Top 40 Press Release
Jan. 20, 2012
The Alaska Journal of Commerce is pleased to announce the 2012 Top Forty Under 40® recipients.
Each year, the Journal honors Alaska’s best 40 up-and-coming leaders who are under 40 years old. Recipients demonstrate professional excellence and a commitment to community. A selection committee chose these outstanding individuals from nearly 200 nominations.
A luncheon honoring the 2012 Top Forty Under 40® recipients is scheduled for March 8 at Anchorage’s Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center.
Below is a list of the recipients, separated by community:
| First Name | Last Name | Job Title | Company | City |
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| Nils | Andreassen | Managing Director | Institute of the North | Anchorage |
| Dana | Applebee | Marketing Mngr | Kendall Auto Group | Anchorage |
| CB | Brady | Owner | Benchmark Construction | Anchorage |
| Jeffery | Davis | Associate Attorney | Hughes Gorski Seedorf Odsen and Teervoren | Anchorage |
| Crissy | Ditmore | Project Manager | VPSI Commuter Vanpools | Anchorage |
| Jara | Haas | Sales and Marketing Mngr | Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center | Anchorage |
| Brandi | Kirk | HR Director | Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center | Anchorage |
| Kristel | Komakhuk | Development Director | First Alaskans Institute | Anchorage |
| Sunny | Mall | Asst Prof., Secondary Math Education | University of Alaska Anchorage | Anchorage |
| Sarah | Erkmann | Communications Director | Municipality of Anchorage | Anchorage |
| Stephanie | Mormilo | Municipal Traffic Engineer | Municipality of Anchorage | Anchorage |
| Robert | Morris | Dir of Human Resources | Alaska Children’s Services | Anchorage |
| Laura | Nelson | Project Mngr/Shareholder | Watterson Construction Co. | Anchorage |
| Kameron | Perez-Verdia | CEO | Avant-Garde Learning Alliance | Anchorage |
| Suzanne | Rudolph | President | Providence Alaska Foundation | Anchorage |
| Aaron | Steelman | Project Manager | Kiewit Building Group Inc. | Anchorage |
| Elizabeth | Stuart | Partner | KPMG LLP | Anchorage |
| Geran | Tarr | Exec Director | Alliance for Reproductive Justice | Anchorage |
| Aleesha | Towns-Bain | Sr. Program Associate | Rasmuson Foundation | Anchorage |
| Louis | Ulmer | Sr Bus Development Officer | First National Bank Alaska | Anchorage |
| Sarah | Whicker | COO | Millrock Resource Inc./Millrock Exploration Corp | Anchorage |
| JR | Wilcox | President | Cook Inlet Energy | Anchorage |
| Carol | Wren | Director or Employment & Training | Cook Inlet Tribal Council Inc. | Anchorage |
| Tiffany Jane | Zulkosky | West Area Director | USDA Rural Development | Bethel |
| Shawna | Larson | Council Member | Chickaloon Village Traditional Council | Chickaloon |
| Seth | Kelley | Exec Director | FOCUS | Eagle River |
| Meadow | Bailey | PIO, Northern Region | Ak Department of Transportation | Fairbanks |
| Patrick | Cotter | Planner, GIS Specialist | PDC Inc. Engineers | Fairbanks |
| Dallas | Ferguson | Men’s Hockey Coach | University of Alaska Fairbanks | Fairbanks |
| Renee | Staley | Project Site Mngr | Birchwood Homes | Fairbanks |
| Ryan Thomas | Tilbury | K-12 Counselor, Air Force Reserve | Yukon-Koyukuk School District/US Pacific Command | Fairbanks |
| Karonhiakta’tie Bryan | Maracle | Natural Resources Director | Council of Athabascan Tribal Governments | Fort Yukon |
| Karl | Heinz | Vice President, Haines Branch Manager | First National Bank Alaska | Haines |
| Teri | Simmons | Healy Branch Manager | First National Bank Alaska | Healy |
| J. Kate | Burkhart | Exec Director | Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse | Juneau |
| Russell | Dick | President/CEO | Haa Aani (subsidiary of Sealaska Corp.) | Juneau |
| Gretchen | Klein | Big Brothers Big Sisters/AEYC Liaison Ketchikan | Ketchikan | |
| Erin Elizabeth | Uloth | Partnerships/Public Affairs Officer | US Forest Service | Ketchikan |
| Mark | Lackey | Exec Director | CCS Early Learning | Palmer |
| Christy | Terry | Seward Dock Ops Mngr | Alaska Railroad Corp | Seward |
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The Journal will begin accepting nominations for the 2013 class of Top Forty recipients in the summer. Watch for more information at www.AlaskaJournal.com. For sponsorship information, contact Cheryl Metiva at (907) 275-2109. Top Forty tickets available starting Monday, January 23, 2012. To reserve a ticket for the luncheon on March 8, contact Katie Johnston at (907) 275-2108 or by email at Katie.Johnston@morris.com. |
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