University Directory

Administration

President – Dr. Janelle Vanasse; B.S., St. Cloud State University; M.Ed., University of Alaska, Anchorage; Ed.D., Gonzaga University.
Interim Academic Dean - Renee Georg; B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S.C.P., Alaska Pacific University.
Dean of Students - Ben Hahn; B.A., Western Washington University; M.Ed., Oregon State University. 
Chief Advancement Officer - Allison Knox; B.S., Northern Arizonal University; M.B.A., Alaska Pacific University
Chief Finance Officer -
Registrar – Michelle Wheeler
Director of Financial Aid – Jo Holland
Director of Admissions - Katie Pagani; B.A., Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania; M.S.ML., & M.B.A., Western Governors University; DBA Candidate, Capella University.
Director of Information Technology – Sai Sadasivam
Facilities/Property Manager – Wade Kleven 

Faculty

NATHAN ANDERSON, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science; B.S., Alaska Pacific University; M.S., Dartmouth College.

ANDREA ANDRASCHKO, Associate Professor of Business, Health Occupations and Health Sciences; B.A., University of North Carolina; B.S., University of North Carolina; M.B.A., Wayland Baptist University.

MONIQUE ANDREWS, Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., University of Alaska Fairbanks; M.S., Alaska Pacific University.

DEE BARKER, Associate Professor of Environmental Science; B.S., University of Victoria (B.C.) Canada; M.S., University of Hawaii; Ph.D., University of South Florida.

CATHERINE BENOIT, Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., University of North Dakota; M.S.N., Liberty University.

KATIE BUTLER, Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., Northeastern University; M.S., University of Alaska, Anchorage.

JESSICA DAVIS, Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., Linfield College; M.S.N., University of Alaska, Anchorage.

JENNIFER DOBSON, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Public Health; Director, Environmental Public Health; B.S., East Tennessee State University; M.P.H., University of Massachusetts Amherst; 

DIANE DROUTMAN, Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S.N., Northeastern University; M.S.N., University of Phoenix; Ph.D., University of Phoenix.

WILLIAM ELLIOTT, Assistant Professor of Writing; Director, Early Honors Program; B.A., University of Puget Sound; Ph.D., University of California, Davis. 

KRISTIN ENGLISH, Associate Professor of Business Administration; B.S., University of Arizona; M.B.A., University of California, Los Angeles.

LINCOLN GARRICK, Associate Professor of Business;  Director, MBA Program; B.S., Wayland University; M.B.A., Alaska Pacific University.

JASON GECK, Professor of Environmental Science; B.A., California State University, Sacramento; M.S., Alaska Pacific University; Ph.D., University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

RENEE GEORG, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology; B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S.C.P., Alaska Pacific University.

FARRAH GREENE-PALMER, Associate Professor of Psychology; B.A., Johns Hopkins University; M.A., University of Hawaii at Manoa; PsyD., University of Hawaii at Manoa. (on Sabbatical 2025-2026)

BRAD HARRIS, Professor of Marine Biology; B.S. Texas A&M; M.S., Ph.D., University of Massachusetts.

PATRICK HIGGINS, Assistant Professor of Outdoor Studies; Director, Outdoor Studies Program; B.A., University of Iowa; M.S., Alaska Pacific University.

BEVERLY HOLMES, Associate Professor of Business Administration and Management; Director, Institute of Business & Public Policy; B.A., Alaska Pacific University; M.B.A., Alaska Pacific University.

VICTORIA HYKES STEERE, Assistant Professor of Alaska Native Studies; B.A., Colby College; J.D., University of Iowa; L.L.M., University of Washington.

POLLY HYSLOP, Research Professor of Indigenous Studies; B.A., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; M.A., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Ph.D., University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

KEVIN JONES, Associate Professor of Religious Studies; Cardinal Newman Chair of Catholic Theology; B.S., University of Florida; M.A., Catholic University of America; Ph.D., Catholic University of America.

