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.
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Not Your Grandfather's Immersion Suit
September 2025
Until recently, the best protection for anyone in a man-overboard situation in Alaska's frigid ocean waters has been the Gumby suit. Made of thick neoprene fabric, cold-water immersion suits offer a high thermal value that helps prevent hypothermia.