RIGHT MOVES Alaska Business This magazine upgraded its digital staff with a couple of recent hires. Carter Damaska is the new Social Media Manager. Originally from Michigan, he earned a degree in history and classical studies from Hope Damaska College. He made a living as an events photographer, branching out into videography and web design, skills that help him engage with the Alaska Business audience via social media platforms. He would rather have pursued a career as an auto mechanic, being able to identify makes and models at a glance, but underneath the hood, he says, he’s lost beyond checking the oil. Taylor Sanders, the new Web Manager, studied in Paris to become a pastry chef and event coordinator. After ten years on that career path, she Sanders pivoted from pastry to pixels. She was certified as a web developer after a year-long coding boot camp at the University of Washington and is now pursuing a degree in computer science at UAA. Her responsibilities include juggling all the content on the Alaska Business website and compiling the weekly Monitor e-newsletter. Born and raised in South Carolina, her native accent only emerges when she’s been around her family.
Alaska Department of Commerce Governor Mike Dunleavy named Julie Sande as his choice to lead the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. She
replaces Julie Anderson, who announced her retirement as Commissioner after the new year. Sande was most recently executive director of Sande the Ketchikan Pioneer Home. She earned a bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Montana and a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Southern California. She is also a lifelong Alaskan who was primarily raised in remote logging camps of Southeast Alaska.
Providence Alaska Upon retiring as the first Black chief of the Anchorage Police Department, Kenneth D. McCoy marks another first. Providence Alaska hired McCoy him as its first Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer. In that role, McCoy is responsible for coordinating efforts to promote culturally competent, patient-centered care as well as diversity and inclusion within the Providence Alaska workforce. McCoy earned a bachelor’s degree in justice from UAA and a certificate in criminal justice from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. After twentyseven years in law enforcement, McCoy was named chief of police in 2021, and then in December he announced his retirement. “After serving the public for nearly three decades,” McCoy says, “it was important for me to continue to make an impact in our community.”
Wilson Albers Wilson Albers, an affiliate of human resources management firm Alera Group,
has a new Managing Partner for the first time in twenty-six years. Jennifer Bundy-Cobb takes over for Lon Wilson, who co-founded the partnership Bundy-Cobb in 1995. Bundy-Cobb has also been with the firm since the beginning, most recently as the director of employee benefits. Wilson is transitioning his leadership responsibilities over the coming months and supporting Alera Group as needed in the region.
HDR The Anchorage office of architecture and engineering firm HDR brought in Matt Stone as Alaska Area Manager. He oversees a staff of more Stone than 100 engineers, scientists, and other technical professionals working to responsibly develop critical infrastructure for Alaska. Stone brings more than twenty years of experience in Alaska civil design and is a dedicated leader who fosters positive collaboration and teamwork among his staff. He is a registered professional engineer in both civil and environmental design.
Sourdough Express One of Alaska’s oldest transportation companies made some internal changes for 2022. Debbie Norum and Josh Norum are now Norum the sole Co-Owners of Sourdough Express and Sourdough Transfer, established in 1898 with locations in Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Kenai. Josh Norum is President of both organizations,
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