Successor Steps Up as Design Alaska President

With the departure of Chris Miller as President after twelve years with Design Alaska, the Fairbanks-based engineering firm is promoting Emily Winfield as his successor. Winfield takes the helm of a fifty-five-member staff providing architecture; structural, civil, mechanical, fire protection, and electrical engineering; landscape architecture; surveying; and commissioning services.

Winfield had been leading the firm’s Mechanical Department. Eleven of her twelve years as a licensed professional mechanical engineer have been with Design Alaska. She has led the design of a wide range of projects, including healthcare and recreational facilities, utility distribution systems, and projects in remote locations throughout Alaska. Her client experience spans private industry, municipal, state, and federal agencies, as well as nonprofit organizations.