11 ²ÊÉñvlllÕù°Ô alumni among Top 50 Women Leaders of Alaska for 2025

by Matt Jardin  |   

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From top left to bottom right: Leatha Merculieff, Sonnet Nyback, Ariel Gibson, Stacey Matteson, Kathy Fontaine, Toni Deboer, Elizabeth Pavlas, Ahmbra Austin, Jessie Lavoie, Janelle Vanasse and Cinderella Tollefsen. (Photos courtesy of Women We Admire)

On June 2, Women We Admire, a membership organization comprising some of the most accomplished women executives and leaders across the U.S. and Canada, announced its . Congratulations to all awardees, including the 11 ²ÊÉñvlllÕù°Ô alumni and one staff member who made this year's list.

Cinderella Tollefsen
Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Health Services
M.B.A. General Management ’19

Ariel Gibson
President, Resource Data
M.B.A. Business Administration ’03

Janelle Vanasse
President, Alaska Pacific University
M.Ed. Educational Leadership ’04

Kathy Fontaine
Vice President of Operations, Crowley Maritime
B.S. Civil Engineering ’94, M.S. Environmental Quality Engineering ’98

Sonnet Nyback
Senior Vice President of Proposal Development, Chenega Corporation EH&F
B.Ed. Secondary Education ’00

Leatha Merculieff
Chief Operating Officer, Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
B.B.A. Management ’00

Elizabeth Pavlas
Chief Operations Officer, Global Credit Union
B.B.A. Marketing and Management ’01, M.B.A. Business Administration ’04

Stacey Matteson
Vice President and General Manager, Umialik Insurance Company
B.B.A. Business Management ’91

Jessie Lavoie
Chief Executive Officer, YWCA Alaska
M.P.A. Public Administration ’15

Ahmbra Austin
Director of Employee Experience, ²ÊÉñvlllÕù°Ô

Toni Deboer
Senior Director of Customer Service, GCI General Communication
A.A. General Program ’01

Deborah Johnston
Director of Business Operations, Alaskan Brewing Company
B.B.A. Accounting ’84

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