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Tlisa A. Northcutt, CFRE
President, University of Alaska Foundation & Chief Development Officer, University of Alaska
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
907-786-1211

Matthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Liaison
mpaskin@alaska.edu
907-786-1169

 

Senior Staff

Tlisa Northcutt, CFRE
President, University of Alaska Foundation & Chief Development Officer, University of Alaska
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
907-786-1211

Alex Slivka
Chief Financial Officer
aslivka@alaska.edu
907-786-1689

Amber Gichard
Executive Director of Advancement Operations
argichard@alaska.edu
907-786-1016

David Woodley
Chief Data Officer
dswoodley@alaska.edu
907-786-1373

Emily Drygas, CFRE
Executive Director of Transformational Gifts
emily.drygas@alaska.edu
907-450-8535

Harry Need, CFRE
Executive Director of Philanthropy
hwneed@alaska.edu
907-786-4840

Maggie Demers
Director of Communications and Public Relations
maggie.demers@alaska.edu
907-450-8039

Matthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Liaison
mpaskin@alaska.edu
907-786-1169

The Data Services team manages the data systems and technology for the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Foundation and development teams at each university. They provide the data necessary to meet the needs of the fundraising and alumni relations functions across the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å system.  

David Woodley
Chief Data Officer
dswoodley@alaska.edu
907-786-1373

 

Amanda Watt
Senior Director of Analytics and Data Governance
arwatt@alaska.edu
907-786-1156

  

Samuel Phillips
Director of Databases Administration
sphill15@alaska.edu
907-786-1064

  

Dane Filemyr
Lead Data Integration Specialist
dlfilemyr@alaska.edu
907-474-5378

  

Halley Tran
Data Integration Specialist
htran11@alaska.edu
907-786-1448

 

Hayden Riebe
Reports Developer and Cloud Manager
hjriebe@alaska.edu
907-786-1469

 

Eduardo Torres Cruz
Data Integration Specialist
etorrescruz@alaska.edu
(907) 786- 7709

The Development team is responsible for providing fundraising support for the University of Alaska and ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA/ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF/ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS.  This team works to align donors’ aspirations, values, family needs, and diverse assets with charitable opportunities across the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å system. 

    

Genevieve Bright
Transformational Gifts Officer
gybright@alaska.edu
907-450-8122

 

Emily Drygas, CFRE
Executive Director of Transformational Gifts
emily.drygas@alaska.edu
907-450-8535

  

Kyrsti Floodeen
Senior Researcher
kfloodeen@alaska.edu
907-450-8047

 

Candice Krupa
Senior Director of Research
crkrupa@alaska.edu
907-450-8059

 

Jake Mendenhall
Associate Director of Annual Giving
jhmendenhall@alaska.edu
907-786-1297

 

Harry Need, CFRE
Executive Director of Philanthropy
hwneed@alaska.edu
907-786-4840

  

Melinda Seevers
Senior Director of Transformational Gifts
mrseevers@alaska.edu
303-819-1050

 

Samantha Sink
Director of Annual Giving
sksink@alaska.edu
907-786-7711

 

Scott Taylor
Philanthropic Advisor
sntaylor@alaska.edu
907-450-8032

  

The Donor Relations team manages stewardship activities and represents the interests of donors for ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åA/ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åF/ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°åS. The Donor Relations Team's purpose is to fulfill the expectations established by the Donor Bill of Rights.

 

 

Erin Furby
Scholarship Manager
efurby@alaska.edu
 907-786-1087

 

Amber Gichard
Executive Director of Advancement Operations
argichard@alaska.edu
907-786-1016

 

Nicole Goff
Director of Fund Management
nrgoff@alaska.edu
907-450-8549

 

Tisha Kennell
Scholarship Manager
tkennell@alaska.edu
907-450-8037

Deidre Larson
Gift Coordinator
dalarson@alaska.edu
907-450-8036 

 

Morgan Marin
Fund Manager
mclybarger@alaska.edu
907-786-1095

Terri Schimmack
Gift Manager
taschimmack@alaska.edu
907-786-1953


Dory Straight
Senior Director of Scholarship Administration
dory.straight@alaska.edu
907-450-8033

Kandace Welch
Gift Manager
kmwelch2@alaska.edu
907-474-2438

 

Cyan Woodward
Donor Relations Coordinator
cmwoodward2@alaska.edu
907-450-8038

The Finance and Accounting Team provides complete accounting, external financial reporting, and tax compliance services for the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Foundation, and manages endowment accounting and spending distributions for the ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Foundation Consolidated Endowment fund.  This team processes all disbursement requests, including scholarships, for the use of ÂÌÅ«Ì컨°å Foundation funds. 

 

Alex Slivka
Chief Financial Officer
aslivka@alaska.edu
907-786-1689

Samantha Olah
Senior Accountant
solah@alaska.edu
907-786-1167

 

Stefanie Gustavsson
Accountant
sagustavsson@alaska.edu
907-786-1066 

 

Ari Sudbeck
Accountant
amsudbeck@alaska.edu
907-786-1020