Marilyn has been in Alaska for 34 years, and for close to 15 years, has served as the Regional Vice President for Alaska Airlines. Marilyn shapes and executes the company’s strategic external relations, corporate giving, sales and community marketing, and government affairs in Alaska, in addition to interacting with over 2,300 employees throughout the state.

Prior to joining Alaska Airlines, Marilyn spent nearly two decades at the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, and was the publisher and VP for 11 years, serving as the seventh publisher in the newspaper’s history, and its first female top executive. In 2017, Marilyn received her Executive MBA from the University of Washington.

Currently, Marilyn serves on the Rasmuson Foundation board, the boards of Northrim Bank, Covenant House Alaska, Waterfall Foundation, the Governor’s Aviation Advisory Board, and is board chair of Arctic Encounter. She is the president of the Alaska Airlines – Hawaiian Airlines Foundation.

In 2020, Marilyn was recognized as a Woman of Achievement by the YWCA and in January, she received the Trautner Award for Philanthropic Service from Covenant House Alaska.