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For Michels, Former Nome Mayor and Kawerak Higher-Up, New Job at DOWL Brings Familiar Clients

By Davis Hovey | December 1, 2017

Denise Michels (center) at a Nome City Council Meeting in 2014. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM.

According to DOWL’s Geo-Construction Practice Area Leader, Kendall Gee, Michels will be tasked with managing high-profile, rural projects that require senior leadership. Before taking the position with DOWL, Michels worked with Kawerak for more than 15 years up until early November.

Governor Walker Responds to Departure from Paris Climate Agreement

By admin | June 2, 2017

Overview of Paris, France, at sunset.

Governor Walker pointed directly to erosion and climate change affecting Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Newtok.