Our Team
Tod A. Burnett Ed.D.
UA Foundation President and UA Chief Development Officer
taburnett@alaska.edu
907-786-1359
BiographyMatthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Coordinator
mpaskin@alaska.edu
907-786-1169
Cassandra Stalzer APR, CAP
Manager of Public Relations
cdstalzer@alaska.edu
907-786-7729
The Executive Team
The executive team works within the Office of the President to provide vision and
direction for the UA Foundation as a non-profit organization, separate, and distinct
from the university. They also provide leadership in each of the major departments
and manage operations of the UA Foundation.Megan K. Riebe, CFRE
Associate VP for Development
mriebe@alaska.edu
907-786-7746
Tlisa Northcutt, CFRE
Chief Donor Relations Officer
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
907-786-1211
Stan Mishin
Director of Finance
smishin@alaska.edu
907-450-8985David Woodley
Chief Data Officer
dswoodley@alaska.edu
907-786-1373
The Data Services team manages the data systems and technology for the UA Foundation
and development teams at each university. These systems include the donor database
Raiser's Edge, the Tableau reporting system, multiple web environments, and more.
They provide the data necessary to meet the needs of the fundraising and alumni relations
functions across the UA system. David Woodley
Chief Data Officer
dswoodley@alaska.edu
907-786-1373
Lauren Hartman
Director of Analytics and
Lead Reports Developer
lehartman@alaska.edu
907-786-7709
Amanda Watt
Director of Data Administration
arwatt@alaska.edu
907-786-1156
Samuel Phillips
Data Systems Engineer
sphill15@alaska.edu
907-786-1064
Dane Filemyr
Data Analyst
dlfilemyr@alaska.edu
907-786-1111
Halley Tran
Data Analyst
htran11@alaska.edu
907-786-1448
Hayden Riebe
Data Analyst
hjriebe@alaska.edu
The Development team is responsible for providing fundraising support for the University
of Alaska and UAA/UAF/UAS. This team works to align donors’ aspirations, values, family needs, and diverse assets with charitable
opportunities across the UA system. This work is accomplished through meaningful conversations
with donors in collaboration with colleagues, volunteers, and leaders who contribute
to the big ideas that inspire transformational gifts.Megan K. Riebe, CFRE
Associate VP of Development
mriebe@alaska.edu
907-786-7746
Aimee Sudbeck
Administrative Assistant
amsudbeck@alaska.edu
907-786-1020
Harry Need, CFRE
Senior Director of Philanthropic Services
hwneed@alaska.edu
907-786-4840
Emily Drygas, CFRE
Senior Director of Principal Gifts
emily.drygas@alaska.edu
907-450-8535
Genevieve Bright
Principal Gifts Officer
gybright@alaska.edu
907-450-8122
Scott Taylor
Philanthropic Advisor
sntaylor@alaska.edu
907-450-8032
Candice Krupa
Senior Director of Research
crkrupa@alaska.edu
907-450-8037
Kyrsti Floodeen
Senior Researcher
kfloodeen@alaska.edu
907-395-7521
Maggie Demers
Strategic Writer
mjhess@alaska.edu
907-450-8122
The Donor Relations team manages all stewardship activities and represents the interests of donors for UAA/UAF/UAS. The Donor Relations team works with the UA Foundation and university staff to ensure that donors are thanked in appropriate, distinctive, visible, and memorable ways and are informed about how their gifts are put to use. Donor Relations helps to strengthen and sustain the UA Foundation’s reputation for integrity, responsibility, caring, and prudent management of private gifts.
The Donor Relations Team's purpose is to fulfill the expectations established by the Donor Bill of Rights.
Tlisa Northcutt, CFRE
Chief Donor Relations Officer
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
907-786-1211
Becky Lindsey
Director of Donor Engagement
becky.lindsey@alaska.edu
907-450-8038
Jacob Mendenhall
Phone and Digital Fundraising Manager
jhmendenhall@alaska.edu
907-786-1297
Dory Straight
Scholarship Officer
dory.straight@alaska.edu
907-450-8033
Monica Terrones
Donor Relations Coordinator
mterrones@alaska.edu
907-786-7711
Amber Gichard
Director of Fund & Gift Services
argichard@alaska.edu
907-786-1016
Adrielle Jones
Fund Manager
afjones@alaska.edu
907-474-5987
Terri Schimmack
Gift Manager
taschimmack@alaska.edu
907-786-1953
Kandace Welch
Gift Manager
kmwelch2@alaska.edu
907-474-2438
Deidre Larson
Gift Coordinator
dalarson@alaska.edu
907-450-8036
The Finance Team provides complete accounting, external financial reporting, and tax compliance services for the UA Foundation. The Finance Team also manages endowment accounting and spending distributions for the UA Foundation Consolidated Endowment fund. Finally, this team processes all disbursement requests, including scholarships, for the use of UA Foundation funds.
Stan Mishin
Director of Finance
smishin@alaska.edu
907-235-1625
Carrie Santoro
Controller
clsantoro@alaska.edu
907-450-8126
Linda Hall
Accountant
lhall11@alaska.edu
907-450-8124
Golda Pannor Brown
Accountant
grpannorbrown@alaska.edu
907-786-1053