Our Team
Tod A. Burnett Ed.D.
UA Foundation President and UA Chief Development Officer
taburnett@alaska.edu
907-786-1359
BiographyMatthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Coordinator
mpaskin@alaska.edu
907-786-1169
Cassandra Stalzer APR, CAP
Manager of Public Relations
cdstalzer@alaska.edu
907-786-7729
The Executive Team
The executive team works within the office of the president to provide vision and
direction for the UA Foundation as a non-profit organization, separate, and distinct
from the university. They also provide leadership in each of the major departments
and manage operations of the UA Foundation.Megan K. Riebe, CFRE
Associate VP for Development
mriebe@alaska.edu
907-786-7746
Tlisa Northcutt, CFRE
Chief Donor Relations Officer
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
907-786-1211
Matthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Coordinator
mpaskin@alaska.edu
907-786-1169
Carrie Santoro
Acting Director of Finance
clsantoro@alaska.edu
907-347-1785
Cassandra Stalzer APR, CAP
Manager of Public Relations
cdstalzer@alaska.edu
907-786-7729
David Woodley
Chief Data Officer
dswoodley@alaska.edu
907-786-1373
The Data Services team manages the data systems and technology for the UA Foundation
and development teams at each university. These systems include the donor database
Raiser's Edge, the Tableau reporting system, multiple web environments, and more.
They provide the data necessary to meet the needs of the fundraising and alumni relations
functions across the UA system. David Woodley
Chief Data Officer
dswoodley@alaska.edu
907-786-1373
Lauren Hartman
Director of Analytics and
Lead Reports Developer
lehartman@alaska.edu
907-786-7709
Amanda Watt
Director of Data Administration
arwatt@alaska.edu
907-786-1156
Samuel Phillips
Data Systems Engineer
sphill15@alaska.edu
907-786-1064
Dane Filemyr
Data Analyst
dlfilemyr@alaska.edu
907-786-1111
Halley Tran
Data Analyst
htran11@alaska.edu
907-786-1448
Hayden Riebe
Data Analyst
hjriebe@alaska.edu
The Development team is responsible for providing fundraising support for the University
of Alaska and UAA/UAF/UAS. This team works to align donors’ aspirations, values, family needs, and diverse assets with charitable
opportunities across the UA system. This work is accomplished through meaningful conversations
with donors in collaboration with colleagues, volunteers, and leaders who contribute
to the big ideas that inspire transformational gifts.Megan K. Riebe, CFRE
Associate VP of Development
mriebe@alaska.edu
907-786-7746
Genevieve Bright
Principal Gifts Officer
gybright@alaska.edu
907-450-8122
Maggie Demers
Strategic Writer
mjhess@alaska.edu
907-450-8122
Emily Drygas, CFRE
Senior Director of Principal Gifts
emily.drygas@alaska.edu
907-450-8535
Kyrsti Floodeen
Senior Researcher
kfloodeen@alaska.edu
907-395-7521
Candice Krupa
Senior Director of Research
crkrupa@alaska.edu
907-450-8037
Jacob Mendenhall
Associate Director of Annual Giving
jhmendenhall@alaska.edu
907-786-1297
Harry Need, CFRE
Senior Director of Philanthropic Services
hwneed@alaska.edu
907-786-4840
Samantha Sink
Director of Annual Giving
sksink@alaska.edu
907-786-7711
Aimee Sudbeck
Administrative Assistant
amsudbeck@alaska.edu
907-786-1020
Scott Taylor
Philanthropic Advisor
sntaylor@alaska.edu
907-450-8032
The Donor Relations team manages all stewardship activities and represents the interests of donors for UAA/UAF/UAS. The Donor Relations team works with the UA Foundation and university staff to ensure that donors are thanked in appropriate, distinctive, visible, and memorable ways and are informed about how their gifts are put to use. Donor Relations helps to strengthen and sustain the UA Foundation’s reputation for integrity, responsibility, caring, and prudent management of private gifts.
The Donor Relations Team's purpose is to fulfill the expectations established by the Donor Bill of Rights.
Tlisa Northcutt, CFRE
Chief Donor Relations Officer
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
907-786-1211
Amber Gichard
Director of Fund & Gift Services
argichard@alaska.edu
907-786-1016
Tisha Kennell
Scholarship Manager
tkennell@alaska.edu
907-450-8123
Deidre Larson
Gift Coordinator
dalarson@alaska.edu
907-450-8036
Morgan Lybarger
Stewardship Manager
mclybarger@alaska.edu
907-786-1095
Carrie Santoro
Director of Fund Stewardship/Acting Director of Finance
clsantoro@alaska.edu
907-347-1785
Terri Schimmack
Gift Manager
taschimmack@alaska.edu
907-786-1953Dory Straight
Director of Scholarship Compliance and Administration
dory.straight@alaska.edu
907-450-8033Kandace Welch
Gift Manager
kmwelch2@alaska.edu
907-474-2438
The Finance Team provides complete accounting, external financial reporting, and tax compliance services for the UA Foundation. The Finance Team also manages endowment accounting and spending distributions for the UA Foundation Consolidated Endowment fund. Finally, this team processes all disbursement requests, including scholarships, for the use of UA Foundation funds.
Vacant
Chief Financial Officer
Position Announcement
Carrie Santoro
Acting Director of Finance
clsantoro@alaska.edu
907-347-1785
Samantha Olah
Senior Accountant
solah@alaska.edu
Stephanie Gustavsson
Accountant
sagustavsson@alaska.edu