About Nanook Recreation

Mission

It is our mission to provide the university community with opportunities and facilities to lead active, healthy lifestyles through sport and recreation on campus and out in the beautiful wilderness of Alaska.

Staff

Mark Oldmixon

Director

mtoldmixon@alaska.edu
907-474-5886

Mark is responsible for supervision of the entire department; SRC, Outdoor Adventures, Patty Pool, Patty Ice and Outdoor Ed Center.

Christian Mogensen

Outdoor Adventures Assistant Coordinator for Climbing Programs

cgmogensen@alaska.edu
907-474-6027

Christian is in charge of climbing programs at Outdoor Adventures. He started out volunteering for OA in 2012, and has worked his way up through the program to Assistant Coordinator. Born and raised in the flat country of Denmark, Christian now loves spending time in the mountains and is passionate about all types of climbing. In addition to working at OA, he's also a master's student in the Northern and Arctic Studies program at UAF.

Frank Olive

Outdoor Adventures Assistant Coordinator for Education

folive@alaska.edu
907-474-6306

Frank worked as a staff member for Outdoor Adventures from 2010-2017 and after 8 months as a stay at home dad is back with the program. Frank has lived in and played in Alaska for 25 years, and loves exploring the mountains on foot or on skis. Climbing and skiing are his main passions when he is not hanging out with his kids. Frank also enjoys exploring Alaska rivers in a kayak, raft and packraft as well as doing bike tours around the world.

Brent Culleton

Facilities and Intramurals Coordinator

baculleton@alaska.edu
907-474-6269

Anne Doyle

Business Manager

aldoyle@alaska.edu
907-474-6814

After moving from Arizona to Alaska one cold November, Anne started working at the University of Alaska! As Nanook Recreation Business Manager, Anne pulls together skills from her past positions in auditing, donor relations and software account management and her always growing experience to the benefit of the amazing Nanook Recreation team.

Christine McComb

Assistant Director of Wellness

cmccomb@alaska.edu
907-474-6806

Ice arena supervisors

The Ice Arena Supervisors are in charge of general day to day operations at the Patty Ice Arena. This includes monitoring all the public skating session, checking out locker rooms and answering questions for all the various hockey organizations during games, practices and private rentals, sharpening skates and driving the Zamboni to maintain the best ice in town.

Teresa Shannon

Teresa is in charge of the Learn to Skate Program, as well as other various graphic design tasks.

Marketing and Trips Manager

Danielle Bessent

Coming from Florida, Danielle brings a passion for all things outdoors and hopes to cultivate excitement and student growth in the Outdoor Adventures Program. She finished her masters degree in communications while working as the Graduate Assistant for Outdoor Adventures. She now handles the Nanook Recreation marketing and is the Outdoor Adventures Trips Manager. Feel free to stop by the office with any questions about our trips or activities! She would like to thank you for stopping by her bio. Have a great day!

About Outdoor Adventures and staff

Mission Statement

It is the mission of Outdoor Adventures to foster personal growth and a spirit of adventure for the UAF community through education, experience and accessibility in the wilderness of Alaska and right here on campus.

Location

Inside the Student Recreation Center

Outdoor Adventures Staff

Christian Mogensen

Assistant coordinator of climbing programs

Christian has worked as a member of the climbing wall staff since the spring of 2013. Hailing from Denmark, Christian has been living in Alaska since January 2012. He is a graduate student in the Northern and Arctic Studies program and is conducting research on optimal experience (Flow) in outdoor recreation activities. Christian loves spending time with his family, and spending time outside rock and ice climbing and mountaineering.

Credentials: Wilderness First Responder, PCIA CWI-L, Swift Water Rescue Technician, ACA Canoeing Level 1&2, USA Climbing Level 1 route setter, Avi 1

Frank Olive

Assistant Coordinator for Education

Frank has worked as a staff member for Outdoor Adventures since 2010 (with a short break as a stay at home dad) Frank has lived in and played in Alaska for over 25 years, and loves exploring the mountains on skis or on foot. Climbing and skiing are his main passions when he is not hanging out with his kids. Frank also enjoys exploring Alaska's rivers in a kayak, raft and packraft as well as doing bike tours around the world.

Credentials: Wilderness First Responder, AAA Pro 1 Avalanche, AMGA Apprentice Rock Guide, AK Avalanche School Avy 1 and Avy 2, PCIA CWI-L, USSA Alpine Coach, Swiftwater Rescue Technician, USA Climbing Level 1 Route Setter, ACA Level 1-3 Canoe, AMGA SPI and CWI-L (expired 11/17)

Danielle Bessent

Trips Manager

Danielle is the current Trips Manager at Outdoor Adventures. She moved to Alaska from Florida in June of 2017. She is passionate about student growth and development through the endless classroom that is the wilderness! She coordinates the tripping program, our Wilderness Welcome program, and assists with some of our academic classes. This is a pic of her and her favorite little dog. She is always around in the office if you have any questions- thanks for reading this bio!

Line Persson

Student Employee

This is Line Persson, not to be confused with "line person." This is her name...or is it? As you can tell, she's prepping for her flight into outer space in this photo. And when she is not sprinting to the top of the highest peaks for intergalactic travel, she's grading your papers. That's right, she's an undercover superhero. Just don't tell anyone, okay?