RIGHT MOVES Credit Union 1
Gustin
Schnider
Compiled by Mari Gallion Benchmark Construction
Marya Pillifant was promoted to the position of Vice President at Benchmark Construction. Pillifant was the 2011 recipient of Construction Woman of the Year from the National Association of Women in Construction. Pillifant
Denali Alaskan FCU
degree in accounting from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in international management from the University of Texas.
Alaska Regional Hospital
Alaska Regional Hospital announced the recent hiring of five staff members: Heather Plucinski and Angelina Caterinichio join the hospital as Physician Liaisons, John Brassell is the new Director of Business Development, Carla Logan, RN, BSN, is the new Women’s and Children’s Services Director and Lanise Taunton-Rigby accepted the position as Nursing Director for the Emergency Department and LifeFlight Air Ambulance.
R&M Consultants
Bennett
Wileman Leigh
Johnson
Rampke
Credit Union 1 announces the following hires and promotions: Shane Gustin has been promoted to the position of Anchorage Area Branch Manager, Heather Schnider has been promoted to the position of Branch Operations Manager, Lorraine Bennett has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Branch Operations, James Wileman has been promoted to the position of Branch Member Services Manager, Brooke Johnson has been promoted to the position of Branch Manager at the DeBarr branch and Steven Rampke has been promoted to the position of Branch Manager at the Mountain View Branch.
Olsen
Chrysti Leigh, Central Operations Manager at Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union, received her Accredited Automated Clearing House Professional certification from the National Automated Clearing House Association. As Johnson the Central Operations Manager, Leigh is responsible for directing the growth and development of ACH services, including related reports processing, tracking and project management. David Olsen joins Denali Alaskan Home Loans as a Senior Loan Originator. Olsen will be originating loans at the new Denali Alaskan Home Loans Juneau office in Juneau. Olsen has more than 14 years in the mortgage industry and holds both a BA and MBA in Finance. Lance Johnson has joined the Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union staff as Vice President of Internal Audit. Johnson received a bachelor’s
Bredlie
Arnett
R&M Consultants has recently moved Phoebe Bredlie, P.E., to its Fairbanks office. Bredlie holds a B.S. in Geological Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Bredlie is a Professional Civil Engineer registered in Alaska. Hans Arnett has been moved to the Anchorage team. Arnett holds an M.S. in Geology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a B.S. in Geology from Montana State University.
Koniag, Inc.
Koniag, Inc. announced that Ron Unger was elected Chairman of the Board by the company’s Board of Directors immediately following its Annual Shareholders Meeting last month. Unger has served on the Koniag Board of Directors since 2004. He Unger
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