RIGHT MOVES CALISTA CORP.
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Sharon Weddleton was hired as chief financial officer for Calista Corp. Weddleton most recently served as chief financial officer for Bristol Industries LLC, a subsidiary of Bristol Bay Native Corp.
AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION ALASKA CHAPTER
Members of the Alaska Chapter of the American Marketing Association elected a new board of directors. They are: Jessica Bertz, University of Alaska Anchorage, president; Lexie Mizeras, Alaska SeaLife Center, president-elect; Jay Blury, Northrim Bank, secretary; Jeri Rubin, UAA, treasurer; Christina Young, Alaska Public Telecommunications Inc., community liaison; Cathy Opinsky, AT&T, registration director; Larry Cleland, Koahnic Broadcast Corp., hospitality and facilities director; Heidi Miles, State of Alaska, membership director; Alonna Pfleiger, Nerland Agency, communications co-director and Lena Schultze, Klondike Advertising, communications co-director.
ANCHORAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.
Emily Bolling joined the Anchorage Economic Development Corp. as communications coordinator. Bolling previously served as marketing director for Anchorage Downtown Partnership Ltd .
COMPILED BY NANCY POUNDS as Local Chamber of Commerce of The Year. The chamber was recognized for its efforts providing pro-business support for the Fairbanks community. Mikunda, Cottrell & Co. Inc. received the Bill Bivin Small Business of The Year award. The award honors businesses that exemplify leadership, ethics and organization. The firm has grown from a small accounting firm in 1977 to the state’s largest locally owned certified public accounting firm.
ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM
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PROVIDENCE BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE GROUP
Dr. Lee Ann Gee has joined Providence Behavioral Medicine Group in Anchorage. Gee specializes in adult psychiatry. She completed her psychiatry residency training at the University of Louisville in Louisville, Ky. In Kentucky, Gee was the 20102011 Chief Resident of the Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program and received with the 2011 Harvey St. Clair, MD, Award in psychodynamics.
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ALASKA STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Susan Bramstedt received the Alaska State Chamber of Commerce’s William A. Egan Alaskan of The Year award. Bramstedt is the former Alaska Airlines’ director of public affairs for Alaska. She is executive director of the Alaska Airlines Foundation. The award honors the statewide contributions of individuals working in the private sector. The Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce was honored
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Roald Helgesen was chosen as chief executive for the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. Helgesen previously was president and chief executive of the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, where he had served since 2007.
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M a t t h e w Pe a b o d y joined Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP as an associate attorney at the firm’s Anchorage office. He specializes in corporate, business and commercial transactions, real estate and civil litigation. He served in the
U.S. Navy and earned his law degree from Penn State University’s Dickinson School of Law.
CREDIT UNION 1
Maria Quick was promoted to financial controller at Credit Union 1. Quick previously served as senior financial analyst. She joined the credit union in 2006 as a financial analyst.
WASILLA PHYSICAL THERAPY
Jean Lindberg joined Wasilla Physical Therapy as a therapist. Lindberg has 27 years of experience as a physical therapist. Lindberg specializes in foot evaluations and developing customized shoe inserts, and she is trained in workers’ compensation injury rehabilitation, among other skills.
AHTNA NETIYE’ INC.
Robert Sandt was appointed chief executive for Ahtna Netiye’ Inc. The company is a newly formed holding company for Ahtna Inc. Sandt has more than 36 years of executive management experience, including 11 years working with the U.S. Small Business Administration 8(a) program.
ALASKA BUSINESS HALL OF FAME
Three state business leaders will be honored as new members of the Alaska Business Hall of Fame. The honorees are Will Anderson of Koniag Inc., Bob Dindinger with Alaska Travel Adventures Inc. and the Green Family of David Green Master Furriers. They will be recognized for their support of Junior Achievement programs and commitment to Alaska business at a ceremony Jan. 26 at the Dena’ina Civic & Convention Center in Anchorage. Alaska Business Monthly and Junior Achievement of Alaska are major sponsors of the event.
LAND’S END RESORT
Darrel Oliver was chosen director of hospitality for Land’s End three properties: Land’s End Resort in Homer, the Van Gilder in Seward and Kenai Landing in Kenai. Oliver has worked 17 years for the company as food and beverage director for Land’s End Chart Room Restaurant in Homer.
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