Contact HR
Contact HR Customer Service:
Email:Phone: (907) 450-8200
Fax: (907) 450-8201
Submit a Request for Assistance
To schedule a face to face meeting with a member of our customer service team, please call or send us an email.
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Our physical locations for Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau are below.
Contact Specific Team Member:
The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) consists of business partners and administrative support to the CHRO. The main effort of the CHRO’s Office is to offer quality services to a highly developed workforce at the University of Alaska.
The business partners act as a liaison to faculty and staff while ensuring that established policies and procedures are followed by employees of the university.
Memry Dahl | Chief Human Resources Officer | madahl@alaska.edu | 907-450-8200 | |
Stefanie Gorder
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Executive Assistant & Communications Specialist | sagorder@alaska.edu | 907-450-8255 | |
James Yauney | Senior HR Business Partner - UAA | jayauney@alaska.edu | 907-450-8218 | |
Bryan Hoppough | Senior HR Business Partner - UAF & SO | behoppough@alaska.edu | 907-450-8272 | |
Louisa Cryan | Senior HR Business Partner - UAS | lrcryan@alaska.edu | 907-796-6263 | |
Janna Machalek | UAS HR Coordinator | jmachale@alaska.edu | 907-450-8262 |
The Benefits and Compensation Team oversees the administration of university employee benefits, retirement programs, compensation and classification. This includes education about benefit options and enrollment, assisting employees with retirement preparation, and providing resources to support the well-being of UA employees.
For any benefits questions, please reach out to ua-benefits@alaska.edu and the appropriate specialist will reach back out to you.
Robert Hall |
Benefits Specialist |
r.hall@alaska.edu | 907-450-8237 | General Benefits |
Tammy Kancir, SHRM-CP |
Benefits Specialist |
tjkancir@alaska.edu | 907-450-8265 | General Benefits |
Elaine Ramos-Main |
Benefits Specialist |
emain@alaska.edu | 907-450-8264 | Retirement |
Jenn Clapp, CEBS |
Senior Benefits Specialist |
jlclapp@alaska.edu | 907-450-8216 | Health Care and Plan Administration |
Paula Kennedy, PHR, SHRM-CP |
Senior Compensation Specialist |
pkenne13@alaska.edu | 907-450-8209 | Compensation |
Jamie Meyer |
Classification and Compensation Specialist |
jwashburn@alaska.edu | 907-450-8254 | Classification and Compensation |
Heather Arana | Director | hrarana@alaska.edu | 907-450-8226 | Director |
The Labor & Employee Relations Team oversees labor and employee relations while focusing on improving retention, and professional and team development. The Labor Team accomplishes this through contract negotiations, investigations and dispute resolution, coaching and prevention. The team works closely with the HR Business Partners as they ensure campus needs are met. The Labor and Employee Engagement Team helps foster collaborative partnerships for all UA employees to promote a strong and positive organizational culture.
Tara Ferguson | Director | tlferguson@alaska.edu | 907-450-8217 | |
Gail Granata | Sr. HR and Labor and Employee Relations Consultant | gmgranata@alaska.edu | 907-786-1457 | |
Nycolett Rabley | Sr. Labor and Employee Relations Specialist | ncrabley@alaska.edu | 907-450-8215 | |
Danielle Nelson | Labor and Employee Relations Specialist | dnelson15@alaska.edu | 907-450-8267 | |
Vacant | Labor and Employee Engagement Specialist | Coming Soon! | 907-450-8225 | |
Tasha Leach | Labor and Employee Engagement/Training Coordinator | tmevans@alaska.edu | 907-450-8178 |
HR Operations include UA HR Customer Service, accounting, payroll, personnel, and HR systems. The Operations Team updates and administer HR systems, complete data entry, resolve issues with vendors in regards to HR Operation areas and provide assistance to HR Coordinators at the campuses.
