An attorney for the Tanana Chiefs Conference (TCC) is the choice of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) to become Interim President and CEO, as of August. Natasha Singh takes over for Valerie Nurr’araluk Davidson, the former lieutenant governor of Alaska who has led the statewide healthcare nonprofit since March 2021. Prior to working at ANTHC, Singh served as TCC’s general counsel for more than a decade. During that time, she was part of the team that oversaw the joint venture to build and staff the Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center in Fairbanks. Singh is a tribal citizen of Stevens Village. She is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Law and Dartmouth College. For the past two years, Singh worked alongside Davidson to implement ANTHC’s strategic priorities.

Providence Alaska Children’s Hospital has a new Executive Director. Margaret M. Horvath moves into the position after leading the Alaska Health Alliance, a Providence-sponsored clinically integrated network. In her new role, Horvath oversees children’s and women’s services at the “hospital within a hospital” at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. Horvath earned a bachelor’s degree with a minor in business administration from Columbia College in South Carolina and a master’s degree in health administration from Tulane University in New Orleans. She is certified as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves on the board of its Alaska chapter.

A hospitality veteran is the new General Manager for ASM Global, the international firm that operates Anchorage’s city-owned convention centers. The company hired Steve Rader, previously general manager of the Lakefront Anchorage hotel. In this new position, Rader manages day-to-day functions at the Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center and the Egan Civic and Convention Center. ASM Global, which operates more than 350 venues worldwide, has had the contract to run Anchorage convention centers since 2000. Rader has nearly two decades of experience in Alaska. In addition to the Lakefront Anchorage, he recently managed another Millennium brand hotel in Arizona, the McCormick Scottsdale. Previously, he served as general manager of the Hilton Anchorage and held various leadership positions with Marriott Anchorage Downtown, WeTravel, and Holland America Line.

The board of the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) in Seward chose Wei Ying Wong as the new President and CEO. Wong has worked at ASLC since December 2021 as chief science and education officer. Wong is the successor to Tara Riemer, who was at ASLC for twenty years, the last twelve as president and CEO. Wong earned a master’s degree and PhD in environmental studies at Brown University; her specialty is invasion ecology. She previously held executive roles at the Washington Sea Grant, Woodland Park Zoo, and the Philadelphia Zoo. At ASLC, Wong is credited with expanding science and education programs through collaborative grants and fundraising.

Kodiak History Museum (KHM) selected Kristin O’Lear as its next Executive Director. O’Lear joins KHM from Imperial Valley Desert Museum in Ocotillo, California, where she served as executive director since 2021 and head curator before that. O’Lear received a bachelor’s degree in international relations from Michigan State University and a master’s degree in history with a concentration in public history. During her tenure at Imperial Valley Desert Museum, O’Lear led the organization through community engagement and rapid expansion in preparation for formal museum accreditation.

Natives of Kodiak, the urban Native corporation for the city of Kodiak, placed new vice presidents in charge of two business lines.

Eric McLaurin, as Vice President for the Services sector, also serves as General Manager for the corporation’s Environmental Assessment Services subsidiary. McLaurin served as an officer in the US Air Force and, in the private sector, managed global client contracts throughout the United States and international locations. McLaurin holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and an MBA from Louisiana State University-Shreveport. He is a licensed professional engineer and registered environmental manager.

The new Vice President of Construction is Tamie Taylor. Taylor has more than forty years of experience in construction, mostly with government contracting, having worked with various Alaska Native corporations. Taylor holds a master’s degree in project management and several construction-related certifications, including a Quality Control Certificate from the US Army Corp of Engineers and an Alaska Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead certification.

The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska elevated new leaders in communications, customer care, and printing and engraving.

Dixie Hutchinson was hired as Communications Director based in Juneau after previously working as a community outreach manager with Sealaska regional corporation. Prior to that, she served as the news director for KNBA radio in Anchorage. Hutchinson is Tlingit of the Yéil (Raven) Kiks.adí (Frog) clan from Wrangell. She is also Unangan (Aleut) and was born on her father’s traditional lands, part of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Her Tlingit name is Tináa Shwáat, and she was one of the former co-dance leaders of Wrangell’s Shx’at Kwáan dance group.

Tlingit & Haida formed a new Customer Care Department and promoted Judean Gordon as Customer Care Manager. She also teaches a certified customer service class through Generations Southeast Community Learning Center. Gordon is Yéil (Raven) of the L’uknax.ádi (Coho) clan from the Xixch’ hit (Frog House). She was born in Juneau and raised in Skagway.

The Printing & Engraving Department is a key part of the Shop Tlingit & Haida online store, capable of embroidery, screen printing, heat press transfers, and laser engraving. Sam Grubitz is promoted to Manager of the department. Grubitz joined Tlingit & Haida as a communications specialist in 2019, moving to the Printing & Engraving department in 2023. Grubitz is Choctaw from Arizona. He earned a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.

The board of the Bristol Bay Regional Seafood Development Association (BBRSDA) promoted Lilani Dunn to the position of Executive Director. Dunn had led the BBRSDA marketing department since 2020. She previously held staff positions with Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute and Orca Bay Foods. Dunn is currently president of Northwest Fisheries Association, chair of the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute’s domestic marketing committee, and an active member of National Fisheries Institute.

An international nonprofit that supports sustainable fisheries picked an Alaskan as its next Executive Director. Ocean Outcomes (O2) selected Kelly Harrell, previously executive director of the Alaska Marine Conservation Council. In her new position, Harrell is implementing O2’s new three-year strategic plan. Harrell studied fisheries at the University of British Columbia and earned an MBA with an emphasis on seafood business from the University of Alaska. She previously worked for Ecotrust as director of fisheries and coastal communities, for Sitka Salmon Shares (now Sitka Seafood Market) as chief fisheries and sustainability officer, and most recently as senior manager at Saltwater Inc., an ocean data provider in Anchorage.

Greg Gallagher joined United Way of Anchorage’s senior leadership team as Vice President of Philanthropy, working to connect corporations, philanthropic organizations, and individual donors to impactful work. Gallagher was United Way’s individual giving officer since 2022. A graduate of Claremont McKenna College, Gallagher earned a master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Gallagher has more than ten years of fundraising experience working for institutions such as Covenant House Alaska and UAA.