DRAW Professional Staff
Director
Mark Oldmixon
Mark is responsible for supervision of the entire department; SRC, Outdoor Adventures, Patty Ice and Outdoor Ed Center.
mtoldmixon@alaska.edu
907-474-5886
Business Manager
Valerie Rickards
Valerie is responsible for the financial accounts within the department, human resource logistics, SRC Front Desk and memberships. She does a lot more, but the web-site is too small.
valerie.rickards@alaska.edu
907-474-6814
Assistant Director for Facilities
Erik Ofelt
Erik works closely with Facilities Services to make sure our buildings are operational, clean, and user friendly. He takes responsibility for the cardiovascular and strength equipment in the SRC. Additionally, he is spear heading the Nanook Terrain Park.
egofelt@alaska.edu
907-474-6269
Wellness Coordinator
Kaydee Miller
Kaydee is responsible for the programming of the SRC; Intramurals, Group Fitness, Youth Day Camps as well as anything involving wellness programs for students.
kmiller20@alaska.edu
907-474-6806
Assistant Coordinator of Outdoor Adventures
Frank Olive
Frank takes responsibility for the day to day operations of Outdoor Adventures with regards to trips, classes and rentals. He has a wealth of information to relay to users and works hard to make sure each customer gets what they need.
folive@alaska.edu
907-474-6027
Outdoor Facilities Manager
Sam Braband
Sam is responsible for the indoor and outdoor climbing walls, the disc golf course, Summer Adventure Camps, and the development of the Nanook Terrain Park and Outdoor Education Center.
sjbraband@alaska.edu
907-474-6306
Ice Arena Manager
Adam Powell
Adam is a Fairbanks native, he began his hockey career with FAHA, was a member of the Ice Dogs, and attended UAF while playing hockey as well. After a pro stint in Corpus Christi he came back to Fairbanks where he is currently a Head Coach with the Arctic Lions organization. Adam has a weekly radio show called "Hockey Talk with Classic Rock" in which he discusses the sport that he loves so much. Adam is married and has two pug dogs. Adam is responsible for the Patty Ice Arena management, accounts, safety, etc. Adam has recently been promoted to the Patty Pool manager. His duties include scheduling events, assigning life guards, and general day to day operations.
alpowell@alaska.edu
907-474-6888
Ice Arena Supervisors
The Ice Arena Supervisors are in charge of general day to day operations at the Patty Ice Arena. This includes monitoring all the public skating session; checking out locker rooms and answering questions for all the various hockey organizations during games, practices, and private rentals; sharpening skates; and driving the Zamboni to maintain the best ice in town.
Ken Coxon
As the old man at the rink, Ken enjoys maintaining and grooming the ice to always ensure the prime conditions that our users have come to enjoy. Ken also keeps an eye on the Zamboni maintenance with greasing, oil, tires, and general condition. When someone backs up the toilet he becomes a plumber. If someone spills, he becomes the janitor, it's all in a day's work.
Teresa Shannon
Teresa is in charge of the Learn to Skate Program, as well as other various graphic design tasks.
Matt Benner
Matt is in charge of the website, he is also Patty Ice's go to for skate sharpening.
