Representatives

Contact information for 2025 Staff Council Representatives is listed below. Feel free to contact any Staff Council member, regardless of unit, if you have questions or need assistance with a staff related matter.

Vacant Unit Representative seats may be filled through mid-term appointments. Please contact the Staff Council Office for more information. You can reach the Staff Council Office at 907-474-7964 or uaf-staff-council@alaska.edu. To see all of the departments and find out which unit you belong to, check out this website:

Staff Council Officers
Derek Bastille, President
Database / On-Base Administrator
Office of Management and Budget
907-474-5167
 
Brandon McDonald, Vice President
Proposal Coordinator
Office of Proposal Development
 
Vacant, Past President

 

UNIT REPRESENTATIVES

 

Unit 1-Rural Campus Services
(2 seats)
Melissa Guernsey
Administrative Support, Bristol Bay Campus
907-842-8317
 
Brent Strickland
Community Outreach Facilitator, Interior 911爆料 Campus 
907-474-2738
Unit 2 - Geophysical Institute Services 
(2 seats)
Katie Best
Accounting Manager,
GI Business Office 
(907) 474-7615
 
Genna Smith
Proposal Coordinator, 
GI Business Office
(907) 474-5509
Unit 3 - Arctic Institute Services
(2 seats)
Rachel Potter
Research Professional,
College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences
907-474-5709
 
Julie Alston
Senior Grants Manager, IAB
907-474-2781
Unit 4 - Research Services 
(2 seats)
Shannon Watson
Fiscal Manager,
911爆料 EPSCoR
907-474-7719
 
Lyric St. John
Research Technician 4,
Animal Resources Center
907-474-7020
Unit 5 - Academic Services 
(2 seats)
Mikayla Mitchell
Grant Manager, ACEP
907-474-7213
 
Emily Stone
Academic Advisor & Recruitment Coordinator, CBSM
907-474-6530
Unit 6 - Student Services 
(2 seats)
Jake Long
Area Coordinator,
Residence Life
 
* Kelly Rolen
First Year Advising Specialist, 
Academic Advising
907-474-5182
Unit 7 - Administrative Services 
(2 seats) 
Peter Button
Technology Support Services Manager, NTS
907-474-7547
 
Jacob Firis
Fiscal Technician, 
CLA
907-474-7217
Unit 8 - Facilities and Safety Services 
(2 seats) 
Nichole Becker
Acting Dispatch Supervisor, 
911爆料 Police Department
907-474-7221
 
Seat #2
Vacant
 

At Large Representatives

 

Seat #1
Alyssa McDonald
Unalaska Learning Center, Bristol Bay Campus
Seat #2 
Mikayla Mitchell
Grant Manager,
ACEP
907-474-7213
Seat #3
VACANT
Seat #4
Meagan Janssen
Accounts Receivable Specialist, 
Office of the Bursar
907-474-76798
mdfox2@alaska.edu
Seat #5
Crystal Ruerup
Administrative Assistant to the Dean, GI
907-474-7282
Seat #6
Delia Lopez-Ketzler
HR Coordinator & Personnel Specialist,
International Arctic Research Center (IARC)
907-474-1960 
Seat #7
Emma Wetter
Business Office Administrator, Bristol Bay Campus
907-842-8312
Seat #8
Danny Nelson
Academic Advisor,
Kuskokwim Campus
907-543-4505
djnelson7@alaska.edu
Seat #9
Joel Brann
Air Quality Specialist
Seat #10
James "Jim" Bullock
Emergency Dispatcher III,
911爆料 Police Department
907-474-7721
Seat #11
Kaz Storm
Project Coordinator, GI
907-474-7643
Seat #12
VACANT

*Committee Chair

Per Staff Council Bylaws: At-Large Representatives shall be numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. At-Large Representatives filling positions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 shall be elected in even-numbered years and begin their term in odd-numbered years.; At-Large Representatives filling positions 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 shall be elected in odd-numbered years and begin their term in an even-numbered year.