Phone:  907-786-1386

Email:  anmgh1@uaa.alaska.edu

Mike Halko was selected as the Director of UAA’s Environmental Health and Safety/Risk Management Support Department in September of 2010 having previously served as UAA’s Safety Officer since the fall of 2007.  He brings over 30 years of EHS experience to the University, most of it (25 years) in Alaska split between the US Army and US Public Health Service.  No stranger to rural Alaska prior to UAA,  he worked as the Director of Environmental Health for the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation in Dillingham for 4 years, managing a comprehensive EHS Program that supporting 32 Alaska Native Villages in Southwestern Alaska.  His education includes a Master of Science from Chapman College, a secondary science teaching certificate from Cleveland State University and Indian Health Service Injury Prevention Fellowship.  He is a Registered Sanitarian with the National Environmental Health Association and American Academy of Sanitarians Diplomate.  Mike has represented the EHS field in numerous leadership positions at the state and national level.  In addition, he is one of the Co-Founders of the Alaska Forum on the Environment, former Chairman of the Alaska Federal Safety Health Council, President of the Alaska Environmental Health Association, Regional Vice President for the National Environmental Health Association, and current member of the National Sanitation Foundation’s International Council of Public Health Consultants.  Mike is a proud supporter of Seawolf Athletics especially Cross Country Running and Skiing.   

Phone:  907-786-1335

Email:  andsm1@uaa.alaska.edu

Phone:  907-786-1279

Email:  afmer@uaa.alaska.edu

Phone:  907-786-1178

Email:  nddighiera@uaa.alaska.edu

Nicholas is a Safety Officer here at UAA.  His responsibilities include conducting training courses, OSHA 300 tracking, Injury/Incident Investigations, Intellex lead, Spikies coordination, as well as many other Safety and Compliance related tasks.  He has a strong background in safety, having been an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician in the US Air Force for six years.  After his enlistment, he worked in commercial explosives; ultimately taking on the responsibility of Safety and Compliance Manager for a multi-million dollar company.  He is well versed in numerous regulatory compliance agencies including OSHA, MSHA, DOT, FDA, ATF, DOD, EPA, CARB, FAA, USCG, and many other Federal and State entities.  Formally, his education includes a BA in Business Administration and Management and an AS in Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technologies.