{"id":216,"date":"2017-09-11T05:52:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T05:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mxak.org\/?page_id=216"},"modified":"2026-03-19T11:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:59:28","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mxak.org\/development\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Crew<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Ed Page<\/h1>\nFounder & Senior Advisor<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Captain Page founded MXAK in 2001 and served as the Executive Director for 20 years.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Steve White<\/h1>\nExecutive Director<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Steve joined the Marine Exchange in September of 2021 after serving 31 years in the Coast Guard.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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John Hollingsworth<\/h1>\nChief Operating Officer<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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John joined the Marine Exchange in 2020 after retiring from the Coast Guard where he served for 26 years.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Jordan Boghosian<\/h1>\nChief Financial Officer<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Following more than 20 years of service in the Coast Guard, Jordan joined the Marine Exchange in 2025.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Bryan Hinderberger<\/h1>\nChief Technical Officer<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Captain Page founded MXAK in 2001 and served as the Executive Director for 20 years.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Byron Hayes<\/h1>\nOperations Center Supervisor<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Byron joined the Marine Exchange in January of 2022 after serving 25 years in the Coast Guard.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Kristin Cadigan-McAdoo<\/h1>\nFinance Manager<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Kristin, daughter of a retired Coast Guard Captain, was raised in Juneau after transferring here when she was 10 years old.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Jonathan Wood<\/h1>\nAccounting Specialist<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Originally from Kentucky, Jonathan joined the Marine Exchange staff in May 2014.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Carolyn Phillips<\/h1>\nAccounting Specialist<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Born and raised in Colorado, Carolyn grew up exploring and skiing in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Rick Sypeck\n<\/h1>\nMembership Coordinator<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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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.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Ken Phillips<\/h1>\nRegulatory Compliance Manager<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Originally from Arvada, Colorado, Ken joined the Marine Exchange in July 2013 after more than 22 years in the Coast Guard.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Jon Dale<\/h1>\nRegulatory Compliance Officer<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Jon enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1998 and went on to earn his commission as an officer in 2007.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Brett Farrell<\/h1>\nRegulatory Compliance Officer<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Brett was raised between California and Virginia before enlisting in the USCG in 1984.\u00a0 Brett originally joined the Marine Exchange upon retiring from the USCG in 2006.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Kimberly Valverde<\/h1>\nCommuniations Director<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Kimberly moved to Juneau in 2012 after graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science & Resource Management.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Edric Carrillo<\/h1>\nExternal Affairs Officer\n<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Edric was born and raised in Juneau he is a first generation Filipino-American.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Ed Mayer<\/h1>\nEngineering Technologist<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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A graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton, New York, Ed joined the Marine Exchange in the fall of 2010.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Jen Dillon<\/h1>\nMaritime Operations Analyst<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Jen likely acquired her wanderlust and fascination with underwater acoustics from her father, a former Navy submarine sonarman.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Rob Mayer<\/h1>\nIT Systems Technician<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Rob joined the U. S. Air Force right out of High School.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Matt Newcomer\n<\/h1>\nSoftware Engineer<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Hailing from Virginia, Matt joined the Marine Exchange in the summer of 2024.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Shawn Mauldin<\/h1>\nChief Solutions Officer, Facilities Service Manager<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Shawn hails from Valdez, from which he joined the Coast Guard for a 24 year career.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Nick Hatch<\/h1>\nField Operations Supervisor<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Originally from Massachusetts, Nick joined the Marine Exchange technical staff in March 2013.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Erik Bachmann<\/h1>\nField Operations Network Engineer<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Erik began his nautical career at an early age of 7 months when his parents purchased a Nor\u2019Sea 27 sailboat.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Collin Wigfield-Gorka<\/h1>\nSenior Field Operations Technician<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Collin moved to Juneau from the East Coast to attend UAS in 2004.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Ed Shanley<\/h1>\nField Operations Technician<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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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.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Kole Koski<\/h1>\nField Operations Technician<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Kole, a local to Juneau, has called Southeast Alaska home his entire life.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Denver Enoch<\/h1>\nMaritime Information Specialist<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Denver was born in a small village on the outskirts of Straubenhardt, Germany.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Katelyn Rennicke<\/h1>\nMaritime Information Specialist<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Katelyn grew up in Wisconsin on Lake Superior, where her love for a life on the water started.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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John Dickey<\/h1>\nMaritime Information Specialist<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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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.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Walter Swann<\/h1>\nMaritime Information Specialist<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Walter was born and raised in the Florida Keys where he found his love for fishing and being in the ocean.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Edward Rivera<\/h1>\nMaritime Information Specialist<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Edward was born in Southern California and moved up to Alaska in 2006 to attend college at UAS.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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Theresa Abbas<\/h1>\nMaritime Information Specialist<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Theresa comes to the Marine Exchange with a background in customer service, restaurant management, loan administration and entrepreneurship.\u00a0<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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