Malia Barto Joins Blueprint Alaska as Junior Account Executive
Anchorage-based communications firm Blueprint Alaska hired Malia Barto as junior account executive. In that role, she works in various capacities, specializing in copy writing and editing, social media content, and research.
Barto earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and public communications from UAA, with a concentration in digital media and a minor in justice. Barto brings experience as a former copyeditor at KTVA 11 News and a digital reporter and producer at Alaska’s News Source, KTUU/KYES. Before joining Blueprint Alaska, she returned home to Anchorage from Juneau, where she worked as the deputy press secretary in the communications office for the Alaska State Legislature’s Senate Majority.
Current Issue
September 2026
What happens when a city with fewer than 300 residents becomes a major freight and tourism hub, despite being accessible only by boat, plane, or a one-lane highway/railroad tunnel managed on a strict schedule?
If you’re in the City of Whittier, you get busy. The city has two separate transportation planning efforts underway, including a safety action plan under the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All initiative, which focuses on improving safety for pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, and emergency responders. The second is Whittier Moves, the city’s transportation master plan, which serves as the long-term roadmap for growth.