Our Team
Tlisa A. Northcutt, CFRE
President, UA Foundation & Chief Development Officer, UA
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1211
Matthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Liaison
mpaskin@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1169
Emanuel Thomas
Administrative Assistant
hethomas3@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1193
Senior Staff
Tlisa Northcutt, CFRE
President, UA Foundation & Chief Development Officer, UA
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1211
Alex Slivka
Chief Financial Officer
as
(907) 786-1689
Amber Gichard
Executive Director of Advancement Operations
argichard@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1016
Emily Drygas, CFRE
Executive Director of Transformational Gifts
emily.drygas@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8535
Gwendolyn Gruenig
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
gdgruenig@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8126
Harry Need, CFRE
Executive Director of Philanthropy
hwneed@alaska.edu
(907) 786-4840
Maggie Demers
Director of Communications and Public Relations
maggie.demers@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8039
Matthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Liaison
mpaskin@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1169
The Data Operations team manages the data systems and technology for the UA Foundation and development teams at each university. They provide the data necessary to meet the needs of the fundraising and alumni relations functions across the UA system.
Gwendolyn Gruenig
Chief Data and Analytics Officer
gdgruenig@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8126
Amanda Watt
Senior Director of Analytics and Data Governance
arwatt@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1156
Samuel Phillips
Director of Databases Administration
sphill15@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1064
Dane Filemyr
Lead Data Integration Specialist
dlfilemyr@alaska.edu
(907) 474-5378
Halley Tran
Data Integration Specialist
htran11@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1448
Hayden Riebe
Data Systems Engineer
hjriebe@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1469
Eduardo Torres Cruz
Data Integration Specialist
etorrescruz@alaska.edu
(907) 786- 7709
The Transformational Gifts team catalyzes big ideas and accelerates bold visions at the University of Alaska by partnering with the university's most generous donors to advance the University's mission. The team builds and supports trusted partnerships to strategically match donor passions, convenes key audiences around strategy and visioning, supports multi-university corporate proposals and manages donor portals on behalf of UA.
Emily Drygas, CFRE
Executive Director of Transformational Gifts
emily.drygas@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8535
Melinda Seevers
Senior Director of Transformational Gifts
mrseevers@alaska.edu
(303) 819-1050
Genevieve Bright
Transformational Gifts Officer
gybright@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8122
The Philanthropic Services team supports fundraising and donor engagement across UA, including research, philanthropic marketing, donor experience, gift planning, and other fundraising support.
Harry Need, CFRE
Executive Director of Philanthropy
hwneed@alaska.edu
(907) 786-4840
DONOR EXPERIENCE
Samantha Sink, CFRE
Senior Director of Donor Experience
sksink@alaska.edu
(907) 786-7711
Cyan Woodward
Development Coordinator
cmwoodward2@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8038
PHILANTHROPIC MARKETING
Jake Mendenhall, CFRE
Director of Philanthropic Marketing
jhmendenhall@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1297
GIFT PLANNING
Scott Taylor
Philanthropic Services Advisor
sntaylor@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8032
RESEARCH
Candice Krupa
Senior Director of Research
crkrupa@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8059
Kyrsti Floodeen
Senior Researcher
kfloodeen@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8047
The Advancement Operations team supports the systems and processes that help ensure charitable gifts are accepted, managed and used as donors intend. The team oversees gift and fund management, scholarship administration, online giving and donor acknowledgment, as well as UA Foundation policies and processes that support this work across UA.
Amber Gichard
Executive Director of Advancement Operations
argichard@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1016
SCHOLARSHIP TEAM
Dory Straight
Senior Director of Scholarship Administration
dory.straight@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8033
Erin Furby
Scholarship Manager
efurby@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1087
Tisha Kennell
Scholarship Manager
tkennell@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8037
FUND & GIFT MANAGEMENT
Deidre Larson
Gift Coordinator
dalarson@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8036
Kandace Welch
Gift Manager
kmwelch2@alaska.edu
(907) 474-2438
Morgan Marin
Fund Manager
mclybarger@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1095
Nicole Goff
Director of Fund Management
nrgoff@alaska.edu
(907) 450-8549
Terri Schimmack
Gift Manager
taschimmack@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1953
The Finance and Accounting team provides the financial operations, accounting, investment accounting, and reporting that support the UA Foundation and our university partners. The team helps ensure the financial resources entrusted to the UA Foundation are accurately accounted for, appropriately managed, and available to support the purposes for which they were given.
Alex Slivka
Chief Financial Officer
as
(907) 786-1689
Samantha Olah
Senior Accountant
solah@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1167
Stefanie Gustavsson
Accountant
sagustavsson@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1066
Ari Sudbeck
Accountant
amsudbeck@alaska.edu
(907) 786-1020
