NORTECH Expands Anchorage Offerings
An engineer in Juneau is moving to NORTECH’s Anchorage office. By relocating, Haley Michael enables the environmental engineering firm to expand its services.
Michael directly manages and assists NORTECH’s engineers with spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plans; hazardous materials project design; land farm design; and more. As a consultant, she works with clients and regulators to develop and manage tank inspection schedules, environmental compliance manuals, and a range of oil spill prevention and response programs.
Michael has conducted work throughout Alaska and is experienced with all phases of projects, including design, field supervision, reporting, and coordination with various regulatory agencies.
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Michael graduated from the Northern Arizona University honors program with a degree in environmental engineering and holds an American Petroleum Institute Tank Inspector 653 certification. Michael is experienced with hazardous material assessment and demolition design, tank inspections, contaminated site assessment and remediation design, and spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plan writing. Prior to joining NORTECH in 2017, Michael published undergraduate research at Northern Arizona University on projects involving GIS mapping mycorrhiza (soil fungi).
NORTECH is a sustainable environment, energy, health, and safety professional services firm that collaborates with clients to provide expedient and sustainable solutions to maximize project efficiency, cost savings, and client profitability.
Chugach Alaska Promotes Holdings President, Communications Exec
The Alaska Native corporation for the Prince William Sound region has a new person in charge of its holding company and a new head of communications.
Evans Becomes North Pacific Fisheries Management Council’s Fifth Executive Director
The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council promoted Diana Evans to become the federal regulatory panel’s fifth-ever Executive Director.
RDC’s Hajdukovich Elevated to Executive Director
Experienced military advisor Connor Hajdukovich can remove “interim” from his title as Executive Director of the Resource Development Council for Alaska.
We’re honored again this year to celebrate our partnership with Junior Achievement of Alaska, a nonprofit that educates local youth about enterprise, business, money, and financial literacy. In the special section, three Junior Achievement of Alaska students weigh in on their experience with the exceptional volunteers and teachers involved with the program.
And in Industry Support, we explore the range of varied services that industry in Alaska requires, from mancamps to spill response to off-grid energy solutions.
Outside the special sections, make sure to check out the 2026 Economic forecast, where Alaska leaders share their insights on what may lie ahead in the coming year. Enjoy!