Corey is an award-winning leadership educator, event organizer, and organizational performance expert. As a born-and-raised Alaskan, he channels the entrepreneurial spirit of his homeland through his creative, collaborative, and charismatic leadership style honed in the boardroom and executive suites.

Corey has a knack for creative and transformative marketing with over a decade of experience in journalism and digital communications, digital virality experience, and features in various state and national publications, including USA Today, Canon USA, Anchorage Daily News and more.

As an entrepreneur, Corey has built, scaled, and managed several statewide organizations, including one of the largest online tourism brands, Sharing Alaska, with over 1 million followers. He has 10+ years of record-setting experience with small and national-level event management operations and 10+ years of public-sector and non-profit fundraising, membership growth, and executive management experience. He currently serves as the Iditarod’s Chief Operating Officer.

Corey is a recipient of AJOC's "Top 40 Under 40" and was selected by chambers of commerce across Alaska as the "Alaska Young Professional of the Year”. He is a former Honorary Military Commander at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and TEDx speaker.

He graduated with a BA in Journalism from the University of Alaska Anchorage, an MBA from Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business, and a JD from Harvard Law School with Leadership Honors. He enjoys photography, volunteering for conservation efforts, being outdoors, and writing nonfiction.