Executive Director of Alaska Education & Outreach - Michele Yatchmeneff

Michele Yatchmeneff

Michele Yatchmeneff

Executive Director of Alaska Education & Outreach

Alaska Education & Outreach

Dr. Michele Yatchmeneff is an Unangax̂ woman who grew up living a traditional subsistence lifestyle in the rural villages of King Cove and False Pass, along Alaska's Aleutian chain. She has worked at the University of Alaska Anchorage since 2007, as faculty since 2015, and was promoted to Associate Professor of Engineering in 2021. She has committed her career to improve Alaska Native success and was hired to serve on UAA’s Chancellor’s cabinet in an inaugural position as Executive Director for Alaska Native Education & Outreach in October 2021.