McKinley Angerman Kellogg received bachelor's degree, accepts position with Chinook Shores Lodge

McKinley Angerman Kellogg, granddaughter of Wrangell residents Dick and Barbara Angerman, has recently earned her bachelor's degree and has also accepted a management position with Chinook Shores Lodge in Ketchikan. Kellogg received her degree on March 23, in environmental science, from Western Washington University.

"I chose this degree because I was really interested to learn more about the natural environment," she said in an email. "Working at the lodge provided amazing opportunities for me to see wildlife and marine life up close on a regular basis."

Kellogg began working for Chinook Shores Lodge in the summer of 2013, she said, after graduating from Ballard High School in Seattle. Chinook Shores Lodge is a fishing lodge, offering waterfront lodging, guided and self-guided boats, a private dock, and plenty of fishing opportunities to people. Kellogg started out at the lodge as a groundskeeper, van driver, dockhand, and seafood processor. Her mother, Nadra Angerman, said that she would return every summer between semesters at college. Her new position as the lodge's operations manager will have her take on wider aspects of running things. This will involve things from assisting guests checking in, to overseeing boat maintenance, to keeping up-to-date on Alaska's various fishing regulations.

"Much of what I learned at the lodge has prepared me for my new position," she said. "I hope to put my degree to good use by looking for new ways to create environmental awareness at the lodge for our employees and guests. For example, I'm helping our company organize a neighborhood Earth Day cleanup event this year. That will be the first ever for our lodge and in Ketchikan as far as I know. I'm also exploring the feasibility of replacing traditional marine cleansers and lodge cleaning products with more sustainable and eco-friendly cleaning products."

While she was raised in Seattle, Kellogg said that she and her mother would come to Wrangell every year to visit with family. She recalled her grandfather, Dick Angerman, always taking her out for fishing trips. She also added that several members of her family have graduated from Wrangell High School.