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Departments and Contacts

Campus area code is 907; all phone numbers begin with prefix 474

Museum Phone Number: (907) 474-7505

Department/Name Position Phone Email

Administration		   
Aldona Jonaitis, Ph.D.Interim Director6443ajonaitis@alaska.edu
Emilie NelsonExecutive Assistant6443emilie.nelson@alaska.edu
Barbara EllannaFiscal Professional6949barbara.ellanna@alaska.edu
Kevin MayOperations Manager5358kcmay@alaska.edu
Linda SheldonFiscal Technician1510linda.sheldon@alaska.edu
    
Visitor Services   
Daniel DavidManager of  Visitor Services & Retail Operations5137dsdavid@alaska.edu 
Janet Thompson and Jake Sirevaag Tour Planning and Event Rentals6640jathompson@alaska.edu jmsirevaag@alaska.edu
Museum Store 1595 
    
Education and Public Programs  
Jennifer ArseneauEducation & Public Programs Manager6948j.arseneau@alaska.edu
Maïté AgopianMuseum Educator5602msagopianplattet@alaska.edu
Peggy HetmanSchool & Community Liaison5360mahetman@alaska.edu
    
Exhibits and Digital Media  
Roger Topp, M.S., M.F.A.Head of Production6985topp@alaska.edu
Theresa Bakker, M.F.A.Media Coordinator6941tabakker@alaska.edu
Steve BoutaCoordinator of Exhibitions & Design6953sfbouta@alaska.edu
Tamara MartzExhibit & Graphic Designer6951tfmartz@alaska.edu
    
    
Alaska Center for Documentary Film    
Leonard Kamerling, M.F.A.Curator7437ljkamerling@alaska.edu
    
Archaeology   
    
James Whitney, M.A.Collection Manager6943jwwhitney@alaska.edu
Scott Shirar, M.A.Research Technician sjshirar@alaska.edu
    
Earth Science   
Patrick Druckenmiller, Ph.D.Curator6954psdruckenmiller@alaska.edu
Julie RousseauCollection Manager6946jirousseau@alaska.edu
    
Entomology   
Derek Sikes, Ph.D.Curator6278dssikes@alaska.edu
    
Ethnology & History   
Molly Lee, Ph.D.Curator Emerita mclee@alaska.edu
Angela Linn, M.A.Collection Manager1828ajlinn@alaska.edu
    

Fine Arts		   
Mareca Guthrie, M.F.A.Curator5102mrguthrie@alaska.edu
    

Genomic Resources

   
Kyndall Hildebrandt, M.S.Collection Manager6914kbhildebrandt@alaska.edu
    
Herbarium   
Stefanie Ickert-Bond, Ph.D.Curator6277smickertbond@alaska.edu
Jordan MetzgarCollection Manager7109jsmetzgar@alaska.edu
Alan Batten, M.S.Research Associate7109arbatten@alaska.edu
Carolyn Parker, M.S.Research Professional7109clparker@alaska.edu
    
Ichthyology and Aquatics  
J. Andres Lopez, Ph.D.Curator7828jalopez2@alaska.edu
    
Mammalogy   
Link Olson, Ph.D.Curator5998link.olson@alaska.edu
Aren Gunderson, M.S.Collection Manager6947amgunderson@alaska.edu
Dusty McDonaldProgrammer7108

dlmcdonald@alaska.edu

    
Ornithology   
Kevin Winker, Ph.D.Curator7027kevin.winker@alaska.edu
Jack WithrowCollection Manager7359jjwithrow@alaska.edu
Dan GibsonResearch Associate7359avesalaska@gmail.com