Physical Address:  305 Tanana Drive, 4th Floor Brooks Building, Fairbanks, AK 99775

Mailing:  CRCD, P.O. Box 756500, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775 

General Office Phone:  907-474-7143
Fax:  907-474-5824
Registrar Fax: 907-474-6280
Toll-Free:   1-866-478-2721

Website:  www.uaf.edu/rural   
Email: UAF-CRCD-Vice-Chancellor@alaska.edu

Pete Pinney

Interim Vice Chancellor/Executive Dean

Rural, Community and Native Education

College of Rural and Community Development

pppinney@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-7089

Dorene Bunch

CRCD Administrative Manager

dkbunch@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-6429

• Labor and Employee Relations
• Safety and Risk Management
• Space Assignments & Allocation
• Faculty and Academic Services
• Primary approver of Human Resources

Cecelia Chamberlain

CRCD Executive Officer

clchamberlain@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-6422

• Budget and Financial Contact
• Primary Approver on Financial Transactions
• Accounts review, reconciliations, reports

Bambi Nelson

Assistant to the Vice Chancellor/Executive Dean

Rural, Community and Native Education

College of Rural and Community Development

bnnelson@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-5860

• Vice Chancellor's schedule, calendar, appointments and guests contact
• Vice Chancellor's travel coordinator
• CRCD Advisory and Directors Council Contact
• Coodinates Special Events and Projects
• Marketing/Public Relations and Outreach Services including Fund Raising

Elisa Bruns

USDA Program Manager

Anchorage Office

embruns@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-786-6355

FAX: 907-786-6380

• Manages the USDA Alaska Native Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Educational Grants Program for the UAF Drumbeats Consortium

Vacant

Administrative Assistant

Phone: 907-474-7143

• CRCD Front Desk Contact
• Office supplies
• Special Topics and Instructor Approval Contact
• Website Administrator
• Audio Number Assignments
• Brooks Conference Room Scheduler

Kim Kovacik

CRCD Lead Cashier

kjkovacik@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-5380

• Manages CRCD Accounts Receivable and Cashier Functions
• Bill and Track Student Third Party Billings
• Train and Provide Support to the CRCD Cashiers and Accounts Receivable Staff

Scott Culbertson

Lead Admissions and Registration Coordinator

srculbertson@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-1916

Fax: 907-474-6280

• CRCD Student Admissions and Registration Contact
• Provide Course and Student Information for CRCD
• CRCD Financial Aide Contact
• Manage and Maintain CRCD Courses in Banner
• Grade Reporting and Input Midterm and Final Grades
• Maintain Student and Grading Records
• Oversee Instructional Assessment System (IAS) for CRCD

Pam Leist

Admissions & Registration Coordinator

psleist@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-7881

Fax: 907-474-6280

Jen Majors

Lead Fiscal Coordinator

jamajors2@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-7434

• CRCD Travel Coordinator
• CRCD Purchasing Coordinator
• Provides Travel and Purchasing Trainings to CRCD Coordinators
• Assists and is back-up to the CRCD Fiscal Officer
• Maintains CRCD Functional Use Survey, Travel Mileage Account and Equipment Inventory

Mary Alice Short

CRCD Bookstore Manager

mgshort@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-7714

Fax: 907-474-7742

• Direct the CRCD Bookstore and Budget
• Espresso Book Publishing Contact
• Online Stores Contact (Ebay & Amazon)
• Bookstore Marketing and Outreach Contact
• Represent the Bookstore on Committees, to the Public and with other Units/Departments

Sheena Tanner

Fiscal Officer

sheena@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-7106

• Grant and Contact Administrative to include Pre and Post Awards
• Balances Campus/Units Monthly Budgets
• Assists the Executive Officer with Current and Future Revenue and Expenditure Projections
• Provides Fiscal Support and Training for CRCD
• Manage Business Office Functions for the CRCD Rural College and Chukchi Campus
• Oversee Foundation and Program Income Accounts
• Maintains Building Leases, Key Issues and RSAs

Natonya Tate

CRCD Book Store

Bookstore Clerk

ntate2@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-7712

Fax: 907-474-7742

• Sell and Refund Textbooks and Materials per CRCD Bookstore Policies
• Provides Customer Service for Retail Sales
• Maintain Pro-Card for Bookstore Purchases
• Conducts Sales and Custom Orders for Rural Campuses
• DVD and CD Duplication for Courses
• Monitors Bookstore Inventory Levels
• EBM Formatting Editor Ordering

Lisa Yancey

CRCD Lead Human Resource Coordinator

llyancey@alaska.edu

Phone: 907-474-5459

• Directs and Manages all CRCD Personnel and Payroll functions
• CRCD Position Description Approver
• Uakjobs Contact for CRCD
• Human Resource Liaison to the CRCD Directors, faculty, staff and students