Meet Alan

I love showing people around Alaska. The sights, sounds, and wildlife captivate me just as much as they do the visitors who join my tours. While narrating, I often find myself so awestruck that all I can say is, "Wow!" No matter how many times I drive the same highway, there's always something new to discover. Come along, and you'll be saying "wow!" too.

I was born and raised in Iowa. Each summer, my family would embark on road trips across the United States, and I’ve had the pleasure of visiting nearly every state. Of all the places I’ve explored, Alaska is undoubtedly one of my favorites.

I hold degrees in elementary education, special education, and school counseling. My first international journey was to Liberia, West Africa, where I visited friends serving in the Peace Corps. That trip inspired me to spend two semesters studying abroad in Kenya.

After earning my bachelor's degree, I joined the Peace Corps myself. I spent two years living in a hut in the Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho, Southern Africa, where I worked with seven primary schools. My Peace Corps experience sparked a lifelong passion for travel, ultimately leading me to drive buses and spend every summer in Alaska.

Currently, I work full-time as a school counselor in a fly-in-only village in Alaska. Before the 2024-2025 school year, I spent a decade as an elementary school counselor in Oregon. From 2011 to 2014, I lived and worked on the "edge of tomorrow," next to the Chukchi and Bering Seas, serving as an itinerant school counselor for the remote villages of Shishmaref, Brevig Mission, Wales, and Little Diomede.

Those years in remote Alaska deeply enriched my understanding of life off the road system. My goal for AK Superior Tours is to build a thriving business that can one day support the unique needs of communities in Alaska's most isolated regions.