RIGHT MOVES AECOM
Kristen Akers has joined the Anchorage office of AECOM as a Project Environmental Engineer. Akers received her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Texas Tech University. Arran Forbes has joined the Anchorage office of AECOM as an Environmental Scientist. Forbes received her Bachelor od Science in Environmental Science from Dartmouth College in 2010.
USKH Inc.
USKH Inc. announces that Marcus Geist has joined the multi-disciplined firm as an Environmental Analyst in the Anchorage office. Geist is a graduate of the Davidson College, and he received his Master of Environmental Management from Duke Geist University.
Freedom Realty
Kevin Lauver has joined Freedom Realty as a Sales Associate. Kevin will be working at the Kenai branch with vacant land, residential, multifamily and commercial properties.
Compiled by Mari Gallion history from the University of Oregon. Midthun successfully passed the architectural registration exam in November.
help with eyeglass frame fitting at the new Prince of Wales optometry clinic.
Hope Community Resources
The Alaska Primary Care Association board and staff announce the appointment of Nancy E. Merriman as their Executive Director. Merriman attended college in California and Arizona and achieved a Bachelor of Arts in Community Nutrition summa cum laude; and a Mater of Public Health and Master of Business Administration, both magna cum laude.
Hope Community Resources Inc. announces the promotion of Kathy Tonsgard from Chief Financial Officer to Senior Deputy Director of Fiscal Services and Operations. Tonsgard holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, a Master of Tonsgard Business Administration in Information Technology and her Juris Doctorate in Healthcare and Contract Law.
AHBA
Nikki Giordano has been named the new Executive Director of Alaska Home Builders Association. Vicki Portwood, former Executive Director, retired Dec. 31, 2012. Portwood had served as the executive officer for the AHBA and the Alaska State Home Builders Association for more than 15 years.
Bezek Durst Seiser
Bezek Durst Seiser announces Jennifer Midthun as one of its newest Licensed Architects. Midthun holds a Bachelor of Architecture with a minor in art
KeyBank
State of Alaska Department of Law
The State of Alaska Department of Law announces that Sharon Marshall will be the new Anchorage District Attorney. Marshall has worked in district attorneys’ offices in New Jersey, Ohio, Texas and Alaska.
SEARHC
Lauver
Alaska Primary Care Association
The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Behavioral Health Division announces the hiring of Terry Kinney, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry, as a Mental Health Midlevel Practitioner at the Haa Toowóo Náakw Hít out- Kinney patient behavioral health clinic in Sitka. Kinney earned his physician assistant credential through the University of Washington School of Medicine’s MEDEX program, a Bachelor of Clinical Health Services and a licensed practical nurse credential from Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood, Wash. SEARHC has also hired two new optometry assistants—Vivian Stuart and Chrissy Hayes—to
Kent
LeDesma
Mollie R. Kent has been selected to manage KeyBank’s Kenai branch. Currently, she is pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Alaska Southeast. KeyBank has selected Amanda LeDesma to manage its branch in Soldotna. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Alaska Southeast.
Rep. Don Young
Mike Anderson has been hired to serve as Press Secretary in Rep. Don Young’s Washington, D.C. office. Originally from Anchorage, Anderson earned a degree in political science from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
University of Alaska
The University of Alaska announced Chief Human Resources Officer Donald Smith is returning to the position of Executive Director of Labor and Employee Relations. Associate Vice President of Budget Michelle
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