Board of Directors

In everything we do, we strive to connect and support UAF and its alumni. We encourage excellence in all aspects of the university and provide opportunities for alumni to engage in lifelong involvement with their university community. We could not do what we do without our Board of Director’s strategic guidance and support, and we hold ourselves accountable to you and them. This distinguished group of alum leaders invest their time, passion, and resources to support UAFAA, and for that we are thankful.

Interested in running for a seat on the board? Here's what's involved.

Nominations sought for UAF Alumni Association board

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Alumni Association is accepting nominations to serve three-year terms on its 12-member board of directors.The open seats are:

Seat 4-B, Southcentral Alaska
Seat 5-B, Fairbanks North Star Borough
Seat 6-B, At Large
Seat 7-B, Southeast

Nominations will be accepted through March 15, 2021. Nominees must be UAF graduates and members in good standing with the UAF Alumni Association, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting UAF and connecting its alumni. Candidates must be interested in a leadership and advocacy role in support of UAF, its alumni and the mission of higher education in Alaska.

UAFAA members in good standing will elect the directors in March 2021, with new board members beginning their three-year terms at the spring meeting on April 24.

If you know outstanding UAF alumni with vision, community involvement, energy and a commitment to excellence and collaboration, please share this opportunity. Contact the UAF alumni office at 474-7081 or email uaf-alumni@alaska.edu.

A message from the new UAF Alumni Association president

It is an honor to serve as president of the UAF Alumni Association alongside our executive director, Theresa Bakker, and a highly qualified board of directors, who volunteer with passion to show tremendous support and enthusiasm when promoting UAF and its alumni.

I am excited to see the great potential for organizational growth, new engagement opportunities and enhanced communications when our alumni get the chance to join the brand new Nanook Nation online mentoring platform in May.

As president, it is my plan to uphold the mission and collective goals of this board, to encourage alumni support of UAF students while striving to enhance their college experience, to collaborate with faculty and staff in support of the university's mission and to encourage the community to attend UAF sporting events and public celebrations; whether they take place in person or virtually.

Please be safe and stay healthy.

Go Nanooks!

Cindy Wright, '88
President UAFAA

Read a letter from outgoing UAFAA President Peter Van Flein with an overview of the association's accomplishments over the past five years.