Regional AHEC Centers

Alaska's AHEC Program

The Alaska Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) are academic and community-based partnerships engaged in primary care workforce engagement, training and recruiting, and retaining activities to improve the distribution, diversity, supply and quality of healthcare personnel in Alaska. The Alaska AHEC program office (at UAA) contracts with six regional Centers to implement educational activities involving health professions and to expose students to primary care delivery in rural and/or underserved settings. In addition, AHECs work closely with state and local workforce investment boards to identify and address healthcare needs and shortages.

Interior Regional Office

Hosted by Tanana Chiefs Conference

WhitneyPaolino

Director 

Whitney Paolino

Physical Address

Tanana Chiefs Conference
Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center
1717 West Cowles Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701

Mailing Address

Tanana Chiefs Conference
Chief Andrew Isaac Health Center
1717 West Cowles Street
Fairbanks, AK 99701

Phone

907-451-6682 ext. 3042

Email

whitney.paolino@tananachiefs.org

Northwest Regional Office

Hosted by NACTEC

Vincent Villella Photo 

Director

Vincent Villella

Physical Address

1000 Greg Kruschek Avenue
Nome, Alaska 99762
Office: A302

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 966
Nome, AK 99762

Phone

907-443-3281

Email

vpvillella@nshcorp.org 

South Central Regional Office

Hosted by the Alaska Primary Care Association

 

Teresa Novakovich

Director

Teresa Novakovich

Physical Address

3111 C St. Suite 500
Anchorage, AK 99503

Mailing Address

3111 C St. Suite 500
Anchorage, AK 99503

Phone

907-929-2722

Fax

 907-929-2734

Email

TeresaN@alaskapca.org

Southeast Regional Office

Hosted by SERRC - The Southeast Regional Resource Center

Director

Mary McEwen

Physical Address

SERRC
210 Ferry Way
Juneau, AK 99801

Mailing Address

SERRC
210 Ferry Way
Juneau, AK 99801

Website

http://seakahec.org

Phone

907-523-7246

Fax

907-463-3811

Email

marym@serrc.org

Southwest Regional Office

Hosted by Aleutian Pribilof Island Association

Amy Carlough

Director

Olivia Bridges

Physical Address

 1131 East International Airport Rd.
Anchorage Alaska 99518

Mailing Address

1131 East International Airport Rd.
Anchorage Alaska 99518 

Phone

 (907) 276-2700 ext. 738

Email

oliviab@apiai.org 

Yukon-Kuskokwim Regional Office

Hosted by Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation

Naomi Photo

Director

Naomi Digitaki

Physical Address

829 Chief Eddie Hoffman Hwy.

Bethel, AK 99559

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 528
Bethel, AK 99559

Website

https://www.ykhc.org/work/ education/

Phone

907-543-6943

Fax

907-543-6061

Email

Naomi_Digitaki@ykhc.org

Alaska Program Office

Hosted by University of Alaska Anchorage

Gloria Burnett headshot

Director

Gloria Burnett

Physical Address

1901 Bragaw St., Suite 250
Anchorage, AK

Mailing Address

3211 Providence Drive BOC3-250
Anchorage, AK 99508

Website

https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/ACRHHW/

Phone

907-786-6703

Fax

907-786-6573

Email

gburnett3@alaska.edu