UA System announces new chief human resources officer
August 21, 2013
University of Alaska President Pat Gamble has hired longtime human resources professional
and adjunct professor Erik Seastedt from the State University of New York to serve
as the UA System’s chief human resources officer.
Seastedt will start the job Sept. 16, replacing interim officer Michelle Rizk, who
also serves as associate vice president for budget.
Seastedt is currently director of human resources and affirmative action at SUNY’s
Cobleskill campus in upstate New York. Previous leadership positions have been with
Great Basin College in Nevada, the University of Wyoming in Laramie and other organizations
in upstate New York. At the UA System he’ll report directly to Gamble, providing HR
leadership and policy level strategy in personnel-related areas.
UA employs approximately 8,600 full- and part-time employees in locations across the
state, with an estimated economic footprint of over $1 billion.
After federal and state government employment, UA is the single largest employer in
Alaska.