907-262-0339 (business) istmc2@uaa.alaska.edu | Todd Marshall-ClossonPresident, KRC Student Union (2007-2008)Member, Coalition of Student Leaders Chair, System Governance Council Todd Marshall-Closson was born on February 26th, 1974 to a mother and father very much surprised by a second son. Todd moved to Alaska in 1984. A non-traditional student, husband to Rachel and a father of two teenage boys Shn and Christopher, Todd's has just graduated with the brand new Digital Art A.A.S., one of the first three awarded in the State. Todd is now focusing on his B.A.A. in Photography with a minor in communications. Todd is committed to developing himself and colleagues in a positive manner. Now in his third year with the Kenai River College Student Union and the Coalition of Student Leaders, Todd is an accomplished advocate for students and believes in the strength of dialogue and partnership for the betterment of the university as a whole. Todd's emphasis in his personal and professional life is dialogue and the reciprocity and exchange of multiple ideas toward a common goal. |
907-796 6060 (business) heather.swanson@uas.alaska.edu | Heather SwansonPresident, UAS Staff Council (2007-2008)Member, Staff Alliance Pro-Tem, System Governance Council California native, Heather Swanson currently works at the ITS Help Desk and moved to Juneau a year ago when her husbandŐs 2 week business trip passed the one year mark. A lifelong student, Heather has worked in the IT industry for over 15 years and owned a computer consulting firm for over 10 years. She has 3 boys (17, 8, and 3 mos), 2 dogs, and a husband that keep her busy. She enjoys camping, hiking, gardening, reading, and spending time with her family and friends Đ especially when she can cook for them. |
907-786-1054 (business) anmac3@uaa.alaska.edu | Megan CarlsonPresident, UAA Classified Employee Council (2007-2008)Chair, Staff Alliance Member, System Governance Council Megan was born and raised in the Anchorage area. She has worked in UAA's Office of Academic Affairs since 2003. As the Assistant to the Assistant Provost, her work focuses primarily on academic programs, accreditation, and assessment. Megan has served on the UAA Classified Council and UAA Assembly since 2005, and is beginning her first term as UAA's Classified Council President. Megan graduated from UAA with a BA in Psychology in 2003. She looks forward to working with Staff Alliance to learn more about the operations of the UA system and the state legislative process. |
907-796-6293 (business) cathy.connor@uas.alaska.edu | Cathy ConnorPresident, UAS Faculty Senate (2006-2008)Member, Faculty Alliance Member, System Governance Council Cathy Connor is an Associate Professor of Geology in the UAS Environmental Science program. She received her B.S. and M.S in geology from Stanford University (1975) and her doctorate in geology from the University of Montana (1984). She began her interests in Quaternary geology looking at estuarine/salt marsh records in San Francisco Bay and later, working for the Alaska Branch of the U.S. Geological Survey, she shifted her focus to the rich history of Pleistocene Glacial Lake Ahtna in the Copper River basin/Wrangell Mountains. Since 1991, she has been active in teaching earth science courses to southeast Alaskan undergraduates and K-12 teachers statewide. She has helped to foster undergraduate research in Quaternary studies that focus on glacier dynamic processes. Collaborative projects with faculty in the Geophysical Institute and the faculty and students of the Juneau Icefield Reserach Program has led to many presentations and publications. Most recently she has worked on an interdisciplinary study linking Neoglacial sediment records with Tlingit Ethnohistory in Glacier Bay National Park and a National Science Foundation-funded Geoscience Education effort that employs GIS and geologic field experiences to enrich Alaska's secondary science teachers and their students in the Earth Sciences. She represents Alaska as a state councillor for the National Association of Geology Teachers and is active in the American Geophysical Union, the Geological Society of America, and the Alaska Geological Society. |
907-796-6517 (business) sun_tiger109@hotmail.com | Lindsey ForrestPresident, United Students of UAS - Juneau (2007-2008)Pro-Tem, Coalition of Student Leaders Member, System Governance Council I'm currently the United Students of the University of Alaska Southeast Juneau Vice President. I'm active in Alpha Phi Omega. I am getting my B.A. in English, I'm not sure which area of English I want to continue into and I'm also thinking about getting into the Law Minor here at UAS- Juneau. After I get done here at UAS I'm going to travel to Japan and around the world teaching English. When this is all done I might get into politics or I might not. I enjoy reading, when I have time, drawing, swimming, drinking coffee, running, hiking, camping and SNOWBOARDING! Hopefully this year will be a good one on the slopes! I love living in Alaska, although I don't think I'll stay here after I'm done teaching, and I love all the fresh are and fish! I think that the University is one of the most important things that Alaska has going for it and that it needs to be taken care of by the state, the federal government and the students. |
