RIGHT MOVES.

Anchorage Opera

The leading professional performing arts company in Anchorage has a new General Director. The board of trustees of Anchorage Opera concluded a worldwide search to find a successor for the retiring Reed W. Smith by hiring Ben Robinson. Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, Robinson has appeared on stage in Anchorage Opera productions of South Pacific, Macbeth, Tosca, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Magic Flute. He has also served as Artistic Director of Raylynmor Opera in New Hampshire and Opera Ithaca in New York, Robinson expects to move to Anchorage in early June with his husband, bass-baritone Michael Scarcelle, who has also performed in Anchorage before.

Thompson & Co. Public Relations

Thompson & Co. Public Relations (T&C) created a new executive position and promoted a team member to the leadership ranks. Kailee Stickler is T&C's first Vice President of Digital Services. Stickler joined the T&C team immediately after graduating from UAA and has spent the last six years growing the agency's digital services, now T&C's fastest-growing department. Having helped develop the path for digital services offered at the agency, she now oversees all aspects of the digital department, including digital advertising, social media strategy, video, photography, graphic design, and more.

Alaska Testlab

Construction materials testing and inspection firm Alaska Testlab (ATL) added four new shareholders as Owners.

Blake Aro is the Field Supervisor for ATL. A second-generation inspector and lifelong Alaskan, Aro has nearly twenty years of experience in construction materials testing and inspection, certified by the International Code Council, Precast Concrete Institute, American Concrete Institute, Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction, and more. Aro has extensive experience in all facets of horizontal and vertical construction.

Stephen Brewer is a senior Special Inspector for ATL with more than twenty years of construction experience. A former US Army Paratrooper, Brewer enjoys the challenge of working on remote projects across the state. When not on a remote site, Brewer serves as ATL's resident troubleshooter and maintenance man. He maintains numerous certifications from the International Code Council, Precast Concrete Institute. American Concrete Institute, Western Alliance for Quality Transportation Construction, CESCL, HAZWOPER, and more.

Ashley Kampsen is the Operations Manager for ATL. A lifelong Alaskan, she...