Evan Swensen, book publisher, editor, author, and Author Masterminds charter member, and his wife, Lois, publish books by authors worldwide. In addition, he has been the publisher and editor of Alaska Outdoors magazine and producer of Alaska Outdoors television show and outdoor videos, and host of Alaska Outdoor Radio Magazine. He has been an Alaska […]

Dr. Suzanne K M Marcy is a scientist, master facilitator, and author who works for the protection of nature. Her presentation will share what her research has taught her, why she paddles into the wild alone to recharge her soul, and her vision of the natural world she treasures. Suzanne is passionate about the natural […]

Victoria Shanklin, Executive Director of Victims for Justice, is an experienced nonprofit leader who has been working in the field of victim services since 2004. Here presentation will describe a multimedia project to promote Internet safety for children. Shanklin has served in management roles in communications, outreach, and development at two other Anchorage nonprofits that […]

David Reamer is an academic and public historian who has published on subjects as diverse as baseball, housing discrimination, the 18th century English Gin Craze, and toilet paper. He writes weekly for the Anchorage Daily News (Histories of Anchorage) and daily on Twitter (@anc_historian). Although most historians specialize in topic, approach, or both, David’s subject […]