2009-2010 UAF Alumni Association Board of Directors vote

The UAF Alumni Association board of directors held their annual spring meeting on May 1-2, 2009. Election results were certified and new board members were installed. Please welcome Kathie Wasserman '90, representing the Southeast Alaska region and Derek Miller '03, representing the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Also, re-elected to their respective seats were Dan Flodin '94,'97, for Southcentral and Elaine Woodruff '69, for alumni At Large.

Board officers

Gail Phillips Gail Phillips, '67
Board President
Seat 2, Southcentral
2005-2008, 2008-2011
gailphil@alaska.net

1967 - B.A., Business Education
Vice-Chairman, Truth About Pebble, Anchorage, Alaska



Daniel Flodin Daniel Flodin, '94 & '97
Board Vice President
Seat 4, Southcentral
2006-2009, 2009-2012
FlodinD@alyeska-pipeline.com

1994 - BB.A., Business Administration
1997 - MB.A., Business Administration Business Planning
Supply Chain Management Director, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company, Anchorage, Alaska



Jim Dxon Jim Dixon, '90 & '91
Board Treasurer
Seat 10, Fairbanks Chapter President
2008-2010
dixon@ieee.org

1990 - B.S., Geophysics
1991 - M.S., Geophysics
Scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Fairbanks, Alaska



DeShana York DeShana York '95
Board Secretary
Seat 12, South Central Chapter President
2008-2010
deshana.york@alaska.edu

1995 - B.A., Speech Communication
Client Partner, University of Alaska Corporate Programs, Anchorage, Alaska



Joe Hayes Joe Hayes, '97
Executive Director
fyalum@uaf.edu

1997-B.S., Political Science
Director, UAF Alumni Relations and Executive Director, UAF Alumni Association

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Board members

Brian Brubaker Brian Brubaker, '96
Seat 8, At Large
2007-2010
bkb044@yahoo.com

1996 - B.S., Interdisciplinary Studies
Data Manager, College of Education, University of Alaska Anchorage



Derek Miller Derek Miller, '03
Seat 5, FNSB
2009-2012
miller.e.derek@gmail.com

2003 – B.B.A., Management & Organizations
Legislative Aide, State of Alaska



Randy Pitney Randy Pitney, '72
Seat 3, FNSB
2005-2008, 2008-2011
rpitney@acsalaska.net

1972 - B.S., Wildlife Management
President, Arctic Winter Games Team Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska



Ryan Tilbury Ryan Tilbury, '99 & '04
Seat 9, FNSB
2007-2010
rtilbury@yksd.com

1999 - B.A., Psychology
2004 - M.A., Guidance and Counseling
Counselor, Yukon-Koyukuk School District, Fairbanks, Alaska



Tonya Trabant Tonya Trabant , '99 & '04
Seat 11, Outside
2007-2010
tonyaak@hotmail.com

1999 - B.A., English-Literature
2004 - M.A., Professional Communication
Advisor, Cross-College Advising Service & Chadbourne Residential College University of Wisconsin - Madison

Kathie Wasserman Kathie Wasserman, '90
Seat 7, Southeast
2009-2012
kathie@akml.org

1990 – B.S., Anthropology
Executive Director, Alaska Municipal League, Juneau



Joanna Wassillie Joanna Wassillie, '98
Seat 1, Rural
2005-2008, 2008-2011
jwassillie1@yahoo.com

1998 - B.A., English
Employed by the Lower Yukon School District's Curriculum Dept. specializing in Bilingual Education and Place-Based Learning



Elaine Woodruff Elaine Woodruff,'69
Seat 6, At Large
2006-2009, 2009-2012
 ewoodruff@ccu.edu

1969 - M.F.A., Creative Writing
Professor, Literature and Creative Writing, Colorado Christian University, Lakewood, Colorado



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