NAMS ramp lead clears path to success
Kansas-native Dan Parry moved to Alaska 38 years ago By Hilary Reeves The first time Dan Parry set foot in Alaska – on a vacation with his parents in the early ‘70s – he knew he was destined to live
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NAMS trainer finds home in Alaska
Tony Alvarado: ‘I’m constantly measuring our actions in the airport, in the office, on the ground, and in the air against our goals and objectives to detect and deter danger and to prevent harm.’ By Hilary Reeves Tony Alvarado is
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Carlile driver gearing up for another winter on dangerous Dalton Highway
‘Ice road’ trucker Tony Dotson’s weekly route links Fairbanks, Prudhoe’s arctic oil field By Hilary Reeves Tony Dotson’s first memory of Alaska is the snowdrifts piled high on the tarmac as he walked down the stairs of a plane on
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NOSI lead rotates on, off the Slope
Jared Peterson spends the equivalent of six months per year on the unforgiving tundra of Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay oil field. By Hilary Reeves Jared Peterson started his career as an apprentice equipment operator, and spent his first three construction seasons
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Alaska couple forges separate careers under Saltchuk umbrella
Delta Western Safety Director Leon Dwiggins and Carlile Senior Project Manager Christen Van Treeck are always ready for the next adventure. By Hilary Reeves Leon Dwiggins and Christen Van Treeck could have been high school sweethearts. “We actually met right
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Flight Scheduling Manager retiring after 34 years at NAC
Don Ruhoff will retire on June 8; ‘People always say there are greener pastures on the other side of the fence, but I’ve never seen them.’ By Hilary Reeves Don Ruhoff wanted to farm. “My parents were dairy farmers all
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Carlile operations manager proud of company’s transition, cites ‘teamwork’
After high school, Kevin Sibley turned from baseball to logistics By Hilary Reeves Kevin Sibley was born in West Seattle, a working-class enclave on the city’s west side. His father was a military electrician turned shipbuilder; his mother worked for
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Bill Crawford charts paths, celebrates victories after 15 years with TOTE Maritime Alaska
Quest for Quality award cements the two-vessel operation’s status as the best ocean carrier in the world. By Hilary Reeves Bill Crawford has a favorite story that encapsulates his years at TOTE Maritime Alaska. Predictably, it involves some heavy lifting.
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Carlile’s Safety Supervisor knows life on the road
Larry Gifford bluegrass childhood led to another big adventure in faraway Washington State By Hilary Reeves Larry Gifford grew up in Riverside, California, 60 miles east of Los Angeles, an area the locals call the “Inland Empire.” “When I was
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Air Force vet boasts 30 years at Carlile
Tacoma shop manager and Montana native Jake Jacobson joined the company in Alaska. By Hilary Reeves Jake Jacobson has managed Carlile Transportation’s Tacoma, Washington, terminal since 2006. He grew up in Butte, Montana in the ’60s. “Butte was a very
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Nome grown Cheryl Johnson helps NAC give back
As Director of Employee Services and Community Relations, Johnson fosters post-secondary education, economic and community growth in rural Alaska. By Hilary Reeves Cheryl “Ducky” Johnson grew up in Nome, a city of fewer than 4,000 people on western Alaska’s Bering
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Carlile driver started in father’s machine shop
Randy Eyth: ‘Sometimes you have to learn to let things go’ By Hilary Reeves Randy Eyth was born and raised in Fairbanks, Alaska. He grew up working in his father’s fabrication shop. “I spent a lot of time outdoors as
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