RIGHT MOVES TOTE Maritime Alaska TOTE Maritime Alaska has a new President. The shipping company promoted Alex Hofeling from his previous position as vice president Hofeling and general manager. Hofeling, a veteran of the US Coast Guard, holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington and a master’s in business administration from Seattle University. He joined TOTE Maritime Alaska in 2013 and became VP/GM in 2019. As TOTE Maritime Alaska president working out of the Tacoma office, Hofeling’s responsibilities encompass the entirety of commercial and operational activities for the Alaska market.
BSNC The new face of Bering Straits Native Corporation (BSNC) is Miriam Aarons, promoted from senior director of media and marketing to Aarons Vice President of Corporate Communications. In her new role, Aarons will continue to lead and grow BSNC’s communications and marketing initiatives. Aarons is Inupiaq and an enrolled tribal member of the Native Village of Unalakleet and a BSNC shareholder. She started working for the corporation in 2012. Aarons earned a bachelor’s degree in political science with a concentration in international relations from Columbia University.
Lynden Logistics Lynden Logistics, known until last September as Lynden International, promoted some top executives, including
one at its Anchorage branch. Dennis Mitchell has been named Senior Vice President of Freight Operations, directing transportation Mitchell services focused on the key markets of Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Prior to this, Mitchell’s title was senior vice president, international. Mitchell has been with Lynden for twenty-seven years after owning his own customs brokerage firm in Anchorage from 1986 to 1994. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and supply chain management from the University of Alaska and is a licensed customs broker.
FEDC The senior project manager for Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) is being promoted to President and CEO. The board Stewart of directors chose Jomo Stewart as the successor for James “Jim” Dodson, who has served as CEO since 2005. Stewart is a twenty-five-year resident of Fairbanks and a graduate of UAF with a degree in political science. He has served as chief of staff for two state legislators and as an aide to legislative committees. More recently, as general manager of the Interior Gas Utility, Stewart negotiated the $352.5 million deal to finance the Interior Energy Project and unite Interior Gas Utility and Fairbanks Natural Gas under community control.
Kinney Engineering Kinney Engineering is adding two more member/owners to the five currently
leading the firm. Phoebe Bredlie originally joined Kinney in 2016 and has managed the Fairbanks office. A graduate of UAF, Bredlie has Bredlie more than twenty years of experience, including the planning, design, and construction of transportation and site projects in the Fairbanks area and across the state. Will Webb joined Kinney in 2015 and has eighteen years of traffic and transportation engineering experience throughout Alaska. Webb Webb was raised in Alaska and earned both his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and master of engineering degrees from the University of Idaho.
Coffman Engineers An employee of Coffman Engineers achieved her Professional Civil Engineering licenses in Alaska and California. Mary Dempsey Dempsey graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in chemical engineering and holds a Project Management Professional certification. Before joining Coffman in 2020, Dempsey worked in civil land development in Washington, planning neighborhoods and stormwater systems. At Coffman, Dempsey leads industrial projects in the project management department.
R&M Consultants Carl Hall recently joined R&M Consultants as a Senior Project Engineer in the firm’s Site Development Group. Hall
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