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April 8 is National Zoo Lovers Day, and what better way to celebrate than by getting to know alumni Sam Lavin and Erica Quiett, who serve as the curator and husbandry assistant at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Zoo in Anchorage?

As a safety specialist at Golden Valley Electric Association, occupational safety and health alumna Bobbie Perkins’ job keeps her on her toes. After all, how many people can say they make sure thousands of households are getting their electricity and heat?

Through his nonprofit Urban Hearts, journalism and public communications alumnus Josef Rutz is redefining homelessness outreach in Anchorage by prioritizing human connection alongside essential services.

Recognized with the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award, dental hygiene alumna and professor Jessica Ross integrates Indigenous perspectives and clinical experience to transform health education.

Counseling and guidance alumna and 2025-26 Alumni of Achievement Deborah Morton is the recruiting, placement and mentor section supervisor at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Military Youth Academy, where she guides families with teenagers who have struggled in traditional school environments.

Biological sciences alumna and 2025-26 Alumni Humanitarian Maile Johnston is a law clerk at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Supreme Court and former Miss Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ whose advocacy work focuses on children in the foster care system and survivors of domestic violence.

Finance and marketing alumnus and 2025-26 Alumni Emerging Leader Vladislav Finko is a marketing strategist at Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Wealth Advisors, whose strategic initiatives have generated roughly $150 million in new assets in a single year, helping the firm surpass $1 billion in managed assets.

In January 2026, and after six years away pursuing graduate studies at Dartmouth and Harvard, journalism and public communications alumnus Corey Hester was named COO of the Iditarod Trail Committee.

In this episode of Seawolf Voices, physical education alumnus and dog mushing instructor Robert Forto talks about why everyone should try dog mushing at least once, what training sled dogs can teach us about managing people and businesses, and shares his own aspirations for racing in the Iditarod.

The Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ has appointed Evan Steinberg as its new Strategic Engagement and Government Relations Officer, bringing to the university a seasoned public policy professional with experience spanning local, state and federal government.