Vision Task Force members
The task force is made up of six different working groups, each focusing on a different subject area.
| Teaching and Learning for Student Success | |||
| Cahill, Cathy | Associate Professor, Chemistry, Geophysical Institute, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Caulfield, Rick (Chair) | Director, Tanana Valley Campus, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Don, Wayne | Director, South Central Foundation | Anchorage | AK |
| Elman, Sandra | President, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities | Redmond | WA |
| Phillips, Gail | Former Speaker of the State House; Member UAF Alumni Board of Directors | Anchorage | AK |
| Redman, Wendy | VP, University Relations, University of Alaska Statewide | Fairbanks | AK |
| Romano, Marilyn (Chair) | Publisher, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner | Fairbanks | AK |
| Saito, Lincoln | Director, UAF Chukchi Campus (Kotzebue) | Kotzebue | AK |
| Watterson, Helga | Owner, Watterson Construction Co. | Anchorage | AK |
| Research and Scholarship | |||
| Berkowitz, Ethan (Chair) | Former Legislator; Business Owner | Anchorage | AK |
| Causey, Doug | Vice Provost, Research UAA | Anchorage | AK |
| Davies, John | Research Director , Cold Climate Housing Research Center; President, UAF Alumni Board of Directors | Fairbanks | AK |
| DeMaster, Doug | Director, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NOAA | Seattle | WA |
| Hinzman, Larry (Chair) | Director, International Arctic Research Center (IARC), UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Kleinfeld, Judy | Director, Northern Studies, College of Liberal Arts, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| McDowell, Eric | President, McDowell Group | Juneau | AK |
| Ruess, Roger | Professor, Plant Ecology, Institute of Arctic Biology (IAB) | Fairbanks | AK |
| Streever, Bill | Environmental Studies Leader, BP Exploration (Alaska) | Anchorage | AK |
| Williams, Frank | Director, Arctic Region Supercomputing Center, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Enrollment and Retention | |||
| Anderson, Lydia | Director, UAF Wood Center | Fairbanks | AK |
| Butler, Stephanie | Director of Operations, Alaska Postsecondary Education Commission | Juneau | AK |
| Cook, Jeff (Chair) | VP, External Affairs, Flint Hills Resources | North Pole | AK |
| Deal, Scott | Associate Professor, Music, College of Liberal Arts, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Gilkey, Sven | President, Associated Students of University of Alaska Fairbanks (ASUAF) | Fairbanks | AK |
| Huddy, Kevin (Chair) | Director, Residence Life, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| McConnell Gillis, Sharon | Executive Director, Doyon Foundation | Fairbanks | AK |
| Shortt, Ann | Superintendent, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District | Fairbanks | AK |
| Thomas, Ed | President, Tlingit-Haida Central Council | Juneau | AK |
| Community Engagement/Economic Development | |||
| Dinstel, Roxie | Professor & Extension Agent, Cooperative Extension Service, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Dodge, Kathryn | Director, Economic Development, Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) | Fairbanks | AK |
| Karidis, Willie | Director, Denali Education Center | Denali | AK |
| Lee, Patrick | Associate Director of Athletics, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Ringstad, Ann (Chair) | Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Rogers, Brian (Chair) | Principal Consultant, Information Insights | Fairbanks | AK |
| Sampson, Jim | President, Alaska AFL-CIO | Fairbanks | AK |
| Sandvik, Helvi | President, NANA Corporation | Anchorage | AK |
| Sturgulewski, Arliss | Former Alaska State Senator; Community Leader | Anchorage | AK |
| Advancement and Philanthropy | |||
| Beam, Carla | Director, Community Affairs, BP Exploration (Alaska) | Anchorage | AK |
| Huesmann, James | Dean, Rasmuson Library, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Jonaitis, Aldona | Director, UA Museum of the North, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Powers, Mike (Chair) | CEO, Denali Center/Fairbanks Memorial Hospital | Fairbanks | AK |
| Milner, Laura | Professor, School of Management, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Rutherford, Mary | President, University of Alaska Foundation | Fairbanks | AK |
| Schaible, Grace | Former Alaska Attorney General; Community Leader | Fairbanks | AK |
| Wier, Judyth (Chair) | Associate Vice Chancellor for Development, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Faculty and Staff Development | |||
| Peltola, Gene | President, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation | Bethel | AK |
| Beedle, Joe | Sr. Vice President, Northrim Bank | Anchorage | AK |
| Haagenson, Steve (Chair) | President, Golden Valley Electric Association | Fairbanks | AK |
| Halcro, Andrew | President, Avis Car Rentals; Former Alaska State Legislator | Anchorage | AK |
| Horner, Deb | University Planner, Provost Office, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Lewis, Carol | Dean, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Patil, Shirish | Assoc. Professor, Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering & Mines, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Stepp, Jeff (Chair) | Coordinator, Student Activities, Wood Center, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
| Vision Task Force | |||
| Heckman, Jo (Chair) | President/CEO Denali State Bank | Fairbanks | AK |
| Hostler, Kevin (Chair) | President, Alyeska Pipeline Service Company | Anchorage | AK |
| Reichardt, Paul (Director) | Provost, UAF | Fairbanks | AK |
Download the member photos (PDF 2MB).