Chancellor's Cabinet
Overview
Leadership at UAS is built on a collaborative model that includes top administrators from the three campuses as well as faculty, staff and students in leadership positions. Several regional planning and management groups assist in the development and implementation of policies and initiatives, and participate in the day-to-day operation of the university.
Executive Cabinet
The executive cabinet is composed of the senior university administrators who serve as the university's officers and who report directly to the chancellor. They work closely together with the chancellor, president, board of regents, and academic leadership to provide advice, develop and implement university-wide initiatives, and oversee operation of the university. This group meets weekly and includes:
Carin D. Silkaitis, M.F.A. (they/them, she/her)
Interim Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Dean of Research & Sponsored Programs
View profile and contact infoLori A. Klein, M.S. (she/her)
Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
View profile and contact infoRonalda Cadiente Brown, M.A.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Alaska Native Programs and Director of PITAAS
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The Chancellor's Cabinet is responsible for strategic planning and budgeting, Enrollment Management, Student Success and the regional Teaching and Learning Roundtable. This cabinet meets monthly on the second Monday of each month, and includes all Executive Cabinet members (listed above) as well as:
Campus Directors and Academic Deans
William Urquhart, Ph.D. (he/him)
Campus Director / Professor of Sociology
View profile and contact infoCarin D. Silkaitis, M.F.A. (they/them, she/her)
Interim Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Dean of Research & Sponsored Programs
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Elise Tomlinson, M.P.A., M.L.I.S. (she/her)
UAS Library Dean, including the Learning, Testing, & Writing Centers, & the Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching (CELT)
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Christopher R. Natynski, J.D. (he/him)
Executive Director of Advancement
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Mitzi B. Anderson, J.D., L.L.M. (she/her)
Director of Equity and Compliance/Title IX Coordinator/ADA and Section 504 Coordinator
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Governance Representatives
Faculty Senate President, Faculty Senate President-Elect, and Staff Council President:Brian Blitz
Professor of Mathematics
He enjoys teaching all levels of mathematics courses. His areas of interest include geometry, graph theory and algebra.
Governance Committee
The Governance Committee meet once a semester with the Extended cabinet and are invited to the Chancellor's Cabinet meetings determined by agenda topic(s).
- Brian Blitz, Faculty Senate President
- Student Government President or Designee