Alaska Travel Adventures.(Right Moves)(appointment of Chris Meier )(Brief article)

Alaska Travel Adventures Inc. announced the appointment of Chris Meier as vice president operations. Meier has extensive experience in both ATA's land and marine operations. He joined ATA in 1994 and was promoted from his most recent position as director of operations. In that role, he was instrumental in the development of rigid-hull-inflatable and backcountry jeep-sightseeing tours. He is a passenger vessel captain and spearheaded the efforts to acquire Alaska Cruises Inc. in 2006, which operates a Misty Fjords flightseeing/cruise combo tour and a harbor cruise. Meier previously managed ATA's Mendenhall River Float Trip and Glacier View Sea Kayaking tour in Juneau, sport-fishing tours in Skagway, and he presently is overseeing the renovation of the Alaska Queen steam-powered sternwheeler, which will be introduced in Ketchikan and significantly improve the harbor cruise tour experience there. Meier is the chairman of the Ketchikan Visitors Bureau and its marketing committee.

ATA also announced hiring Sunnie Bird as general manager of the Gold Creek Salmon Bake in Juneau, ATA's largest operation. Bird, a graduate of the University of Oregon-Bend, has an extensive background in food service, including seven years management experience with successful food service franchises. She also has experience in corrections management and served in the U.S. Army Reserve.

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