Michelle Pope | Director | mlpope@alaska.edu | 907-450-8207 | Director |
Ann Pierce | Personnel Manager | eapierce@alaska.edu | 907-450-8244 | Personnel |
Cassie Olsen | Personnel Technician | cmolsen2@alaska.edu | 907-450.8234 | Personnel |
Jevone Baca | Personnel Technician | jmbaca@alaska.edu | 907-450-8219 | Personnel |
Roxi Lowery | Personnel Technician | rdlowery@alaska.edu | 907-450-8235 | Personnel |
Jessica Allard | Personnel Technician | jlallard@alaska.edu | 907-474-7580 | Personnel |
Cate Weist | Personnel Technician | caweist@alaska.edu | 907-450-8258 | Personnel |
Chrissy Maddox | Personnel Technician | cmmaddox@alaska.edu | 907-474-7584 | Personnel |
Sam Pope | Personnel Technician | sapope@alaska.edu | Coming Soon | Personnel |
Camille Carpenter | HR Accounting Manager | cccarpenter@alaska.edu | 907-450-8251 | Accounting |
Timothy Armbruster Sr. | Senior Accountant/Lead | trarmbruster@alaska.edu | 907-450-8212 | Accounting |
Sherri Soileau | HR Accountant | slsoileau2@alaska.edu | 907-474-6258 | Accounting |
Sara Di Martino | HR Accounting Assistant | sdimartino@alaska.edu | 907-450-5082 | Accounting |
Mary Goldsby | HR Accounting Assistant | magoldsby@alaska.edu | 907-474-6256 | Accounting |
Tracie Cogdill | HR Accounting Assistant | tdcogdill@alaska.edu | 907-474-7725 | Accounting |
Wei Chen | HR Accounting Assistant | wchen11@alaska.edu | 907-450-8200 | Accounting |
Dana Shriner, CPP | Payroll Manager | dshrine1@alaska.edu | 907-474-1509 | Payroll |
Lauralee Samalot | Sr. Payroll Technician | lsamalot@alaska.edu | 907-786-1429 | Payroll |
Kim Stewart Greinier | Payroll Technician | kmstewartgreinier@alaska.edu | 907-796-6479 | Payroll |
Kira Johnson | Payroll Technician | kjohnson17@alaska.edu | 907-450-8233 | Payroll |
Sean Lemley | Payroll Technician | slemley2@alaska.edu | 907-450-8289 | Payroll |
Claire Morton, SHRM-CP, SPHR | Customer Service Manager | cemorton@alaska.edu | 907-450-8270 | Customer Service |
Terra Preslan | HR Generalist | tlpreslan@alaska.edu | 907-450-8261 | Customer Service |
Sarah Morisky | HR Generalist | sjrowley@alaska.edu | 907-450-8245 | Customer Service |
The Talent Acquisition Team is dedicated to recruiting, hiring, and retaining talented employees to fulfill its UA mission. Talent Acquisition ensures UA provides equitable compensation, an inclusive environment, and resolves accessibility issues.
The team assists individuals through all pre-employment steps, from the time of interest until the time of hire and aspire to make this a more efficient process for all involved.
Glenn Gambrell | Director | gjgambrell@alaska.edu | 907-450-8211 | |
Heather Swanson, ATACP | Access and Equity Specialist | hrswanson@alaska.edu | 907-450-8232 | |
Rhonda McKay, SHRM-CP | Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist | rlmckay2@alaska.edu | 907-474-6259 | |
Charla Bodle | Talent Acquisition Specialist | cdbodle@alaska.edu | 907-450-8274 | |
Chris Triplett, SHRM-CP | Talent Acquisition Specialist | ctriplet@alaska.edu | 907-450-8276 |
The ADA Accessibility team is dedicated to providing accessibility support and accommodations throughout the hiring process and in the workplace.
Email us for accommodations, support, and inquiries.
Glenn Gambrell | Director |
Heather Swanson | Access and Equity Specialist |
The HR Systems team administers and optimizes HR technology solutions and provides data reporting and analytics.
Jamie Heckman, PMP | HR Systems Manager | jlheckman3@alaska.edu | 907- 450-8268 | |
Austin Somaduroff | HR Data Analyst | ajsomaduroff@alaska.edu | 907-450-8213 | |
Amy Talbot | HR Systems Business Analyst | antalbot@alaska.edu | 907-450-8200 | |
John McGee | HR Systems Business Analyst | jmmcgee@alaska.edu | 907-450-8277 | |
Logan Juhl | HR Systems Specialist | lmjuhl2@alaska.edu | 907-450-8257 | |
Niaomi Wingate | HR Systems Specialist | nbwingate@alaska.edu | 907-450-8200 |
Physical Locations:
With the merge to one UA HR, many human resources staff work remotely. For meetings onsite, please schedule an appointment Monday through Friday from 8am-5pm
to ensure the best service. If you need assistance call (907)-450-8200 or email ua-hr@alaska.edu.
Anchorage
1815 Bragaw Street, Suite 102
UA Bragaw Office Building, Suite 102
Anchorage, AK 99508
Note: Drop box located outside the main entrance of the building
Fairbanks
2025 Yukon Drive
211 Butrovich Building
PO Box 755140
Fairbanks, AK 99775
Juneau
11066 Auke Lake Way, Mailstop: SOB2
Soboleff 225
Juneau, AK 99801