Alaska Native Faculty & Staff
The University of Alaska Anchorage strives to support its unique and diverse community by employing faculty who come from a myriad of different backgrounds. UAA recognizes and values the diversity of our unique location in Southcentral Alaska, the ancestral homelands of the Dena’ina Athabascan, Ahtna Athabascan, Alutiiq/Sugpiak, and Eyak peoples.
Faculty
Edgar Blatchford
Associate Professor, Journalism & Communications and Alaska Native Studies
Matthew Calhoun
Assistant Professor, Engineering
Matthew Gho
ANSEP Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Acceleration High School
Tom Harman
Associate Professor, Math and College Preparatory & Developmental Studies
Beth Leonard
Professor
Alaska Native Studies
John P Lewis
Associate Professor, WWAMI School of Medical Education
Tribal Affiliation: Unangax/Aleut, Native Village of Naknek
Kat Milligan-Myhre
Assistant Professor, Biology
Tribal Affiliation: Inupiaq
Michele Yatchmeneff
Assistant Professor, Engineering
Tribal Affiliation: Unanagax (Aleut)
Cheryl Wilga
Associate Dean of Math, Natural Science, and Social Science
Professor, Biology
Tribal Affiliation: Dena'ina Athabascan, Kenaitze Tribe
Maria Williams
Professor, Music and Alaska Native Studies
Tribal Affiliation: Tlingit
Amber Christensen Fullmer
Assistant Professor, Human Services
Tribal Affiliation: Inupiaq
Term Faculty
Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields
Assistant Professor, Indigenous Education
Tribal Affiliation: Yup'ik
Assistant Professor, Education
Tribal Affiliation: Iñupiat
Adjunct Faculty
Shirley Kendall
Adjunct Faculty, Alaska Native Studies
Marie Meade
Adjunct Faculty, Alaska Native Studies
Sondra Shaginoff-Stuart
Adjunct Faculty, Kenai Peninsula College
Staff
Audrey Alstrom, P.E.
Regional Director, ANSEP
Tribal Affiliation: Alakanuk
Michael Bourdukofsky, P.E.
Chief Operations Officer, ANSEP
Janelle Foss
Fiscal Technician
Stephanie Sanderlin
Student Success Facilitator, RRANN
Tribal Affiliation: Yup'ik and Unangan, Curyung Tribe
Mikayla Savikko
University Success Manager, ANSEP
Eric Somerville
Database Administrator, ANSEP
Tribal Affiliation: Yup'ik
Yosty Storms
Regional Director, ANSEP
Tribal Affiliation: Inupiaq, Native Village of Unalakleet
Dean Towarak
Accounting Manager, ANSEP
Cheryl Turner
Office Manager, Native Student Services
Michael Ulroan
Regional Director, ANSEP
Tribal Affiliation: Cup'ik, Qissunamiut Tribe (Chevak)
