Alissa is a Professional Land Surveyor and a lifelong Alaskan. After growing up in Southeast she moved to Anchorage to attend the University of Alaska Anchorage. She obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Geomatics with an emphasis in Geographic Information Systems from UAA in 2005. She has worked in the field and in the office with several Surveying/Engineering firms in Alaska and the lower 48 and has dealt extensively with ROW, platting, and topographic mapping.