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Heather Marron, B.B.A. Management and Marketing ‘09, manages communications at Alaska Communications and serves as the president of the Public Relations Society of America, Alaska Chapter.

In this episode of Seawolf Voices, hospitality and restaurant management alumna and UAA Career Services employer relations and workforce development manager Alexis Rasley talks about how to stand out from other applicants, describes the biggest mistake people make during the hiring process, and explains the value of going wherever the journey takes you.

Award-winning Anchorage Daily News reporter Michelle Theriault Boots named UAA Department of Journalism and Public Communications’ Atwood Chair of Journalism for the 2026-27 academic year.

Next spring, computer science alumnus and Honors Scholar Hunter Fleischhacker will travel to Germany as part of the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange to research the technological side of Germany’s workplace.

Trevor Gillespie received the Clery Compliance Officer of the Year award earlier this month at the annual National Association of Clery Compliance Officers and Professionals conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

As an aviation technology student, as well as a community and belonging leader, orientation leader, and peer academic and wellness leader, Joan Moshi constantly strives to establish connections with people and places.

Civil engineering alumna Hailey Swirbul designed bridges and competed in the Olympics — all while attending UAA. After her second Olympic appearance, Swirbul discusses how she balanced responsibilities as a student and her hopes to return to UAA for more classes.

In this episode of Seawolf Voices, M.B.A. alumnus and Alaska Wealth Advisors chief strategy officer Dave Valdez talks about ways to save money that anyone can do, stresses the power of compound interest, and explains how much that monthly subscription you forgot about but still pay for is really costing you.

As tribal and board relations manager for Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Kalani Tucker oversees governance, supports the board of directors and executive leadership, and serves as the point of contact for all eight tribes in the region.

For the last three years Joel Potter has taken on the challenge of helping introduce local middle and high school students to some of the biggest questions in philosophy.