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Missy was born to a fiery second generation Italian woman and a Cuban immigrant on the east coast. She started formally telling stories at age five when she forced her grandfather to record her interviewing her relatives at thanksgiving. She is a bit of a gypsy who will move to a new city on a whim driven by her spirit of adventure. When she isn’t cooking comfort food for friends, having a random dance party (with it without other people) or sitting around a camp fire telling stories of her worst dates you’ll find her laying in her hammock soaking up the Alaskan summer sun!

Nicolette (also responds to Nicky/Nico/Nic) was born-and-raised in Airport Heights. She has lived among the Douglas firs of Oregon, the saguaro cactus of Arizona, and now the maple forests of Quebec. She just earned her Master of Urban Planning degree from McGill University and is ready to move to a cabin in the woods.

Alison has been living, hiking, and skiing - often with friends but rarely without a dog - since she moved to Alaska in 1990. She's lived in Homer and Valdez and now calls Spenard home.

Jennifer’s patchworked career path has included teaching piano, guiding kayak and road bike trips, teaching downhill skiing, and being a property manager. Her list of idiocies/adventures span trekking in Tibet, paddling the cayes of Belize, road biking through the Yukon, and learning how to paraglide by running off a cliff at Hatcher’s Pass, but it’s possible that telling this story for Arctic Entries tops all that.

Nithya is a lifelong Alaskan and Sri Lankan Tamil. She missed the memo in middle school and has currently become obsessed with vampires while hunkered down. She is a lover of history, dancing and advocating for human rights, and hopes that in these tough times, she can continue to support local and global communities in building a more just and equitable future.

Kathryn loves living in Alaska! She was born and raised here. She liked to spend her time looking at wildflowers, enjoying winter and summer outdoor sports, and rebuilding cars (especially her Subaru!). On the coldest winter days, you'll find her by the fireplace reading a good book.

Gabby is a senior at West High. These days, she’s doing what she can to stave off existential dread. A former spelling bee prodigy, Gabby loves being outside, playing soccer, and hanging out with friends. She hopes that her story can be a lighthearted escape from everything going on in the world right now.

Despite growing up in Fairbanks, Bonnie settled upon Anchorage after her release as an opportunity to start her life fresh in a new spot. Now a supervisor at Fire Island Bakeshop, Bonnie has become an active member in the Anchorage community. While incarcerated at the Hiland Mountain Correctional Center, Bonnie was involved in Running Free Alaska, a structured running program that promotes healthy habits and relationships. She continues to serve as an ambassador for Running Free Alaska, working to maintain connections with the women once they are released into our community.

Since graduating in 2014 from the Felony DUI Therapeutic Court, Lance has pursued a career in the recovery services field to better help others find their way to freedom from addiction. He is a trained Moral Reconation Therapy facilitator, a trained peer mentor through the McShin Foundation, and a Chemical Dependency Counselor I.

Chet was born in Anchorage on 9th & L streets in 1960. He identifies as Yup’ik and his first language was Yup’ik. Chet is the proud father of two, grandfather of nine, and great grandfather of three.

Having graduated from the Anchorage Felony DUI Court in 2018, Carlos is extremely active within the local recovery field and is working to become more involved at both the state and national level. He holds the chair position of the Alaska Therapeutic Court Alumni, a group that promotes sobriety and right living for therapeutic court participants and graduates. Carlos lives in Anchorage and currently works as a painter for Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and Alaska Summit Drywall and Paint. He hopes to transition into more full-time recovery work in the near future.

Joel–half Yup’ik Eskimo and half white–is from Togiak, Alaska. He is 32 years old. Joel received his bachelor’s degrees in Yup’ik language and music from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Laneea’s life has been full; full of the joys, full of the pains, and full of faith. Half Tongan and half white, she is originally from Arizona. Laneea is a mother of four and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is eager to use her lived experience to give back and serve her peers.