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Becky Selengut

Thea Foss chef dedicated to preserving SCA, SMA for future generations

May 10, 2022May 12, 2022 8 min read

For Becky Selengut, the battle to keep the trade schools open is personal. Growing up on the largest lake in New Jersey, Thea Foss Chef Becky Selengut describes her childhood as “sort of Rockwellian.” “We were a half-mile away from

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Rob McCaughey

From oil tankers to tugs and barges

April 8, 2022May 10, 2022 8 min read

TJC Marine HSQE Manager Capt. Rob McCaughey reflects on his life at sea. Capt. Rob McCaughey’s career path has been as diverse as the ocean on which it was built. He’s worked as a diver. He’s sailed on tankers as

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Maritime High School aboard the Schooner Adventuress. Credit: Jeremy Johnson.

Foss, TOTE, NorthStar Energy gift $500,000 to new Maritime High School

March 31, 2022April 8, 2022 3 min read

The money will support start-up costs for the first four years of the school and allow the school to grow to 400 students by 2025. Saltchuk companies Foss Maritime, TOTE, and NorthStar Energy have together pledged $500,000 to support the

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Ben Ostroff

GM hopes to bring stability, sense of ownership to Starlight Marine

March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 6 min read

Ben Ostroff: ‘I believe in giving decision-making power to the people closest to the operation.’ In the weeks following the completion of Ben Ostroff’s first semester at Pitzer College—a top-ranked liberal arts school near Los Angeles where Ostroff was planning

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Kimo Haynes

Hawaii Petroleum president reflects on growing the family business

March 1, 2022March 10, 2022 6 min read

Kimo Haynes: ‘This pandemic has been the greatest challenge of my career, but I’m so proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish together.’ It’s been almost two years to the day since Hawaii recorded its first case of coronavirus.

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Rose Rodriguez, NSE

NorthStar recruiter’s roots in Alaska key to candidate search

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 9 min read

Rose Rodriguez: ‘You really have to think like an Alaskan.’ When NorthStar Energy Recruiter Rose Rodriguez has open jobs in Alaska, she doesn’t rely on the usual recruiting platforms to fill them. Instead, she meets potential applicants right where they’re

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Paul Stevens

Saltchuk SVP, former Foss pres reflects on 40 years in maritime

January 11, 2022February 8, 2022 8 min read

Paul Stevens: ‘I somehow fell in love with the industry.’ Paul Stevens never imagined a career in the maritime industry. A quintessential “gentle giant,” his imposing presence and breezy charisma belie his quiet Jersey upbringing. “New Jersey was a great

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Tim Rogers, Carlile

Trucker celebrates 20-year Carlile career

December 28, 2021February 8, 2022 6 min read

Tim Rogers’s advice: “Get in where you fit in.” Tim Rogers still remembers when his Army drill sergeant handed him orders to his first duty station: Alaska. “I just sat on the sidewalk and hung my head. Alaska? Are you

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Linda Holmes

Landscaper-turned-dispatcher found forever home in Sitka, Alaska

December 14, 2021February 8, 2022 4 min read

Linda Holmes joined Delta Western eight years ago. Delta Western Dispatcher Linda Holmes always thought she’d become a professional landscaper serving the small Puget Sound communities she knew so well, growing up near Seattle. A 2001 commercial fishing season in

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Robert Fairbanks

NAC pilot boasts storied aviation background

November 9, 2021February 8, 2022 7 min read

Robert Fairbanks hails from Kotzebue, where he grew up unloading NAC planes. Pilot Robert Fairbanks joined Northern Air Cargo (NAC) just last year as a 737 First Officer, but his relationship with the iconic Alaskan company – and the whole

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Betsy Seaton

Seaton sends NAS soaring

October 26, 2021February 8, 2022 14 min read

After earning its ETOPS certification amid a global pandemic, Saltchuk’s air cargo arm is staying the course toward growth. Betsy Seaton became president and CEO of Northern Aviation Services (NAS) in January of 2019, armed with a rich background in

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Tom-Jankovich

The Jankovich Company joins NorthStar Energy

October 19, 2021February 8, 2022 9 min read

‘We decided to join NorthStar because we want to continue to grow,’ said President Tom Jankovich, Jr. of the company his father founded in 1933. Tom Jankovich, Jr. grew up outside of Los Angeles in the coastal community of San

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Lisa Sundborg, APD

Forty years of fuel and family

September 23, 2021February 8, 2022 9 min read

The future looks bright for Alaska Petroleum Distributing – General Manager and second-generation business owner Lisa Sundborg said things changed for the better after joining NorthStar Energy in 2019. Lisa Sundborg has never created a resume, and she’s never filled

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People of Saltchuk was created in 2014 to highlight the hard working people dedicated to making Saltchuk companies the best in their industries. We think the transportation industry is fascinating, and hope you find the stories here interesting, inspiring and enlightening as you learn about the companies and people that make up the Saltchuk family. If you have a suggestion for a feature, please > contact Emily Reiter

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HILARY REEVES

Hilary Reeves spent 10 years as a newspaper reporter and editor before joining the Saltchuk family of companies as a consultant. Since People of Saltchuk launched in 2014, Reeves has interviewed more than 200 Saltchuk employees from operating companies all over the world. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Reeves is a former president of both the collegiate and local professional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists, a graduate of the Society’s Ted Scripps Leadership Institute, and a Toastmaster. When she’s not writing, she loves to read, ski, and practice the piano. She lives in West Seattle with her husband and two young daughters.

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