Our Team
Tlisa Northcutt, CFRE
Interim President, University of Alaska Foundation, and Chief Development Officer, Â鶹´«Ã½
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
907-786-1211
Matthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Coordinator
mpaskin@alaska.edu
907-786-1169
Executive Team
Tlisa Northcutt, CFRE
Chief Donor Relations Officer
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
907-786-1211
Matthew Paskin
Executive Assistant to the President and Board Coordinator
mpaskin@alaska.edu
907-786-1169
Alex Slivka
Chief Financial Officer
as
907-786-1689
David Woodley
Chief Data Officer
dswoodley@alaska.edu
907-786-1373
The Data Services team manages the data systems and technology for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation
and development teams at each university. They provide the data necessary to meet
the needs of the fundraising and alumni relations functions across the Â鶹´«Ã½ system. David Woodley
Chief Data Officer
dswoodley@alaska.edu
907-786-1373
Amanda Watt
Director of Data Administration
arwatt@alaska.edu
907-786-1156
Samuel Phillips
Data Systems Engineer
sphill15@alaska.edu
907-786-1064
Dane Filemyr
Data Analyst
dlfilemyr@alaska.edu
907-786-1111
Halley Tran
Data Analyst
htran11@alaska.edu
907-786-1448
Hayden Riebe
Reports Developer and Cloud Manager
hjriebe@alaska.edu
907-786-1469
The Development team is responsible for providing fundraising support for the University
of Alaska and Â鶹´«Ã½A/Â鶹´«Ã½F/Â鶹´«Ã½S. This team works to align donors’ aspirations, values, family needs, and diverse assets with charitable
opportunities across the Â鶹´«Ã½ system. 
Megan K. Riebe, CFRE
Associate VP of Development
mriebe@alaska.edu
907-786-7746
Genevieve Bright
Principal Gifts Officer
gybright@alaska.edu
907-450-8122
Emily Drygas, CFRE
Senior Director of Principal Gifts
emily.drygas@alaska.edu
907-450-8535
Kyrsti Floodeen
Senior Researcher
kfloodeen@alaska.edu
907-395-7521
Candice Krupa
Senior Director of Research
crkrupa@alaska.edu
907-450-8037
Jacob Mendenhall
Associate Director of Annual Giving
jhmendenhall@alaska.edu
907-786-1297
Harry Need, CFRE
Senior Director of Philanthropic Services
hwneed@alaska.edu
907-786-4840
Melinda Seevers
Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships
mrseevers@alaska.edu
303-819-1050
Samantha Sink
Director of Annual Giving
sksink@alaska.edu
907-786-7711
Aimee Sudbeck
Office Manager
amsudbeck@alaska.edu
907-786-1020
Scott Taylor
Philanthropic Advisor
sntaylor@alaska.edu
907-450-8032
The Donor Relations team manages stewardship activities and represents the interests of donors for Â鶹´«Ã½A/Â鶹´«Ã½F/Â鶹´«Ã½S. The Donor Relations Team's purpose is to fulfill the expectations established by the Donor Bill of Rights.
Tlisa Northcutt, CFRE
Chief Donor Relations Officer
tanorthcutt@alaska.edu
907-786-1211
Maggie Demers
Director of Communications and Public Relations
maggie.demers@alaska.edu
907-450-8039
Erin Furby
Scholarship Manager
efurby@alaska.edu
907-786-1087
Amber Gichard
Senior Director of Fund & Gift Services
argichard@alaska.edu
907-786-1016
Nicole Goff
Director of Fund Stewardship
nrgoff@alaska.edu
907-450-8549
Tisha Kennell
Scholarship Manager
tkennell@alaska.edu
907-450-8123
Deidre Larson
Gift Coordinator
dalarson@alaska.edu
907-450-8036
Morgan Lybarger
Stewardship Manager
mclybarger@alaska.edu
907-786-1095
Terri Schimmack
Gift Manager
taschimmack@alaska.edu
907-786-1953
Dory Straight
Senior Director of Scholarship Administration
dory.straight@alaska.edu
907-450-8033
Kandace Welch
Gift Manager
kmwelch2@alaska.edu
907-474-2438
Cyan Woodward
Donor Relations Coordinator
cmwoodward2@alaska.edu
907-450-8126
The Finance Team provides complete accounting, external financial reporting, and tax compliance services for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation, and manages endowment accounting and spending distributions for the Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation Consolidated Endowment fund. This team processes all disbursement requests, including scholarships, for the use of Â鶹´«Ã½ Foundation funds.
Alex Slivka
Chief Financial Officer
as
907-786-1689
Samantha Olah
Senior Accountant
solah@alaska.edu
907-786-1167
Stefanie Gustavsson
Accountant
sagustavsson@alaska.edu
907-786-1066