Faculty and Advisory Councils

Community Advisory Council

Our Community Advisory Council (CAC) members are dedicated and committed to ensuring UAF Community and Technical College meets present and future workforce needs of Alaska. The CAC represents the broader community and serves as the crucial link between the university, business and industry.

John Denny
Executive Director,
Fairbanks Pipeline Training Center Trust
fptc@alaska.net
Initial appointment: 2023 

Steve Frank
Business and Tourism
sgf44@outlook.com
Initial appointment: 2005 

Andrea Wade
Director CTE Programs,
FNSB School District
andrea.wade@k12northstar.org
Initial appointment: 2023

Ron Dixon
Business and Insurance
rdixon@gci.net
Initial appointment: 2000 

Missy Lizotte
Alaska Department of Labor,
Fairbanks Job Center
missy.lizotte@alaska.gov
Initial appointment: 2009 

Jerry Walker
Vice President, First National Bank of Alaska
jwalker@fnbalaska.com
Initial appointment: 1995

David Engen
Retired, Eielson AFB
davidengen@hotmail.com
Initial appointment: 1996 

Sarah Martin
Chief Nursing Officer, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
sarah.martin@foundationhealth.org
Initial appointment: 2023

Academic Council

Deana Waters
Chair
Associate Professor,
Paralegal Studies 

Bill Bieber
Director, Mining and Pipeline Training Center

Shawn Conell
Professor,
Automotive Technology 

Anshul Pandya
Associate Professor,
Associate of Science

Mckinley Downing
Assistant Professor,
Diesel/Heavy Equipment

Laurel Keyer
Assistant Professor,
American Sign Language

Kevin Alexander
Director,
Aviation

Kelly Copeland
Director,
Law Enforcement Academy 

Mel Denning
Associate Professor,
Information Technology 

Sean Walklin
Associate Professor,
Culinary Arts and Hospitality 

Jackie Hatley
Assistant Professor,
Construction Management 

Chris Miles
Assistant Professor,
Developmental Education

Kenneth “Richie” Berndt
Director, Allied Health and Emergency Services 

John George
Director,
Fire Science 

Virginia “Ginger” Golsan
Associate Professor,
Early Childhood Education 

Freddy Cooper
Assistant Professor, Welding and Materials Technology 

Kait Hazard
Assistant Professor, Applied Business and Accounting

UAF Faculty Senators for CTC

Ginger Golsan (’27)
Julie “Jak” Maier (’26)
Sean Walklin (’27)

Alternates:
Richie Berndt (’27)
Anshul Pandya (’27)

See the complete list of current UAF Faculty Senators.

 

Committees

Curriculum — Richie Berndt 
Curriculum Review — Deanna Waters
Faculty Affairs — Jak Maier and Ginger Golsan
General Education Requirements — Kait Cureton-Hazard and Suzan South 
Information Technology — Sean Walklin 
Student Affairs — Judith Atkinson and Katie Lubowicki
Teaching and Learning — Ginger Golsan