific islands. He has knowledge of hydrological engineering as well as site design, project coordination and design, permitting, trenchless utility design, and fuel storage containment. He is also a certified cathodic protection technician.

Anchorage-based media nonprofit Koahnic Broadcast Corporation added some new hires to its news, production, and administrative teams.

Award-winning presenter Shawn Spruce is now the permanent Host of Native America Calling, a nationally syndicated radio program. Spruce, of the Laguna Pueblo, was a frequent guest on the show and made an impression as someone who could connect with audiences. Spruce was awarded the 2021 Ketchum Prize for outstanding contributions to financial education.

Sol Traverso joins Native America Calling as Associate Producer. Originally from Alaska, Traverso is a University of New Mexico journalism graduate with three years of experience that includes reporting for the university’s Daily Lobo and New Mexico News Port and the weekly Taos News.

Andi Murphy is promoted to Senior Producer on Native America Calling after working on the show for eight years. The frequent fill-in host specializes in Indigenous multimedia storytelling, production, and research. Murphy is a two-time winner of the National Native Media Award for general excellence in podcasting and radio.

Koahnic’s Anchorage-based radio station KNBA also welcomed two new junior-level positions: Hanna Bissett as News Intern and Kayla Rearden as Administrative Assistant.