Anderson is a 1997 graduate of the University of Alaska Fairbanks and joined DOT as an entry-level engineer in 2000 after three years of work in underground mining, according to his state biography.

Meanwhile, this fall, Gov. Mike Dunleavy named DOT Commissioner Ryan Anderson to the board of trustees for the Alaska Permanent Fund, which has invested $10 million in Manh Choh.

Ryan Redington poses with his lead dogs Sven, left, and Ghost, after he won the 2023 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, on March 14, 2023 in Nome, Alaska. AP “It took a lot work, took a lot of patience.

Ryan Redington, who hails from a family of hall-of-fame mushers, reached Nome, Alaska, ahead of his rivals on Tuesday to win the grueling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in his 16th try.

GRAND PORTAGE — Musher Ryan Anderson and his nine sled dogs were the first team to cross the finish line of the 2022 John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon at approximately 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, more ...