HarringtonANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Alaska Army National Guard is composed of 1,900 citizen soldiers, of those only 320 are women.

With more than 25 years of experience in military administration, logistics and maintenance, along with a tour to Afghanistan, where she was awarded the Bronze Star, Harrington was selected to be the first female state command sergeant major for the Alaska Army National Guard, effective June 1.

Blood Bank of Alaska welcomes Robert “Bob” Scanlon as the organization’s new chief executive officer.

“The Board of Directors went through a rigorous selection process and emphasized the needs of Blood Bank of Alaska moving forward and dealing with our new building, which was a major part of the selection process. The new building will serve the growing medical needs of the state,” said Tim Benintendi, vice chair of Blood Bank of Alaska's board of directors.

Blood Bank of Alaska recently purchased property and unveiled the designs for their new facility.

Anchorage, AK – Mike Leon, a veteran creative director who has developed advertising campaigns for some of the best-known brands in the world, has joined MSI Communications as creative director. Leon succeeds outgoing creative director Grant Johnston, who will bring his expertise to the agency’s client services department, managing strategic accounts and issue campaigns. Johnston continues to serve as the agency’s vice president and campaign strategist.

BlakesleeNEA-Alaska has announced Lori Blakeslee as its communications manager. Blakeslee is responsible for directing the statewide operation of NEA-Alaska’s communications and public relations center.

The United Fishermen of Alaska, the statewide umbrella association representing 37 commercial fishing associations, announces the reelection of Arni Thomson, executive director of the Alaska Crab Coalition, to his third one-year term as president; Bruce Wallace to his second term as vice president, and new secretary-treasurer Kathy Hansen, executive director of Southeast Alaska Fishermen’s Alliance, to its slate of officers.

University of Alaska President Patrick Gamble has announced the new director of K-12 outreach operations, Kathryn Berry Bertram, Ph.D. She has been director of the Geophysical Institute K-12 education and outreach for the past 21 years.

(Juneau, AK) – Kathleen Dunn will join the Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development as the new tourism marketing manager, effective July 9. Dunn will be responsible for implementing the state’s tourism marketing program, managing program contractors and ensuring continued input from the private sector.

RahoiCourtney Rahoi joined the R&M administration department as an accounting technician in September 2011. Courtney comes to R&M with five years of experience in accounting and administration. She has a notary public certification within the State of Alaska and is also CPR Certified. Rahoi is currently working towards her Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Alaska Anchorage.

BrownANCHORAGE, Alaska, June 13, 2012 -- Alaska Communications today announced the election of Margaret L. "Margie" Brown to its board of directors.

BrenaThe Anchorage law firm Brena, Bell & Clarkson, P.C. has announced Robin O. Brena’s selection as a featured speaker by the Institute for Professionals in Taxation at its 2012 annual Property Tax Symposium.

Gabe StephanPrudential Jack White/Vista Real Estate is pleased to announce that Gabe Stephan has been named broker for all of its three offices statewide. Paddy Coan will remain the Associate Broker in Charge for the Wasilla office and Lori Lindquist the Associate Broker in Charge for the Eagle River office.

The National Child Passenger Safety Board has announced that Mandi Seethaler of the Alaska Injury Prevention Center was recognized as the 2012 Child Passenger Safety Technician of the Year. AIPC hosts the busiest fitting station in Alaska, and Seethaler has personally checked more than 300 child passenger safety seats in her two years as a certified technician.

The Alaska Society of Certified Public Accountants has announced that Sandra R. Wilson, CPA, was named its 2012 Public Service Award winner. Wilson received the award at the Alaska Society of CPAs annual awards banquet held last month at Land's End Resort in Homer.

Wilson is a long time Alaskan with many years of service to community and professional organizations. She is a partner with Wilson & Wilson, CPAs, in Fairbanks.

She is currently the chairman of the CPA Examination Review Board.

O'MearaASRC Energy Services, Inc. announced on May 15 the promotion of Corey O’Meara to the position of Project Manager. O’Meara will oversee all phases of fabrication projects at the Anchorage Fabrication Facility. He joined AES as a roustabout in 2001 and he advanced to the position of shop superintendent.

Barrow, Alaska – Ukpeaġvik Iñupiat Corp. held its annual meeting of shareholders June 2 in Barrow. The results of the election below include the top three Directors in order of votes received:

New Board of Directors Class of 2015: Ned T. Arey, Sr., Forrest D. Olemaun, Grant B. Thompson Jr.

The following are the results of the re-organization meeting held June 4 in Barrow.

Chairman: Price E. Brower
Vice Chair: Grant B. Thompson, Jr.
President: Anthony E. Edwardsen
Vice President: Herman L. Ahsoak
Treasurer: Forrest D. Olemaun

MurrayAnchorage – Bill Murray was selected chairman of the Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union Board of Directors by his fellow board members at the organization’s recent meeting.

CoullahanPatrick M. Coullahan, P.E., PMP, CFM, F.SAME, Chief of Construction and Operations Division with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, received the Wheeler Medal from the Society of American Military Engineers at a national awards ceremony May 23 in St. Louis, Mo. The national award is named in honor of Lt. Gen. Raymond A. Wheeler, a former Chief of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for outstanding contributions to military engineering by a civilian or uniformed member of the Army.

BuchiteStewart Title of Alaska has announced that Samantha Buchite has rejoined the company as an escrow officer. Buchite has over 11 years in the title and real estate industry and holds an associate's degree in accounting. Samantha will facilitate residential and commercial real estate closings at the company's main office at 2601 Denali St.

Imaging_RadecicANCHORAGE, AK — Keith Radecic recently joined Imaging Associates as its new Chief Executive Officer, bringing more than 21 years of medical practice management experience to the team. Mr. Radecic is highly regarded for his leadership and winning strategies as both a practice manager and as a former collegiate and professional football player.

University of Alaska President Pat Gamble has announced that Nancy Spink has been selected as the new Chief Risk Officer and will begin her assignment June 20, 2012.

Spink joins UA from the University of Idaho where she was the Risk Management Officer. She will lead UA’s efforts to create and maintain a university-wide risk management program that utilizes disciplines such as loss prevention, risk financing, claims management and risk information systems.