The School of Management’s Business Advisory Council (BAC) was formed in 2008 to provide support, guidance and leadership to the Dean on issues pertaining to the School’s academic excellence. 

A lifelong Alaskan, Dan Flodin is currently living in Chugiak , Alaska and working at the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company as the Supply Chain Management Director. He has experience in commercial fishing, small business, and the public and private sectors.

Dan earned a BBA in Finance and an MBA from the UAF School of Management in 1994 and 1997 respectively. As a student, Mr. Flodin was the President of the Student Investment Fund and was always an active participant in classes, volunteer work, and extracurricular activities.   He is currently the Vice President of the UAF Alumni Association Board of Directors.

Dan brings several things to the table as the Council Chair of the Board of Advisors including several years of business experience and a strong commitment to the Alaskan community.

Mr. Cook was born in Fairbanks , Alaska , and attended Fairbanks elementary and secondary schools.   He attended Lehigh University in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania and graduated with honors in the accounting curriculum.   While at Lehigh University , he was president of his social fraternity and was elected as a member and president of Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honorary, and a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honorary.

He began his professional career with Price Waterhouse & Co. prior to his service as a medical administrative officer in the U.S. Air Force. He returned to Fairbanks to resume his accounting career and became a partner in Cook & Haugeberg.   Mr. Cook's professional experience includes responsibilities for audits of State of Alaska agencies, cities, boroughs, school districts and nonprofit organizations, as well as the variety of businesses served by Cook & Haugeberg LLC.

Mr. Cook is past President of the Rotary Club of Fairbanks, the Alaska Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Greater Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, the Air Force Association ( Alaska ) and the Fairbanks Downtown Association.   He is active in the community's charitable and service organizations, such as the Boy Scouts of America, in which he is past president of the Midnight Sun Council.   He is a former Chairman of the State Board of Public Accountancy, is on the Advisory Councils of the University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management and the University of Alaska Museum of the North.   He completed seven years as a board member and chair of the audit and investment advisory committees of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.

At the age of 17, Ted moved from the Chicago suburbs to Fairbanks to attend UAF.   He graduated with a BBA in Finance in 1994 and his MBA in 1996, both from the UAF School of Management.   Since then he has lived in Anchorage and made a career in banking.  

Ted currently works for Alaska USA Insurance Brokers as a Surety Account Executive.

Prior to working for Alaska USA Insurance Brokers, Ted worked at KeyBank as Vice President of Commercial Banking.  He was responsible for business development and commercial lending to large middle market clients throughout the state of Alaska. He worked as a financial and tax analyst with National Bank of Alaska and then Wells Fargo after the merger in 2001.  He was also an adjunct instructor at Alaska Pacific University in the Organizational Management program and taught classes in the Global MBA program.

Ted is involved with the Resource Development Council and is a past member of the Institute of Management Accountants.  

Jason Carroll is the Procurement and Supply Chain Manager for Tesoro Alaska Company. Jason graduated from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks in 2001 with a degree in Finance. Jason has served on the board of directors for several community groups including The Kenai Chamber of Commerce, Kenai Peninsula Economic Development District, Rotary Club of Kenai, Cook Inlet Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse and Kenai Economic Development Strategy. Jason is also a Deacon at Kenai Christian Church.

Jason and his wife Julie have two children and live in Kenai, Alaska.

Charlie Dexter currently works at the Community Technical College as a professor of Applied Business and Accounting. He has a wide range of experience, from working as UAF’s Statewide Personnel Manager, Director of Admissions, and Director of the Small Business Development Center. Charlie also spent 10 years in Alaska 's tourism and aviation industry prior to joining the university.

Mr. Dexter is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resource Management, and is licensed by Franklin Covey as a time management instructor. He has also won the College of Rural Alaska ’s Nancy Mendenhall Award, the Faculty of the Year award from UAF, and the Usibelli Distinguished Teaching Award.

Charlie earned his BA in 1977 with a minor in Travel Industry Management and an MBA from the School of Management at University of Alaska Fairbanks in 1983. He and his wife, Marylee, have two adopted children and live in Fairbanks .

Dr. Kathryn Dodge has worked as the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) Economic Development Director for the past 5 years. She is responsible for all economic development activities for the Borough. Dr. Dodge publishes a quarterly analysis of issues relevant to the FNSB economy, successfully challenged the US Census Bureau’s 2006 population estimate, led the UAF Chancellor’s Economic Development Transition Team, helped found the local Interior Issues Council Think Tank, and partnered with many other community and economic development partners on community and economic development projects.

Dr. Dodge graduated from the Fielding Graduate University with a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems and MAs in both Human Development and Organizational Design and Effectiveness. Dr. Dodge also has a BA in Organizational Management from Alaska Pacific University, and an AAS in Electronics Technology from UAF’s Tanana Valley Community College.

Dr. Dodge lives in Fairbanks with her four Pekingese and parrot named Gracie. She serves on several local boards and steering committees.

President and CEO, FEDC, Fairbanks, Alaska

Born and raised in the small community of Paxson, Emily Drygas has been raising private funds for UAF’s mission for the past 7 years.  In her current role as Director of UAF Development, Drygas oversees UAF’s fund-raising program that raises philanthropic support from  private foundations, corporations, and individuals. Drygas previously served as UAF’s Senior Development Officer, as well as the University of Alaska Museum of the North’s Development Director. 

Drygas received her bachelor’s degree in Japanese Studies and Travel Industry Management from UAF in 1997 and a Masters in Professional Communication from UAF in 2008.  During her undergraduate studies, Drygas studied and lived in Nagoya , Japan for one year as a UAF exchange student.  She is an active member of the Rotary Club of Fairbanks and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (Alaska Chapter) and she enjoys skiing, kayaking, and traveling. 

