UA System announces new chief human resources officer

August 21, 2013

Carla Browning

University of Alaska President Pat Gamble has hired longtime human resources professional and adjunct professor Erik Seastedt from the State University of New York to serve as the UA System’s chief human resources officer.

Seastedt will start the job Sept. 16, replacing interim officer Michelle Rizk, who also serves as associate vice president for budget.

Seastedt is currently director of human resources and affirmative action at SUNY’s Cobleskill campus in upstate New York. Previous leadership positions have been with Great Basin College in Nevada, the University of Wyoming in Laramie and other organizations in upstate New York. At the UA System he’ll report directly to Gamble, providing HR leadership and policy level strategy in personnel-related areas.

UA employs approximately 8,600 full- and part-time employees in locations across the state, with an estimated economic footprint of over $1 billion.
After federal and state government employment, UA is the single largest employer in Alaska.