Senate Members
2025 – 2026 Faculty Senate Members
*Please see Article III of the Constitution in the UAS Faculty Handbook for information concerning membership
President
President Elect
Past 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.
Business/PADM Senator
Career Education Senator
Education Senator
Humanities Senator
Library Senator
Kaia Henrickson, M.A.T., M.L.I.S. (she/her)
Associate Professor of Library and Information Science, Reference & Information Literacy Librarian
View profile and contact infoNatural Sciences Senator
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.
Social Sciences Senator
Juneau Campus Senator
Ketchikan Campus Senator
Colleen Ianuzzi (she/her)
Professor of Mathematics
Colleen has been teaching mathematics and statistics courses for the UAS Ketchikan Campus since 2006. She enjoys helping students succeed and gain confidence in math, and teaches a variety of courses up through first semester Calculus and elementary statistics.
Outside of academics, Colleen enjoys hiking, beachcombing, reading and trying new recipes.
Sitka Campus Senator
Joel A. Markis, M.S.
Associate Professor
In his free time, Joel enjoys backcountry skiing, fishing, sailing, is an avid SCUBA diver and dive instructor, and generally likes spending time outside. He is passionate about teaching and Alaskan fisheries.