Emily, and her husband Erik, are both UAF alums and reside in Fairbanks.  They recently welcomed a new addition to their family:  Annika Margaret Drygas.

Sam Enoka is currently the President and CFO of VIASYN, focusing on renewable energy markets. He has a wide-range of experience in alternative asset management, including hedge funds, commodity trading, fund-of-funds, venture capital and institutional real estate.

Mr. Enoka graduated from UAF with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business (Finance) and earned an MBA from the University of California Berkeley. Prior to VIASYN, Mr. Enoka established the operations of North Stone Capital Management (CTA & Quant FX) from 2004-2006 and of Olympius Capital, a multi-manager, multi-strategy fund-of-hedge funds from 2001-2004.

Mr. Enoka worked as a financial consultant and was a co-founder and Director of Finance for FiberCycle Networks. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Enoka worked with Entegrity Partners and Shoreline Capital Partners, investing in environmental technology and telecom-related ventures. Mr. Enoka began his career through an APFC internship at Kennedy Associates Real Estate Counsel where he served as an analyst and asset manager.

Ted Henderson lives in North Pole, Alaska and is currently a financial analyst for General Communication, Inc. (GCI), an Alaska-based telecommunications company. He holds the principal responsibility of cost modeling and forecasting for the firm.

Mr. Henderson earned a B.S. in Economics (with minors in Environmental Science and Field Biology) at St. Cloud State University in 1992, and an M.S. in resource economics at UAF SOM in 1998. As a student at SCSU, Ted was the facilitator/instructor of an independent study course in Microeconomics and a member of Omicron Delta Epsilon. At UAF, he was a teaching assistant for Political Economics, Microeconomics, and Statistics, and also instructed a semester of Accounting Information Systems.

Ted brings extensive knowledge of the Alaskan telecommunications industry and the Alaskan economy to the committee. He has done analysis for Northern Economics, Inc., Northern Economic Research Associates, Ostrich Farms, Inc., and the Stearns County Water Commission. He also served on a task force to review the Resource and Applied Economics M.S. programs at UAF SOM, and in recognition of volunteer efforts, Ted has been given North Pole’s “Above and Beyond” reward from Mayor Doug Isaacson.

Mr. Henderson also performs music throughout Alaska , and serves on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Alaska Synod Council. He met his wife, Michelle, at UAF SOM, and they have 2 young children.  

Jim Johnsen is the Senior Vice President of Administration at Doyon, Limited, an Alaska Native corporation with operations in 12 states and land holdings among the largest in the nation. Jim has responsibility for shareholder relations, human resources, information technology, strategic planning, and marketing and communications. Jim joined Doyon in 2008 after 12 years at the University of Alaska, where he served in several executives roles including Chief of Staff and Vice President of Administration. He continues to teach at UAF, advise graduate students, and serve on advisory councils. Jim’s education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of California Santa Cruz, a master’s from the University of Chicago, and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. He and his wife Mary, who leads the Hospice of Tanana Valley, have two grown children and three Cardigan Corgis.

Tammy Kosa is a lifelong Alaskan. She graduated from Austin E. Lathrop High School in Fairbanks and was a BP Principal Scholar. Tammy was a member of the UAF Honors Program and she graduated with a BBA in International Business in 1994.

Tammy is Assistant Vice President of Northrim Bank and has over 17 years of banking experience. She sits on the committee for Junior Achievement of Alaska and was Consultant of the Year in 2004. She also has a Series 65 Investment License and State of Alaska Life/Health Insurance License.

Tammy is happily married to her high school sweetheart and they have 2 children.

Brian Newton is the President/CEO of Golden Valley Electric Association, a position he has held since 2008. GVEA, the second largest utility in Alaska, is a member-owned cooperative that serves nearly 100,000 residents from Cantwell to Delta Junction. Brian is a thirty-year veteran of rural electric cooperatives managing electric utilities in Ohio and Nebraska. Brian’s education includes a Bachelors of Science degree from Concordia College, a MBA from Ashland University, and a Doctoral of Management degree from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Newton is an adjunct professor in the School of Management at UAF teaching business in the Master’s program. He and wife, Michell, have three grown children.

Founder, Financial Services, Anchorage, Alaska

Heather Rauenhorst is currently the Program Evaluator and Research Analyst at the Fairbanks North Star School District, where she has worked since completing her MBA at UAF SOM in 2003. She is responsible for designing and implementing evaluation studies, conducting research and statistical analysis for district programs, and preparing reports for state and federal agencies as well as the school board. Prior to joining the school district, Heather worked as an educator in alternative and private school settings. She is an active volunteer with several local non-profits including the Fairbanks Rescue Mission and the Farthest North Girl Scout Council.

Heather is married to Colonel Mike Rauenhorst (retired), a JROTC teacher at North Pole High School.   They have five children, ages 3 through 16. In any free time she has between the kids’ various activities, she loves to travel, cook, and read.

Lorna Shaw graduted cum laude in 1996 with her BBA and summa cum laude in 2005 with her MBA, both from SOM. Lorna is currently the Community and Government Relations Manager at Kinross Fort Knox.

Born and raised in Fairbanks, AK, Renee M. Staley, received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in  1997 and went on to achieve a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Arizona in 2001, while managing global call centers for American Express.  Renee is currently the Site Manager for Birchwood Homes based in Fairbanks.  Her main duties are Marketing, Sales, Business Development and Project Management. Staley has previously worked as Branch Manager for a local bank her in Fairbanks.  Prior to that she was the Director of Field Accounting Services for American Express in Toronto Canada, where she managed Customer Service, Account Management, Call Center Operations, Project Management and Accounting.

Renee currently resides in Fairbanks with her husband and is active in many local groups and volunteer activities. She loves fishing, camping and cruising.