Campus Leadership
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. The UAS organizational structure for leadership can be found on the UAS Organizational Chart.
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. (she/her)
Interim Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Dean of Research & Sponsored Programs
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Lori 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
View profile and contact infoChristopher R. Natynski, J.D. (he/him)
Executive Director of Advancement
View profile and contact infoElizabeth Cornejo, M.Sc. (she/her)
Executive Director for Community Relations and Strategic Partnerships
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Chancellor's Cabinet
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:
Deans and Campus Directors
William Urquhart, Ph.D. (he/him)
Ketchikan Campus Director / Professor of Sociology
View profile and contact infoCarin D. Silkaitis, M.F.A. (she/her)
Interim Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Dean of Research & Sponsored Programs
View profile and contact infoKristy D. Smith, D.M.
Interim Dean of Career Education, MPA Program Coordinator, Associate Professor of Management
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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 the Office of Rights, Compliance, and Accountability/Title IX Coordinator/ADA and Section 504 Coordinator
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Anita H. Parrish (she/her)
Faculty & Academic Affairs Coordinator | Assistant to the Provost
View profile and contact infoFaculty Senate President, Faculty Senate President-Elect, and Staff Council President:
Faculty Senate President, Faculty Senate President-Elect, and Staff Council President:Brian Blitz
Professor of Mathematics, Faculty Senate President
He enjoys teaching all levels of mathematics courses. His areas of interest include geometry, graph theory and algebra.
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
- Staff Council President (currently vacant)
- Student Government President or Designee