RIGHT MOVES Arctic IT Arctic IT added Ellie Carlo as Senior Technical Support Analyst to its IT technical support team. Originally from Koyukuk, Carlo received Carlo her AAS in information technology and system administration from UAF. She worked for Doyon Utilities (a Doyon, Limited company) for five years before moving to Anchorage.
Coffman Engineers Coffman Engineers expanded its process engineering resources with Clayton Kruger obtaining his professional process Kruger engineering license. A graduate of Montana State University with a degree in chemical engineering and biological engineering, Kruger offers Coffman’s refining/oil and gas clients insight into their operational system performance through hydrocarbon processing modeling, process controls, safety relief and vessel/piping fitness for service, stress analysis, equipment and material selection, vessel design, industrial process, and piping system design for both brownfield and greenfield designs. Kruger has been with Coffman since 2015 and continues to take the company’s industrial mechanical designs to new innovative levels. Coffman also congratulates Arin (AJ) Wooster on successfully passing the mechanical engineering exam and obtaining his Alaska Wooster Professional Engineering
License. Wooster is a 2020 graduate of UAF with a master’s in petroleum engineering and holds a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering from UAA. He joined Coffman in 2019 and continues to think outside the box while providing mechanical engineering solutions to its industrial clients in Alaska.
Alaska Public Media Alaska Public Media (AKPM) announced that Dr. E.J.R. David joins Kathleen McCoy as a recurring host on AKPM’s local, weekly radio program David Hometown, Alaska. David was born in the Philippines and grew up in Pasay, Las Pinas, Makati, and Utqiaġvik. He obtained his bachelor’s in psychology from UAA and his master’s and doctoral degrees in clinical-community psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Currently, David lives in Anchorage with his wife and their four children. He serves as a tenured professor of psychology at UAA, with his primary duties being with the PhD program in clinical community psychology that has a rural, cultural, and indigenous emphasis.
Alaska Raceway Park Michelle Lackey Maynor has been promoted to President and Majority Owner of Alaska Raceway Park. As President, Maynor is responsible for Maynor all aspects of operation for the NHRA and NASCAR sanctioned motorsports facility. In addition to running day-to-day operations, her duties include
facility growth, event management, marketing and promotions, staffing, sponsorships, and community relations. She has been operations manager of Alaska Raceway Park since 2016 and has worked in many different capacities at the Park since 1997, as well as raced there. Her promotion comes as current owners, Karen and Earl Lackey, transition to advisory roles. In addition to her background in motorsports, Maynor holds a degree in marketing from UAA.
Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits appointed Christina Reed to Vice President and General Manager of Alaska. Reed is responsible for leading Reed all sales activities for Alaska, including formulating overall strategy, managing and developing people, and establishing policies for the market. During her career with the Odom Corporation and Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, Reed has held multiple positions of increasing responsibility, beginning as a sales representative in 2005, becoming a district sales manager for the Northwest Division in 2014, and most recently leading the Northwest Division as the general sales manager. Prior to her time at Southern Glazer’s, Reed worked at Alaska Distributors, where she got her start as a courier and worked her way up to positions in merchandising and sales.
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