RIGHT MOVES.

First National Bank Alaska

First National Bank Alaska appointed five Alaskans to new branch manager roles. All five banking experts are responsible for consumer loans, branch operations, customer service, and business development.

Julie Aloysius returns to First National more than twenty years after starting her career as a teller at the bank. She was appointed Branch Manager at the Dimond Branch in South Anchorage. Aloysius has worked in the financial industry for twenty-seven years.

Five years into his banking career, Ryan Bargelski was appointed Branch Manager at the North Star Branch on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. He's worked for First National as a teller, branch support representative, and operations supervisor.

Jason Brown takes over at the Kuskokwim Branch in Bethel. His connection to rural Alaska runs deep. Growing up, he lived all around the state while his father worked as a banker in various Alaska communities.

Almost three years after helping open the bank's U-Med Branch, Kippy Lane will now manage the South Center Branch in midtown Anchorage. She has worked for the bank for more than twenty-six years, including time in Anchorage, Bethel, and Kenai.

With more than nine years of banking experience, Danielle Nicklos made the move to the Muldoon Branch from the North Star Branch, Nicklos previously worked as a teller, customer service representative, personal banker, and operations supervisor.

Alaska Business Week

Alaska Business Week selected Andy Rogers as the program's Executive Director. Rogers is a lifelong Alaska entrepreneur. He founded the Anchorage-based technology firm PangoMedia. Today, he and his wife Zuzana are co-owners of Advanced Physical Therapy with clinics in many Alaska communities Rogers served on the Alaska Chamber Board of Directors when ABW was created. His long service to the program as volunteer, mentor, and board member lends an understanding that will help the entrepreneurial program to thrive and grow.

Anchorage District Court

Governor Bill Walker announced two new appointments to the Anchorage District Court, Michael Franciosi and Kari McCrea.

Franciosi currently serves as Glennallen magistrate judge and superior court master, where he has provided coverage for Valdez, Cordova, and other areas in the Third Judicial District since 2014. Prior to that, he was in a private general practice for twenty-three years, which included both criminal and civil law. Franciosi graduated from Creighton University School of Law in 1991.

McCrea has practiced law for more than fifteen years and currently serves as a...