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Office of Admissions and the Registrar
102 Signers' Hall
P.O. Box 757480
Fairbanks, AK 99775

admissions@uaf.edu
907-474-7500
800-478-1823
Fax: 907-474-7097

Meet your Admissions Counselor

Our admissions counselors are here to help you during your quest for information about UAF and your college search. Please contact any of our counselors:

Amy B.
Amy W.
Caitlin
Mary
Mike

Also, you can fill out our information request form for more information. Alternatively, check out our FAQs.

Amy Bristor

Admissions Counselor

albristor@alaska.edu

907-474-6086

Territories: Alaska - Southcentral and Southeast, and UA Scholars.

Amy was born in Anchorage and raised in Wasilla attending both Wasilla High School and Houston High School. She attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks studying Psychology and Human Services. Amy has vast experience with the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus having worked as a student at the student activities office, as staff at the Summer Sessions office and as the outreach coordinator at the UAF Community and Technical College. Amy now considers Fairbanks her second hometown and enjoys the strong sense of community that Fairbanks and the UAF campus has to offer. In her free time she enjoys cooking and gardening. In the summer you will find her fishing, camping and picking berries with her two daughters and her husband.

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Amy Wald

Admissions Counselor

alwald@alaska.edu

907-474-5129

Territories: Alaska - Rural (including rural road system), and the Lower 48 - Central & Mountain timezones

Born and raised on a small farm in northeast South Dakota, Amy moved to Alaska in 2006 with her husband Eric. They spent four years in Bethel, where Amy worked for the UAF Kuskokwim Campus' Educational Talent Search program. She's excited to be a part of the UAF community in Fairbanks. Amy enjoys spending time with family and friends (which includes 2 cats) and traveling. She is also quite crafty enjoying stamping, crocheting and cooking. If you have any questions or would like more information on UAF, please feel free to contact Amy at alwald@alaska.edu.

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Caitlin Kaber

Admissions Counselor

cekaber@alaska.edu

907-474-7822

Territories: Lower 48 - Western & Eastern timezones

Caitlin was born and raised in Washington state. After graduating with a BA in Sport Management and a minor in Communication from Washington State University, she came north to Alaska to work as a Tour Director leading guided tours throughout Alaska and the Yukon Territory. Caitlin permanently relocated to Fairbanks in the fall of 2011. She enjoys traveling, exploring Alaska, going to concerts, trying to cook, snowboarding, Mexican and Thai food, and spending time with family and friends. One of her goals is to learn how to grow her own vegetables! She is excited working with future and potential UAF students!

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Mary Kreta

Director of Recruitment
mary.kreta@alaska.edu
907-474-6231

Territories: International and transfer students

Mary was raised in Portland, Oregon and, in 1999, came to UAF to play basketball for the Nanooks. In 2003, she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication. As the result of her interaction with a national speaker while a UAF intern, a research internship was created for her in Washington, DC after graduation. In 2006, Mary earned a Master of Arts degree in English and spent the next few years teaching undergraduate English and Writing courses at colleges and universities in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.

Mary, her husband, and their daughter are thrilled to be back in Fairbanks and a part of the UAF community. Her favorite activities in Fairbanks include: participating in the Midnight Sun Fun Run in full costume on the summer solstice, biking, hiking, watching the aurora, and showing her frequent out of town guests the wonders of Fairbanks and Alaska. She also enjoys attending concerts and plays on campus and Nanook Athletic events. Mary's current goal is to learn to cross-country ski on the 17 miles of ski trails on campus.

Request more information about UAF or contact her at mary.kreta@alaska.edu.

Mike Voris

Admissions Counselor
mpvoris@alaska.edu
907-474-5142

Territories: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Military, Homeschool and AHEAD students

Mike grew up in Del Norte, Colorado, where his love of learning was born. After completing a master’s degree in creative writing at Colorado State University (where he also taught writing), he and his wife Rachel chose to venture north to Alaska. Mike loves writing, the Denver Broncos, sledding, reading, Mexican food, playing guitar, collecting sports cards, watching movies and exploring nature. He believes that higher education is the greatest tool of empowerment that anyone can utilize, and he can't wait to help the newest wave of UAF students rise to their potential.

Also, you can fill out our information request form for more information.

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Email or call us:

admissions@uaf.edu
Toll free in the U.S.: 800-478-1823
Local and outside the U.S.: 907-474-7500
Fax: 907-474-7097

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Office of Admissions & the Registrar
216 Signers' Hall
P.O. Box 757480
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7480
USA

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