UAA Human Services Advisory Committee
The Human Services (HUMS) Advisory Committee provides feedback about local, state,
and national trends, needs, and policies. It advocates for the HUMS program and assists
in developing student learning opportunities. The committee includes individuals representing
the human services field, such as field placement agencies, employing agencies, citizen
advocacy groups, alumni, current students, adjunct faculty, and other persons who
value human services.
The Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE) requires an advisory council. The AAS and BHS degree programs are accredited by this national accrediting body. The Advisory Committee meets once
each semester; the faculty provide updates on new initiatives and any changes within
the program, and the advisory committee members provide feedback regarding community
needs, practicum placement opportunities, and identifies strengths of the program
and any areas where they see the need for a greater focus in the curriculum.
Committee Members
Travis Erickson
Advisory Board Chair
Office of Children's Services division operations manager
907-269-3903
travis.erickson@alaska.gov
| Name | Title and/or Organization |
| Andre Rosay | UAA College of Health associate deans; ex-officio member |
| Kal Bacon | Current student |
| Carey Brown | COH senior academic advisor; HUMS adjunct faculty |
| Lee Anne Carrothers | COH School of Allied Health director |
| Anne Choi | AK Child & Family director |
| Paul Cornils | Alaska Youth and Family Network director |
| Patrick Curtis | Arc of Anchorage |
| Laura Hill | STAR program manager |
| Paula Jones | Student Services Coordinator; Native Student Services; BHS graduate |
| Seta Kabranian-Melkonian | HUMS assistant professor; Practicum coordinator |
| Amana Mbise | COH School of Social Work assistant professor |
| Davon Miller | McLaughlin Youth Center program specialist; BHS graduate |
| Robert Montague | Anchorage Pioneer Home Recreation Therapist 2 |
| Vicha Puwasurintra | McLaughlin Youth Center juvenile probation officer II; BHS graduate |
| Tad Sumner | Private practitioner; HUMS adjunct faculty |
| Karen Ward | UAA Center for Human Development director |
| Phillip Lazenby | Transformation Counseling founder & principal therapist |
| Colleen Nusbaum | Frontier Community Services directing clinician |
| Eliza Eller | Ionia |
| Traci McGarry | Kawerak Inc. Program Director; Children & Family Services |