Contact HR
Contact HR Customer Service:
Email:Phone: (907) 450-8200
Fax: (907) 450-8201
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To schedule a face to face meeting with a member of our customer service team, please call or send us an email.
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Our physical locations for Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau are below.
UA HR Leadership Organizational Chart | UA HR Team Organizational Chart | Please contact UA HR Customer Service for any readability issues
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The Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) consists of business partners and administrative support to the CHRO. The main effort of the CHRO’s Office is to offer quality services to a highly developed workforce at the University of Alaska.
The business partners act as a liaison to faculty and staff while ensuring that established policies and procedures are followed by employees of the university.
Memry Dahl | Chief Human Resources Officer | ua-chro@alaska.edu | 907-450-8200 |
Stefanie Gorder
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Executive Assistant & Communications Specialist | sagorder@alaska.edu | 907-450-8255 |
James Yauney | Senior HR Business Partner - UAA | jayauney@alaska.edu | 907-450-8218 |
Bryan Hoppough | Senior HR Business Partner - UAF & SO | behoppough@alaska.edu | 907-450-8272 |
Louisa Cryan | Senior HR Business Partner - UAS | lrcryan@alaska.edu | 907-796-6263 |
Janna Machalek | UAS HR Coordinator | jmachale@alaska.edu | 907-450-8262 |
The Benefits and Compensation Team oversees the administration of university employee benefits, retirement programs, compensation and classification. This includes education about benefit options and enrollment, assisting employees with retirement preparation, and providing resources to support the well-being of UA employees.
For any benefit questions, please reach out to ua-benefits@alaska.edu. This email is monitored by the entire benefits team and will ensure the fastest reply.
Robert Hall |
Benefits Specialist |
907-450-8237 | General Benefits | |
Tammy Kancir, SHRM-CP |
Benefits Specialist |
907-450-8265 | General Benefits | |
Elaine Ramos-Main |
Benefits Specialist |
907-450-8264 | Retirement | |
Jenn Clapp, CEBS |
Senior Benefits Specialist |
907-450-8216 | Plan Administration and Health Care | |
Jamie Meyer |
Classification and Compensation Specialist |
jwashburn@alaska.edu | 907-450-8254 | Classification and Compensation |
Heidi Thompson | Leaves and Accommodations Specialist | hjmau@alaska.edu | TBD | Leaves and Accommodations |
Parker Leland | Manager of Leaves and Accommodations | ksparker5@alaska.edu | TBD | Leaves and Accommodations |
Heather Arana | Director | hrarana@alaska.edu | 907-450-8226 | Director |
The Labor & Employee Relations Team oversees labor and employee relations while focusing on improving retention, and professional and team development. The Labor Team accomplishes this through contract negotiations, investigations and dispute resolution, coaching and prevention. The team works closely with the HR Business Partners as they ensure campus needs are met. The Labor and Employee Engagement Team helps foster collaborative partnerships for all UA employees to promote a strong and positive organizational culture.
Tara Ferguson | Director | tlferguson@alaska.edu | 907-450-8217 | |
Danielle Foster | Associate Director | dsfoster4@alaska.edu | 907-450-8246 | |
Gail Granata | Employee Relations Manager | gmgranata@alaska.edu | 907-786-1457 | |
Nycolett Rabley | Sr. Labor and Employee Relations Specialist | ncrabley@alaska.edu | 907-450-8215 | |
Danielle Nelson | Labor and Employee Relations Specialist | dnelson15@alaska.edu | 907-450-8267 | |
Steffi Jedlicka | Labor and Employee Relations Specialist | smjedlicka@alaska.edu | 907-450-8225 | |
Tasha Leach | Labor and Employee Relations/Training Coordinator | tmevans@alaska.edu | 907-450-8178 |
HR Operations include UA HR Customer Service, accounting, payroll, and personnel. The Operations Team is tasked to complete data entry, resolve issues with vendors in regards to HR Operation areas and provide assistance to HR Coordinators at the campuses.