907-474-5737 (business) ffjdg@uaf.edu | Jon GenettiPresident, UAF Faculty Senate (2007-2008)Member, Faculty Alliance Member, System Governance Council Jon Genetti is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science (2001-pres). He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Texas A&M University in 1993. His previous experience includes three years (1993-1996) as a visiting assistant professor at UAF and five years (1996-2001) as a research scientist at the San Diego Supercomputer Center. Since returning to UAF, Jon has been CS program chair (2002-2004), CS department chair (2005-pres), elected to the Faculty Senate in 2004 and chair of the Faculty Affairs committee during the 2005-06 term. His primary interest in governance is a desire that UAF provides all students with the best education possible. As admission standards rise, it becomes very tempting to put those who fail to meet the standards into remedial programs and forget about them. Jon believes that this is unacceptable at UAF and will work for the necessary resources to allow these students to progress towards their |
907-450-8184 (business) paloma.harbour@alaska.edu | Paloma HarbourPresident, Statewide Administration Assembly (2007-2008)Vice Chair, Staff Alliance Member, System Governance Council Paloma Harbour was born in Alaska and loves living here. Paloma is happily married with one beautiful 2 year old daughter, and she is expecting a second child in April. She first came to UAF as Paloma Thorne in the fall of 1999. She started working with the university in October of 2000 as a student assistant for Statewide Budget and Institutional Research (SWBIR). She graduated with a math degree in 2003 and started as the administrative assistant for the Controller's office that July. In September of 2004 Paloma returned to SWBIR now Statewide Planning and Budget Development (SWPBD) as a budget analyst. She thoroughly enjoys her job and coworkers and looks forward to many more years with the university. |
907-786-4140 (business) afbh@uaa.alaska.edu | Bogdan HoancaPresident, UAA Faculty Senate (2007-2008)Chair, Faculty Alliance Member, System Governance Council Bogdan Hoanca is an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems at the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA). He joined theComputer Information Systems department at UAA in June 2002 and was promoted to Associate Professor in May 2007. Before joining UAA, Bogdan co-founded, started up and sold a company that builds components for fiber optic communications. He also helped start and consulted with a number of other startup companies in optical fiber communications. Bogdan received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1999, a MS in Electrical Engineering from Syracuse University and an Electronics Engineer Diploma from the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, in Romania. His current research interests revolve around technology, in particular e-learning and societal implications of technology, as well as privacy and security. Bogdan has been serving on the UAA Faculty Senate since 2004, as President for 2007-2008, First Vice President for 2006-2007, and Co-Chair of the Academic Computing, Distance Learning and InstructionalTechnologies Committee and Co-Chair of the Faculty Senate Awards Committee for 2005-2006. |
907-786-1206 (business) president.roberson@uaa.alaska.edu | John Roberson IIIPresident, Union of Students of UAA (2007-2008)Ex-Officio Member, Coalition of Student Leaders Member, System Governance Council John Roberson III is the USUAA/Student body President. He served nearly five years in the United States Air Force. While enlisted, John traveled to such places as Minot, North Dakota and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He completed his enlistment right here in Alaska, at Elmendorf. John enrolled in the Political Science degree program here at UAA. His first experience at UAA was through the orientation program, this is where he learned about student government. John knew that to get the most out of college, he would have to get involved, and did. Two years later, he was elected Student Body President; a month later Governor Sara Palin appointed John to the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education. He is constantly busy serving students, but he always has time to listen to the concerns of students. |
