Leadership

Drumbeats Alaska Consortium is a part of UAF’s College of Indigenous Studies. 

Carrie Stevens, Associate Professor and Department Chair for the Department of Tribal Governance, serves as the Principal Investigator. Campus Directors serve as Co-Principal Investigators. Kelli Caseman manages the Consortium. 

For general Drumbeats questions or comments, contact Kelli. 

 

HLRMHigh Latitude Range Management

General Information:  907-443-2201

Minnie Naylor, Director/co-PD, UAF Northwest Campus (907) 474-6616

Bonnie Scheele, HLRM Program Manager (907) 443-8428

Jackie Hrabok, Assistant Professor (907) 443-8412 

 

Sustainable EnergySustainable Energy

General Information: 800-478-5109

Wanda Wahl, Director/co-PD, UAF Bristol Bay Campus (907) 842-8349 

Chandler Kemp, Assistant Professor (907) 842-8303

Katherine Kysar, Assistant Professor, (907) 842-8331

 

EBOTEthnobotany

General Information: 800-478-5822

Haley Hanson, Interim Director/co-PD, UAF Kuskokwim Campus (907) 543-4587

Lisa Strecker, EBOT Term Associate Professor (907) 543-4551

 

APARTraditional Crafts & Native Language

General Information: 907-474-7874

Julie Biddle, Director/co-PD, UAF Interior Alaska Campus (907) 474-6490

Bruce Ervin, Term Assistant Professor of Language and Culture (907) 854-7429

 

Tribal GovernanceTribal Governance

General Information: 888-474-5207

Carrie Stevens, PI / Associate Professor  (907) 474-2616 

Laura Zimin, Assistant Professor at Bristol Bay Campus (907) 842-8361

 

Food sovereigntyFood Security & Sovereignty 

General Information: 800-478-3402

Minnie Naylor, Director/co-PD, UAF Chukchi Campus (907) 474-6616  

Annabelle Alvite,  Project Coordinator (907) 442-5056

USDA NIFA

This work is supported by the Alaska Native-Serving and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Education Competitive Grants Program,  [project award no. 2024-38470-43416], from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.