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The Crew

From seasoned mariners to software engineers, our crew contributes expert experience to our shared mission. No one understands Alaska's Maritime Domain like we do.
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Ed Page

Founder & Senior Advisor
Captain Page founded MXAK in 2001 and served as the Executive Director for 20 years.
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Steve White

Executive Director
Steve joined the Marine Exchange in September of 2021 after serving 31 years in the Coast Guard.
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John Hollingsworth

Chief Operating Officer
John joined the Marine Exchange in 2020 after retiring from the Coast Guard where he served for 26 years.
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Jordan Boghosian

Chief Financial Officer
Following more than 20 years of service in the Coast Guard, Jordan joined the Marine Exchange in 2025.
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Bryan Hinderberger

Chief Technical Officer
Captain Page founded MXAK in 2001 and served as the Executive Director for 20 years.
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Byron Hayes

Operations Center Supervisor
Byron joined the Marine Exchange in January of 2022 after serving 25 years in the Coast Guard.
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Kristin Cadigan-McAdoo

Finance Manager
Kristin, daughter of a retired Coast Guard Captain, was raised in Juneau after transferring here when she was 10 years old.
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Jonathan Wood

Accounting Specialist
Originally from Kentucky, Jonathan joined the Marine Exchange staff in May 2014.
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Carolyn Phillips

Accounting Specialist
Born and raised in Colorado, Carolyn grew up exploring and skiing in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Rick Sypeck

Membership Coordinator
Rick has lived in Alaska for 20 years. Originally from Miami, Florida, he moved to Alaska after serving in the United States Marine Corps for 3 years.
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Ken Phillips

Regulatory Compliance Manager
Originally from Arvada, Colorado, Ken joined the Marine Exchange in July 2013 after more than 22 years in the Coast Guard.
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Jon Dale

Regulatory Compliance Officer
Jon enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1998 and went on to earn his commission as an officer in 2007.
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Brett Farrell

Regulatory Compliance Officer
Brett was raised between California and Virginia before enlisting in the USCG in 1984.  Brett originally joined the Marine Exchange upon retiring from the USCG in 2006.
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Kimberly Valverde

Communiations Director
Kimberly moved to Juneau in 2012 after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science & Resource Management.
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Edric Carrillo

External Affairs Officer
Edric was born and raised in Juneau he is a first generation Filipino-American.
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Ed Mayer

Engineering Technologist
A graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton, New York, Ed joined the Marine Exchange in the fall of 2010.
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Jen Dillon

Maritime Operations Analyst
Jen likely acquired her wanderlust and fascination with underwater acoustics from her father, a former Navy submarine sonarman.
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Rob Mayer

IT Systems Technician
Rob joined the U. S. Air Force right out of High School.
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Matt Newcomer

Software Engineer
Hailing from Virginia, Matt joined the Marine Exchange in the summer of 2024.
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Shawn Mauldin

Chief Solutions Officer, Facilities Service Manager
Shawn hails from Valdez, from which he joined the Coast Guard for a 24 year career.
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Nick Hatch

Field Operations Supervisor
Originally from Massachusetts, Nick joined the Marine Exchange technical staff in March 2013.
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Erik Bachmann

Field Operations Network Engineer
Erik began his nautical career at an early age of 7 months when his parents purchased a Nor’Sea 27 sailboat.
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Collin Wigfield-Gorka

Senior Field Operations Technician
Collin moved to Juneau from the East Coast to attend UAS in 2004.
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Ed Shanley

Field Operations Technician
Raised in Juneau, Ed grew up on the waters of the inside passage of Southeast Alaska. He went on to earn a BLA in English and a teaching certificate from Montana State University.
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Kole Koski

Field Operations Technician
Kole, a local to Juneau, has called Southeast Alaska home his entire life.
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Denver Enoch

Maritime Information Specialist
Denver was born in a small village on the outskirts of Straubenhardt, Germany.
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Katelyn Rennicke

Maritime Information Specialist
Katelyn grew up in Wisconsin on Lake Superior, where her love for a life on the water started.
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John Dickey

Maritime Information Specialist
John Dickey, born and raised in Monticello, Florida. He grew up on small boats in the east coast and on rivers, where he found a love for fishing and hunting.
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Walter Swann

Maritime Information Specialist
Walter was born and raised in the Florida Keys where he found his love for fishing and being in the ocean.
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Edward Rivera

Maritime Information Specialist
Edward was born in Southern California and moved up to Alaska in 2006 to attend college at UAS.
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Theresa Abbas

Maritime Information Specialist
Theresa comes to the Marine Exchange with a background in customer service, restaurant management, loan administration and entrepreneurship.