907-747-7726 (business) jenifer.sandonato@uas.alaska.edu | Jenifer SandonatoPresident, United Students of UAS - Sitka (2007-2008)Member, Coalition of Student Leaders Member, System Governance Council My name is Jenifer Sandonato, President of the UAS Sitka Campus Student Government. I am a 26 years old New Yorker, and moved to Sitka over four years ago from just outside New York City. I have been a student at UAS since 2003 working towards a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree, and very much looking forward to the completion of my BLA in Summer 2007. I also have worked at the Sitka Campus for over 3 years in the Instructional Services and Registration department. Involvement in the University has become a passion for me. I also hold a passion for students whom I come in contact with. My daily involvement in a front line position allows me to assist students often and directly, trying my best to answer any and all questions, or find solutions. Recently, I was awarded the 2006 "Staff Make Student Count" award for exceptional customer service throughout the UA system, representing UA Southeast. UAS Sitka Campus has become my home and family. My hopes as Student Government President are to see the Sitka Campus strive to continue to be an exceptional place to learn where students have a voice in matters of their higher education institution. The Sitka Campus student body is composed of both local and distance students. I will work extra hard to keep contact with students both on campus and off campus and listen to your concerns and work to get results. |
907-474-6311 (business) kayt.sunwood@uaf.edu | Kayt SunwoodPresident, UAF Staff Council (2007-2008)Member, Staff Alliance Member, System Governance Council Kayt Sunwood has worked for the University of Alaska in a number of capacities since moving to Alaska from the Midwest in 2003. Currently, as manager of the UAF Women's Center, she is putting her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instructional Technology to work linking to rural campuses, removing barriers that inhibit the full participation of women, promoting equity and enriching the university community through interdisciplinary forums for social, cultural, spiritual, aesthetic, and intellectual connections. From 2005-2006 she traveled by small aircraft to villages throughout Northern Alaska with the Math in a Cultural Context research team. The previous year Kayt worked for UAA as Fairbanks based Interior Tech Prep Specialist, helping to facilitate smooth transitions between secondary and postsecondary education/training. Kayt looks forward to bridging the distances and facilitating communication and collaboration in her Staff Alliance work. |
907-474-7081 (business) fyalum@uaf.edu | Joe HayesExecutive Director, UAF Alumni Association ()Ex-Officio Member, System Governance Council Hayes earned his bachelor's degree in political science from UAF in 1997. While at UAF he served as student body president and student regent. Hayes was the first-ever African-American UAF student body president and UA student regent and at graduation he received the Joel Wiegert Award as the outstanding senior man. Hayes served as chief of staff for Rep.Tom Brice from 1997-2000 and served in the Alaska State House from 2000-2002. While in office, he served on the Labor and Commerce and State Affairs Committees as well as the Special Committees for Military and Veterans Affairs and Administrative Review. As executive director of the UAF Alumni Association, Hayes reports to a 11-member board and is responsible for daily operations of the association including membership, fundraising, legislative outreach, advocacy and coordination of the annual alumni reunion. |
907-796-6416 (business) lynne.johnson@uas.alaska.edu | Lynne JohnsonExecutive Director, Development, UAS Alumni Association ()Ex-Officio Member, System Governance Council Lynne Johnson of Juneau was appointed as the University of Alaska Southeast Development Officer and Alumni Association Coordinator by Chancellor John Pugh in January 2000. She serves as the campus contact with corporations and foundations who are willing to support higher education. She also works with the UAS Alumni Association in their efforts to support UAS and raise funds for UAS scholarships. Lynne Johnson has worked in development for over ten years. She was executive director of the Kenai Peninsula United Way and campaign manager for the successful $4 million Kenai Peninsula Borough capital campaign. She worked in educational development at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Alaska Foundation. Lynne Johnson and her family moved from Kenai to Juneau in 1998. |
907-786-1942 (business) anslm3@uaa.alaska.edu | Stacey Lorene MarshExecutive Director, UAA Alumni Association (2006-2008)Ex-Officio Member, System Governance Council Bio not yet available |
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