Vacant | Director | Vacant | 907-450-8207 | Director |
Ann Pierce | Personnel Manager | eapierce@alaska.edu | 907-450-8244 | Personnel |
Cassie Olsen | Personnel Technician | cmolsen2@alaska.edu | 907-450.8234 | Personnel |
Jevone Patterson | Personnel Technician | jmpatterson4@alaska.edu | 907-450-8219 | Personnel |
Roxi Lowery | Personnel Technician | rdlowery@alaska.edu | 907-450-8235 | Personnel |
Jessica Allard | Personnel Technician | jlallard@alaska.edu | 907-474-7580 | Personnel |
Chrissy Maddox | Personnel Technician | cmmaddox@alaska.edu | 907-474-7584 | Personnel |
Princess Alonso | Personnel Technician | palonso@alaska.edu | 907-450-8258 | Personnel |
Camille Carpenter | HR Accounting Manager | cccarpenter@alaska.edu | 907-450-8251 | Accounting |
Timothy Armbruster Sr. | Senior Accountant/Lead | trarmbruster@alaska.edu | 907-450-8212 | Accounting |
Sherri Soileau | HR Accountant | slsoileau2@alaska.edu | 907-474-6258 | Accounting |
Sara Di Martino | HR Accounting Assistant | sdimartino@alaska.edu | 907-450-5082 | Accounting |
Mary Goldsby | HR Accounting Assistant | magoldsby@alaska.edu | 907-474-6256 | Accounting |
Tracie Cogdill | HR Accounting Assistant | tdcogdill@alaska.edu | 907-474-7725 | Accounting |
Wei Chen | HR Accounting Assistant | wchen11@alaska.edu | 907-450-8259 | Accounting |
Dana Shriner, CPP | Payroll Manager | dshrine1@alaska.edu | 907-474-1509 | Payroll |
Lauralee Samalot | Sr. Payroll Technician | lsamalot@alaska.edu | 907-786-1429 | Payroll |
Kim Stewart Greinier | Payroll Technician | kmstewartgreinier@alaska.edu | 907-796-6479 | Payroll |
Kira Johnson | Payroll Technician | kjohnson17@alaska.edu | 907-450-8233 | Payroll |
Sean Lemley | Payroll Technician | slemley2@alaska.edu | 907-450-8289 | Payroll |
Claire Morton, SHRM-CP, SPHR | Customer Service Manager | cemorton@alaska.edu | 907-450-8270 | Customer Service |
Terra Preslan | HR Generalist | tlpreslan@alaska.edu | 907-450-8261 | Customer Service |
Sarah Morisky | HR Generalist | sjrowley@alaska.edu | 907-450-8245 | Customer Service |
Vacant | HR Coordinator | Vacant | 907-450-8229 | Customer Service |
The Talent Acquisition and Development team is dedicated to providing UA with support, resources and strategic processes for recruitment, hiring, development and retention of talented employees to fulfill UA’s mission.
Margo Griffith | Director | mcgriffith@alaska.edu | 907-450-8278 | |
Rhonda McKay, SHRM-CP | Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist | rlmckay2@alaska.edu | 907-474-6259 | |
Charla Bodle | Talent Acquisition Specialist | cdbodle@alaska.edu | 907-450-8274 | |
Chris Triplett, SHRM-CP | Talent Acquisition Specialist | ctriplet@alaska.edu | 907-450-8276 |
The ADA Accessibility team is dedicated to providing accessibility support and accommodations throughout the hiring process and in the workplace.
The HR Systems team administers and optimizes HR technology solutions and provides data reporting and analytics.
Jamie Heckman, PMP | Director | jlheckman3@alaska.edu | 907- 450-8200 | |
Austin Somaduroff | HR Data Analyst | ajsomaduroff@alaska.edu | 907-450-8213 | |
Amy Talbot | HR Systems Business Analyst | antalbot@alaska.edu | 907-450-8200 | |
John McGee | HR Systems Business Analyst | jmmcgee@alaska.edu | 907-450-8277 | |
Logan Juhl | HR Systems Specialist | lmjuhl2@alaska.edu | 907-450-8257 | |
Niaomi Wingate | HR Systems Specialist | nbwingate@alaska.edu | 907-450-8200 |
Physical Locations:
UA HR Customer Service is available Monday through Friday from 8 am- 5 pm at (907)
450-8200 or email. To schedule a meeting via Zoom or face-to-face with a specific department, please
call Customer Service or email the department listed in the drop-downs above.
Anchorage
1815 Bragaw Street, Suite 102
UA Bragaw Office Building, Suite 102
Anchorage, AK 99508
Note: Drop box located outside the main entrance of the building
Fairbanks
2025 Yukon Drive
211 Butrovich Building
PO Box 755140
Fairbanks, AK 99775
Note: Drop box located inside the Butrovich Building attached to the wall near suite 211
Juneau
11066 Auke Lake Way, Mailstop: SOB2
Soboleff 225
Juneau, AK 99801