Our Staff

Alaska Business Editor Scott Rhode was the writer and photographer of “Taming Lions at Alaska’s Largest K-6 School,” which won 2nd Place: Best Education Reporting from the Alaska Press Club in 2023.

Our incredible Editor and Staff Writer Scott Rhode snagged 1st Place: Best Headline writing for five of his 2022 headlines. It was hard to narrow the selections down to five, as he excels at creative, intriguing headlines.

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Art Director Monica Sterchi-Lowman invited guest artist Lucas Elliott to illustrate this exceptional cover to suit our October 2022 Top 49ers theme: Choose Adventure! The style of the cover was inspired by the “Choose Your Own Adventure” series, which also influenced branching paths within the issue in the editorial, all of which contributed to this being an award-winning issue. 

One of Alaska Business’ favorite photographers, Kerry Tasker, captured the joyful photo of Remora co-founders Rebecca Clark and Jody Oyen that graced our June 2022 cover, which won 3rd Place: Best Magazine Cover from the Anchorage Press Club.

Alaska Business Freelance Writer Brad Joyal pitched and penned “Reinventing the Last Great Race,” celebrating the Iditarod’s 50th run and sharing with our readers where this iconic race is headed next.

The Alaska Business Editorial and Production teams are proud that our efforts online resulted in akbizmag.com winning 1st Place: Best media Website. According to notes from the judge, “[akbizmag.com’s] ability to gracefully display its long form stories and images give it the edge in the ‘Best website’ category of this contest.”

Guest Author Hope Roberts wrote “Marine Mammal Huntress: A tale of a Native woman on an epic quest,” a biographical piece about her journey to being an entrepreneur and how she has used her experiences to reconnect to her culture and help others do the same.

Alaska Business Freelance Writer Rachael Kvapil snagged 3rd Place in the Vern McCorkle Award for Best Business Reporting Category for her article “To Catch a Z,” which explores post-Millennial marketing through a profile on Glacier Marketing Group, launched by Jordan Green, a member of Gen Z.

The October issue of Alaska Business features the top 49 Alaskan companies ranked by gross revenue. The theme “Choose Your Own Adventure” embraces a reader flipping back and forth between stories. By encouraging the reader to read articles out of order, we embraced the tactile nature of paper. In addition to the print and digital covers, a special cover was printed for the Top 49ers event.

Credits:
Lucas Elliott, Illustrator; Monica Sterchi-Lowman, Art Directoṟ; Scott Rhode, Associate Editor; Tasha Anderson, Managing Editor

Utqiagvik Map
When the editorial team of Alaska Business traveled to Utqiagvik, they were stunned to learn the town had no map. Upon their return to Anchorage, they worked with the production department to create a comprehensive map of the town highlighting points of interest for tourists and traveling business people. The map was printed in the September issue of Alaska Business as a Gatefold to encourage people to keep it for future reference.

Credits:
Scott Rhode, Associate Editor; Tasha Anderson, Managing Editor; PJ Morales, Design; Monica Sterchi-Lowman, Art Direction

Best of Alaska Business Cover
The July issue focused on the local businesses driving the economy forward by encouraging our readers to rank their local favorites. The cover illustrates favorites with the bear giving a thumbs up. Icons representing the categories the readers voted on illustrate the idea of business and consumerism.

Credits:
Lance Lekander, Illustrator; Monica Sterchi-Lowman, Art Director