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THE JOURNAL - AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION BY THE ALASKA MINERS ASSOCIATION
JUNE 2026 | WWW.ALASKAMINERS.ORG
AMA members earn Forty Under 40 honors
Thank you to all the AMA corporate and individual members who joined or renewed their membership to the association in March and April. You make AMA possible! New and Renewing Members
T he Alaska Journal of Commerce celebrated the Class of 2026 for the Top Forty Under 40 in the spring, recognizing an extraordinary group of young professionals whose leadership, drive and com- munity commitment are shaping Alaska’s future. Please join us in congratulating the outstanding individ- uals selected as the Class of 2026, some of whom work in Alaska's mining and natural resource industries. n Samantha Angaiak-Miller, 39, External Affairs Associ- ate Manager, Donlin Gold n Navarone Copley, 35, Branch Manager - Anchorage Service Center, Republic Services n Laura Dean, 37, Financial Advisor/Franchisee, Ameri- prise Financial Service, LLC n Kaylee Devine, 38, President, Spawn Ideas n Laura Ditlinger, 32, Director of Business Intelligence, Imaging Associates n Ashlyn Dye, 30, Program and Community Outreach Coordinator, Anchorage Senior Activity Center n Stephanie Fain, 39, Director of University Success, Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program n Vladislav Finko, 29, Marketing Strategist, Alaska Wealth Advisors n Kyle Fox, 39, Founder and Director, Alopex Interac- tion Design n Connor Hajdukovich, 32, Executive Director, Resource Development Council for Alaska n Allie Hartman, 30, Assembly Communications Direc- tor, Municipality of Anchorage - Anchorage Assembly n Katie Holmlund, 38, Youth Programs Development and Advocacy Coordinator, Petersburg Medical Center n Billy Hughes, 39, Founder, Tundra Testing n Amanda Keates, 39, Controller, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company n Kavya Kelagere-Mayigegowda, 33, Gastroenterologist, ANTHC n Jessica Kopischke, 38, Owner/Founder/CEO, Frontier Health and Wellness n J. Nicholas Loomis, M.D., 38, Medical Director, Inpa- tient Services, and Interim Chief Administrative Officer, Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center n Jamie Lytton, 34, Physician Assistant, Neuroversion n Janie Ma, 39, Insurance Broker/Account Executive, IMA
n Sierra Minder, 33, External Affairs Manager, Alaska Oil and Gas Association n Naomi Mitchell, 36, Interior Coordinator, Alaska Resource Education n Kristine Morlock, 38, Sr. Director, Contracts & Pricing, Petro Star, Inc. n Kara Norby, 39, Alaska Territory Manager, Surgical Devices Corpus Mountain Medical n Zori Opanasevych, 35, Executive Director, New Chance Inc. n Brittany Rimgale, 36, Business Development Direc- tor, Alaska Regional Hospital n Danicia Shiryayev, 37, VP of Business Services, Credit Union 1 n Chelsea Smith, 35, Director, Alaska Corporation for Affordable Housing n Dr. Julie Stafford, 38, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Anchorage Veterinary Clinic & Urgent Care n Dana Sundet, 39, Director of Data Services, Research, and Evaluation, Southcentral Foundation n Jonathon Taylor, 33, Director/Associate VP of Public Affairs, University of Alaska n Silas Tikaan Galbreath, 39, Chief Operating Officer, First Alaskans Institute n Marita Tolson, 38, Indigenous Trades Program Coor- dinator for Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida and Project Director for Hydaburg City School District n Lindsy Townsend, 38, Board Relations and Strategic Alignment Manager, Chugach Alaska Corporation n Kalani Tucker, 30, Tribal and Board Relations Manag- er, Cook Inlet Tribal Council n Christina Twogood, 38, Product Development Opera- tions Manager, ASRC Energy n Siena Vanucci, 38, Executive Director of Quality, Providence Alaska n Sarah Villalon, 37, Chief Financial Officer, Golden Valley Electric Association n Andrew Watson, 36, Sr. Director Recovery & Reentry Service, Cook Inlet Tribal Council n Karalee Watts, 38, VP of Marketing & Community Relations, Spirit of Alaska Credit Union n Katie Yarrow, 39, President & CEO, Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce
Larry Hanna Ty Hardt Dave & Carolyn Hedderly- Smith
Chris Nicolson David Oliver Alice Orlich Tony Reda
CORPORATIONS 3-Tier Alaska AIDEA Alaska Railroad Corporation Beacon Occupational Health and Safety Services Inc. Benthic GeoScience, Inc Bobcat of Juneau ERM Evergreen Environmental Lining Company LLC GBA Assaying & Refining
PROFESSIONALS Sean & Ashley Conley David Harvey Cynthia Helmericks Paul Keyser Jennifer Stoutamore Shane Stradling
Ryan Hendrickson Melanie Hennessey Elizabeth Hensley John Cook & Denise Herzog
Robyn Reyes Robyn Reyes Nicholas Ringstad Jim Robson Randy Ruaro Edgar Saenz Luna Bhaskar Sahoo Jeff San Juan Paul Sayer
Peter Taylor John Walker Eli Ward
Justin Hogrefe Paul Hohbach Alex Hood Tom Hutson Paul Jago
INDIVIDUALS Trent Anderson Sean Bracken Brandon Brefczynski Aris Brimanis Charlene Bringhurst Ronald Brooks Mike Ciricillo Benjamin Clifford
Nicole Shocklee Lance Sprague Lee & Melinda St. Pierre Joseph Stepovich
Graymont Heli-Dunn IMA Financial Group Loenbro
Erin Jenkins Cheryl Jong Leo Kerin Sierra Kryzer Greg Lang George Lounsbury Spencer & Carolyn Lyman Ben Machlis Jim Male Bradley Fulton & Alejandra Marquez Dusty Marsh Icey MIles
Alastair Still Christy Terry Jules Tileston Samuel Towarak Lynn Vogler Kim Walker Gabriella Welsh Jason Weltin Andy West Richard Williams Eric Wolfe Sonja Wolke Patrick Wolverton Richard Worabel
MSI Communications NANA Regional Corp NovaGold Resources Inc. Tectonic Metals Inc. OPERATORS Maggie & Greg Adams Kevin Cross Dan & Alisa Gullett Shane Holmberg
Jim Collord Tom Corbett
Christopher Coty Justine De Boom Roger K Eichman DDS Jeff Foley Frank Gagnon Iskander Garifullin
Chris Miller Lance Miller Robin Mullins & Tom Mortensen Jim Munsell
Clayton Gooden David Greenhalgh Will Hackett
Not yet a member of the Alaska Miners Association? Or have not yet renewed your membership? Renew today so you don’t miss a single issue of The Alaska Miner or the 2026 Alaska Miners Handbook and Service Directory, available only to AMA members.
Call or email Jennifer Luiten, Membership and Fundraising Director at 907-270-9232; jennifer@AlaskaMiners.org.
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