Our Team
Tod A. Burnett Ed.D.
UA Foundation President and UA Chief Development Officer
taburnett@alaska.edu
907-786-1359
Biography
Matthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Coordinator
mpaskin@alaska.edu
907-786-1169
Executive Team
Tlisa Northcutt, CFRE
Chief Donor Relations Officer
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
907-786-1211
Matthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Coordinator
mpaskin@alaska.edu
907-786-1169
Alex Slivka
Chief Financial Officer
as
907-786-1689
David 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. 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. 
Megan K. Riebe, CFRE
Associate VP of Development
mriebe@alaska.edu
907-786-7746
Genevieve Bright
Principal Gifts Officer
gybright@alaska.edu
907-450-8122
Maggie Demers
Strategic Writer
mjhess@alaska.edu
907-450-8122
Emily Drygas, CFRE
Senior Director of Principal Gifts
emily.drygas@alaska.edu
907-450-8535
Kyrsti Floodeen
Senior Researcher
kfloodeen@alaska.edu
907-395-7521
Candice Krupa
Senior Director of Research
crkrupa@alaska.edu
907-450-8037
Jacob Mendenhall
Associate Director of Annual Giving
jhmendenhall@alaska.edu
907-786-1297
Harry Need, CFRE
Senior Director of Philanthropic Services
hwneed@alaska.edu
907-786-4840
Melinda Seevers
Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships
mrseevers@alaska.edu
303-819-1050
Samantha Sink
Director of Annual Giving
sksink@alaska.edu
907-786-7711
Aimee Sudbeck
Administrative Assistant
amsudbeck@alaska.edu
907-786-1020
Scott Taylor
Philanthropic Advisor
sntaylor@alaska.edu
907-450-8032
The Donor Relations team manages stewardship activities and represents the interests of donors for UAA/UAF/UAS. 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
Erin Furby
Scholarship Manager
efurby@alaska.edu
907-786-1087
Amber Gichard
Sr. Director of Fund & Gift Services
argichard@alaska.edu
907-786-1016
Nicole Goff
Director of Fund Stewardship
nrgoff@alaska.edu
907-450-8549
Tisha Kennell
Scholarship Manager
tkennell@alaska.edu
907-450-8123
Deidre Larson
Gift Coordinator
dalarson@alaska.edu
907-450-8036
Morgan Lybarger
Stewardship Manager
mclybarger@alaska.edu
907-786-1095
Carrie Santoro
Director of Fund Stewardship
clsantoro@alaska.edu
907-347-1785
Terri Schimmack
Gift Manager
taschimmack@alaska.edu
907-786-1953
Dory Straight
Sr. 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
907-450-8126
The Finance Team provides complete accounting, external financial reporting, and tax compliance services for the UA Foundation, and manages endowment accounting and spending distributions for the UA Foundation Consolidated Endowment fund. This team processes all disbursement requests, including scholarships, for the use of UA Foundation funds.
Alex Slivka
Chief Financial Officer
as
907-786-1689
Samantha Olah
Senior Accountant
solah@alaska.edu
907-786-1167
Stefanie Gustavsson
Accountant
sagustavsson@alaska.edu
907-786-1066
Stephanie King