Rethinking leadership with LA28 alum Elizabeth Pantaleone

Leadership Anchorage 28 alum Elizabeth Pantaleone describes how participating in the program changed how she saw her roles in her community and upended her earlier assumptions about leadership.

"It gives me hope." Checking in with Story Works Program Coordinator Julian Ramirez

Last February, Julian Ramirez joined the Forum as our Story Works Program Coordinator. We asked him about how he’s settling in and the impacts he’s already seen Story Works have on students.

Tackling unbridgeable differences in the Forum's Facilitating Through Conflict workshop

Nicole Hallingstad, the owner of A&A Solutions, shares how last spring's workshop resonated with her professionally, as she helps organizations navigate change, and personally, as a person with strong connections to her cultures.

"I didn't know what I didn't know:" Looking back at a C3 experience in western Alaska

We talked with 2019 C3 participant Madeline Aguillard, now the superintendent of Kuspuk School District, about her C3 experience and how it has helped shape her experiences living and working in western Alaska.

"This was brought here just for you:" a Public Narrative story with Palmer Food Bank ED Jennifer Brandt

After participating in our Storytelling to Build Community workshop, Palmer Food Bank ED Jennifer Brandt created a wonderful and deeply personal story about what calls her to this work.

Knowing your "why": A conversation with educator and advocate Jenell Hartman

In October 2025 Forum staff facilitated two workshops for a group of educators across Alaska. Jennel Hartman from NEA-Alaska reflects on how the workshops support teachers in practicing self-reflection.