Arctic Directory: Doyon Ltd welcomes new finance VP & IT director

Doyon Ltd. said Aug. 23 that it is pleased to welcome Kelly Brooks as the corporation’s new vice president of finance, and Richard “RC” Woodson as Doyon’s new director of IT.

Brooks, who has worked at Doyon for more than 12 years, was promoted from her previous position as finance manager to vice president of finance, which is a new position approved by the Doyon board of directors at its Aug. 18 meeting. In this role, Brooks will continue overseeing Doyon’s budgeting process, bank relationships and capital planning. Brooks holds a bachelor’s of science in finance from Millikin University and an MBA from Webster University.

Woodson, who joined Doyon as the director of IT on Aug. 6, is responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of Doyon’s IT systems at the Fairbanks and Anchorage offices, as well as at various Doyon subsidiaries. Woodson previously worked as an executive IT consultant in Anchorage and as the chief information officer at First National Bank of Alaska. Woodson, who holds an MBA in information technology management, also served for 22 years as a logistics systems manager in the U.S. Air Force.