907-474-7081 (business) jlhayes2@uaf.edu | Joe HayesExecutive Director, UAF Alumni Association ()Chair , 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. |
907-474-5989 (business) adveazey@alaska.edu | Pips VeazeyPresident, UAF Staff Council (2011-2012)Member, Staff Alliance Vice Chair, System Governance Council Pips Veazey earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Bates College in Lewiston, ME (1987) and her Master's Degree in Oceanography from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (1993). She currently holds the position of Outreach Manager for the Alaska Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), a National Science Foundation grant with additional support from the State of Alaska, aimed at increasing research capacity in Alaska. Originally from New England, Pips spent three years traveling around the world after college and fell in love with Alaska. She was offered the chance to continue her travels through a position as a driller on the Greenland ice sheet with the Polar Ice Coring Office and as a graduate student in Antarctica. In addition to spending time with her family, she enjoys kayaking, sailing, biking, hiking and playing tennis. She looks forward to working with all members of the university system and embraces the challenges ahead. |
907-786-1949 (business) nalinaksha@gmail.com | Nalinaksha BhattachayyraPresident, UAA Faculty Senate (2011-2012)Member, Faculty Alliance Member, System Governance Council Nalinaksha Bhattacharyya is an Associate Professor and Harold T. Caven Professor of Business in the College of Business and Public Policy at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He holds a B.Sc, M.B.A and two Ph.Ds. His area of expertise is business and finance and has over 12 years of academic experience in Canada and the USA. Dr. Bhattacharyya is actively involved in providing service to the University and to his profession. Dr. Bhattacharyya is active in research. He is interested in building theoretical models and testing them through econometrics in order to gain a deeper understanding of finance. A third strand of Dr. Bhattacharyya's research is to use multidisciplinary paradigms to gain fresh perspectives on finance. He is also active in providing service to his profession by reviewing papers for journals and conference presentations. He is on the editorial board of Accounting Perspectives |
907-786-1206 (business) aypres@uaa.alaska.edu | Ryan BuchholdtPresident, Union of Students of UAA (2011-2012)Pro-Tem, Coalition of Student Leaders Member, System Governance Council Ryan Buchholdt has served on the Union of Students of UAA for several years, as a senator and as USUAA Assembly chair. He has been a friend of the Coalition also for several years, and of great assistance with the Coalition's need based financial aid efforts. |
907-474-6905 (business) cfcahill@alaska.edu | Cathy CahillPresident, UAF Faculty Senate (2011-2012)Member, Faculty Alliance Member, System Governance Council Cathy Cahill received her B.S. in Applied Physics from the University of California in 1990, her M.S. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Washington in 1994, and her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Desert Research Institute in 1996. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UAF where she teaches General, Physical and Environmental Chemistry. She is also a member of the Geophysical Institute and her current research focuses on the sources, transport, transformation, and impacts of atmospheric aerosols. She has served on the Alliance since 2009. |
907-796-6569 (business) keni.campbell@uas.alaska.edu | Keni CampbellAlumni Relations Manager, UAS Alumni Association ()Member, System Governance Council Keni Campbell joined the University of Alaska Southeast Office of Development & Alumni Relations in 2006 as Alumni Relations Manager. Previous to working for UAS she worked for the Alaska Council of School Administrators, a professional association for school superintendents. Keni has been an Alaskan since 1982, and has lived in Juneau since 1995. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education from Alaska Pacific University (class of 1993) and maintains State of Alaska teaching credentials. She has been married to Sergeant David Campbell of the Juneau Police Department for 20 years and has two teenage sons who are on the verge of entering the UA educational system. |
907-786-1276 (business) julia.martinez@uaa.alaska.edu | Julia MartinezSenior Alumni Relations Director, UAA Alumni Association ()Member, System Governance Council Julia Martinez is Senior Alumni Relations Director at UAA. |
907-796-6088 (business) mmcrae1@uas.alaska.edu | Mary McRae MillerPresident, UAS Staff Council (2010-2012)Member, Staff Alliance Member, System Governance Council Mary McRae Miller is the Professional Education Center Grants Developer at the University of Alaska Southeast, and President of the UAS Staff Council. |
907-786-1545 (business) cimead@uaa.alaska.edu | Craig MeadPresident, UAA Classified Council (2011-2012)Member, Staff Alliance Member, System Governance Council Craig Mead is president of the UAA Classified Council and credentials evaluator for the UAA Office of Enrollment Services. |
907-796-6413 (business) dbmonteith@uas.alaska.edu | Daniel MonteithPresident, UAS Faculty Senate (2011-2012)Chair , Faculty Alliance Member, System Governance Council Dr. Dan Montieth is Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Chair of Social Sciences at the University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. While in Chicago he worked at the Field Natural History Museum and Oriental Institute Museum. As a student his summers were spent working in the fishing industry in Bristol Bay. This experience led him to his current research, which is an anthropological study of the Bristol Bay fishery. He holds a BA. and M.A. from the University of Chicago, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University. He served as Faculty Alliance member and UAS Faculty Senate president-elect 2010-2011. |
907-450-8103 (business) mmusick@alaska.edu | Monique MusickPresident, Statewide Administration Assembly (2011-2012)Vice Chair, Staff Alliance Member, System Governance Council Monique Musick was born and raised in Ester, Alaska. She discovered photography in high school and has done it ever since. She attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and in 2001, earned a Journalism degree with an emphasis in photography. Following graduation she became the designer and production manager for Mushing Magazine. When the magazine was sold to new ownership, Monique leased the building and opened her own photo studio and gallery. Three years later the Publication Specialist position opened at Statewide and she came to work for UA Public Affairs. Here she gets to do what she enjoys: photography and graphic design. Monique became involved with SAA in 2009 shortly after coming to Statewide. She enjoys being an active member of system governance, supporting co-workers, and participating in policy review. She continues to run her photo business from home. In addition to photography she enjoys sports, outdoor activities, prospecting, music and time with friends. |
916-813-3390 (business) cpennington89@hotmail.com | Christine PenningtonVice President, Kodiak College Student Association (2011-2012)Member, Coalition of Student Leaders Member, System Governance Council |
907-747-6653 (business) sitka.studentgov@uas.alaska.edu | Ed SugaiPresident, United Students of UAS - Sitka (2011-2012)Member, Coalition of Student Leaders Member, System Governance Council Bio pending. |
907-262-0339 (business) hlswan@uaa.alaska.edu | Heidi SwanVice President, KRC Student Union (2011-2012)Member, System Governance Council Heidi Swan is the Kenai River Campus Student Union Vice-President, and a student of Liberal Studies with a specific emphasis on education. She is an active member and volunteer in her local community. |
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