Committees
The Committee on Membership ensures appropriate volunteer leadership of the UA Foundation by proposing the right mix of qualified individuals to the full Board for election; overseeing the education and organization of the Directors; assessing individual director and overall Board performance; and motivating and rewarding directors. This committee also provides ongoing counsel to the Board chair and other Board leaders on steps they can take to enhance the Board's effectiveness.
The committee recommends the most effective composition of the Board of Directors. It develops practices and recommends strategies and policies to attract, orient, educate, organize, motivate and assess the UA Foundation Board with the resources that permit the board to exercise its responsibilities for UA Foundation governance at the highest level of excellence.
Jen Schrage - Co-chair
Jason Gootee - Co-chair
Anna Atchison
Laura Bruce
Tod Burnett
Mary Kay Hughes
Tim Thompson
Aleesha Towns-Bain
Committee liaison and board coordinator:
Matthew Paskin
The Development Committee provides guidance to the Board of Directors about how to support and participate in development efforts throughout the University of Alaska system. The committee guides and assists the board in demonstrating philanthropic leadership through donor relationship development activities. The committee partners with the foundation and universities' staff members to deepen donor relationships and promote philanthropy at UA.
Meg Nordale - Co-chair
Heather Cavanaugh - Co-chair
Anna Atchison
Laura Bruce
Tod Burnett
Stephanie Erickson
Ella Goss
Jason Gootee
Mary Kay Hughes
Linda Hulbert
Dave Karp
Stephanie Madsen
Melissa Reiser
Megan Riebe
Ben Roth
Jennifer Schrage
Tim Thompson
Committee liaison:
Megan Riebe
Board coordinator:
Matthew Paskin
The Executive Committee acts on behalf of the UA Foundation Board of Directors when
the larger board is not scheduled or able to meet to act on foundation business matters.
The committee meets only in the intervals between board meetings and may exercise
all authority and powers of the board except it may not amend the foundation’s bylaws.
The committee is comprised of the board’s chair, vice chair, treasurer, and secretary,
UA president, and one other director.
Laura Bruce - Chair
Tod Burnett
Julee Farley
Meg Nordale
Pat Pitney
Jennifer Schrage
Committee liaison and board coordinator:
Matthew Paskin
Rhonda Oliver - Co-Chair
Roald Helgesen - Co-Chair
Laura Bruce
Tod Burnett
Julee Farley
Darren Franz
Jo Heckman
Brian Holst
Tammy Kosa
Committee liaison:
Alex Slivka
Board coordinator:
Matthew Paskin
Julee Farley - Chair
Kyle Jones
Shane Carson
Petter Jahnsen
Todd Greimann
Cynthia Cartledge
Luke Fulp
Myron Dosch
Laura Bruce
Tod Burnett
Leo Bustad - Emeritus Committee Member
Eric Wohlforth - Emeritus Committee Member
Committee liaison:
Alex Slivka
Board coordinator:
Matthew Paskin
State Investment Officer, Alaska Retirement Management Board
Chief Investment Officer/Chief Compliance Officer or President, Latash Investments, LLC
Vice President, Treasury, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation