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Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce Faculty & Staff
Faculty & Staff Directory
Quick Links: ACRH-HW Faculty | ACRH-HW Staff | AHEC Center Directors
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Gloria Burnett |
Director, Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce |
907-786-6705 | gburnett3@alaska.edu |
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Lynda Hernandez | Associate Director of Alaska Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce | 907-786-6591 | lrhernandez@alaska.edu |
| Karina Gonzales-Smith | Associate Director of Health Professions Continuing Studies | 907-786-6589 | karina.uaa@alaska.edu |
| Laura McCrillis | Operations Manager | 907-786-5459 | lfmccrillis@alaska.edu |
| Lauren Stredny | Research & Program Evaluator | 717-727-5757 | lsstredny@alaska.edu |
| Aaron Walbrecher | Clinical Education Training Coordinator | 443-206-8764 | awalbrecher@alaska.edu |
| Bekah Meyer | Education Coordinator | 602-791-2524 | rlmeyer2@alaska.edu |
| Dustin Muse | Learning Experience Technologist | 907-354-8097 | dtmuse@alaska.edu |
| Mary Mahon | Program Assistant | mccole@alaska.edu | |
| Jeni Davis | Program Specialist | jmdavis15@alaska.edu | |
| Kevin Bennett | Communications Coordinator | kabennett4@alaska.edu | |
| Janelle Richards | Education Coordinator | 907-786-6485 | jkrichards2@alaska.edu |
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Vincent Villella | Northwest AHEC Center Director | 907-434-3281 | vpvillella@nshcorp.org |
| Karen Lapp | Interior AHEC Center Director | 907-458-5163 | karen.lapp@foundationhealth.org |
| Mary McEwen | Southeast AHEC Center Director | 907-523-7246 | marym@serrc.org |
| Naomi Digitaki | Yukon-Kuskokwim AHEC Center Director | 907-543-6943 | naomi_digitaki@ykhc.org |
| Ian McCarthy | Southwest AHEC Center Director | 907-222-9763 | ianm@apiai.org |
| Tammy Choromanski | Southcentral AHEC Center Director | 907-929-2722 | tchoromanski@alaskapacific.edu |
Contact Us:
Phone: (907) 786-6591
Fax: (907) 786-6511
Email: uaa_ahec@alaska.edu.
Location:
UAA Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
1901 Bragaw Street, Suite 250
Anchorage, AK 99508
Mailing Address:
UAA Center for Rural Health & Health Workforce
3211 Providence Drive, BOC3-250
Anchorage, AK 99508







