Leadership and staff

Charlene Stern

Charlene Stern

Vice Chancellor for Rural, Community and Native Education

Charlene Khaih Zhuu Stern is originally from Arctic Village and an enrolled member of the Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government. She holds a bachelor’s degree in American Cultural Studies from Western Washington University, a master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. in Indigenous Studies from UAF. Dr. Stern served as an Associate Professor in the Department of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development since 2014. 

Izzy Martinez

Izzy Martinez

Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor | Operations Officer

Rural, Community and Native Education

Jamie Ferns

Jamie Ferns

Event Coordinator

Rural, Community and Native Education

Jessica Black

Jessica Black

Associate Vice Chancellor

Rural, Community and Native Education

Bryan Uher

Bryan Uher

Associate Vice Chancellor

Rural and Workforce Education


Carl Bishop

Carl Bishop

Dean

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Teisha Simmons

Interim Dean

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Wanda Wahl

Wanda Wahl

Director

Bristol Bay ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

 
Minnie Naylor

Minnie Naylor

Director

Chukchi ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

Chukchi ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
 
Julie Biddle

Julie Biddle

Director

Interior Alaska ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

Interior Alaska ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø
 

Haley Hanson

Interim Director

Kuskokwim ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø

 
Minnie Naylor

Minnie Naylor

Interim Director

Northwest ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø