Tom is originally from Topeka, Kansas and started coming to Alaska for hunting and fishing in the mid ’90’s. He spent more than 30 years in Agricultural Cooperatives, mostly as a General Manager and President-CEO in Kansas, Colorado and Nebraska. In 2009 he and his late wife, Renae, opened the Talkeetna Denali View Lodge & Cabins, LLC and two years later the Talkeetna Wilderness Rive Fishing Guides, our Charter Fishing Business. Tom has two children and seven grandchildren, all still living in Kansas.
Dora is from Sao Paulo, Brazil where she was a managing partner in a large Architectural firm. She relocated to Alaska in 2001 bringing her son, Henrique, her cameras and her beautiful photography to the State.
Dora (Aurora Dora) and Tom met at her gallery in downtown Talkeetna in the spring of 2016 and they became inseparable, “tying the knot” in December 2017.
Both have many years of adventures in Alaska, many stories to tell, and interesting experiences to share.
