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

 

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
907-450-8985



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. 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

  

Amber Gichard
Director of Fund & Gift Services
argichard@alaska.edu
907-786-1016

  

Carrie Santoro
Stewardship Manager
clsantoro@alaska.edu
907-450-8126

 

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

  

Linda Hall
Accountant
lhall11@alaska.edu
907-450-8124

  

Golda Pannor Brown
Accountant
grpannorbrown@alaska.edu
907-786-1053