MICHAEL KAPLAN, Associate Professor of Outdoor Studies; B.A., Reed College; M.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage; Ph.D., University of Washington.

KEN KIMURA, Assistant Professor of Business and Management; Director, Corporate Programs; M.A., Stanford University School of Education; M.Ed., Havard University Graduate School of Education; Ed.D., Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

AMANDA L. KING, Professor of Geology and Earth Sciences; B.S., California Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Stanford University. 

EEVA LATOSUO, Associate Professor of Outdoor Studies; B.S., Western Washington University; M.S., University of Helsinki. 

ALEX LEE, Associate Professor of Philosophy; LS Program Director; A.B., Dartmouth College; M.S., University of Colorado at Boulder; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder. (on leave 2025-2026)

DALE LEHMAN, Visiting faculty of Institute of Business & Public Policy; B.A., State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Rochester. 

BETH LEONARD, Research Professor of Indigenous Studies; Co-Director, Institute of Culture & Environment; Director, LS Programs; B.A., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; M.Ed., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Ph.D., University of Alaska, Fairbanks. 

KRISTA MALEVICH, Assistant Professor of Nursing; B.S., The College of Saint Catherine’s; M.S.N., Western Governors University.

MEREDITH MARCHIONI, Associate Professor of Cultural Studies; B.A., Drew University; M.A., American University; M.A., Florida International University; Ph.D., Florida International University. (on Sabbatical 2025-2026)

CAITLIN MARSTELLER, Instructor of Biological Sciences; B.S., University of West Florida; M.S., Alaska Pacific University.

PAMELA A. MASLYK, Associate Professor of Mathematics; Director, Institute of Culture & Environment; B.A., Slippery Rock University; M.S. University of Alaska, Fairbanks. (on Sabbatical 2025-2026)

JOHN MESSICK, Assistant Professor of Writing; B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia; M.F.A., University of Alaska, Fairbanks

NORA MILLER, Assistant Professor of Psychology; B.A., Hamilton College; M.S.C.P, Alaska Pacific University.

LISA MOORE, Associate Professor of Nursing; A.S.N., Malcolm X College; B.S.N., DePaul University; M.S.N., DePaul University.

STEPHANIE MORGAN, Professor of Psychology; Director, Psychology Program; B.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage; M.S., Portland State University; Ph.D., Saybrook University. 

MARIANNE MURRAY, Professor of Nursing; Director, Nursing Programs; B.S.N., West Texas A&M Canyon; M.S.N., Texas A&M Corpus Christi; D.P.N., American Sentinel University. 

BUDDY NORTH, Assistant Professor of Education; B.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage; M.A., University of Victoria, British Columbia; Ph.D., Teachers College, Columbia University.

OBED NYARIBO, Associate Professor of Business; B.S., National American University; M.B.A., Metropolitan University; D.B.A., Walden University. 

DAVID ONOFRYCHUK, Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Composition; Director, MFA Program; B.A. University of St. Thomas; M.F.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage. 

ROSANNE PAGANO, Associate Professor of Writing; Director, MAP Program; B.A. in English, Albertus Magnus College; M.J., University of California, Berkeley; M.A.P.P., University of Pennsylvania.

TIMOTHY M. RAWSON, Professor of History; B.A., Luther College; M.A., University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Ph.D., University of Oregon.

ANNETTE REARDEN, Associate Professor of Nursing; B.S., Marquette University; M.S.N., University of Alaska, Anchorage. 

ERIC REDDING, Associate Professor of Music; B.S., University of Mary; M.M., Central Washington University. 

MADELENE REICHARD; Assistant Professor of Education; Director, Education Programs; B.S., University of Oregon; M.Ed., University of Oregon; M.Ed., American University. 

STEVEN RUBINSTEIN, Associate Professor of Outdoor Studies; Director, MSOEE Program; B.S., Guilford College; M.S., Minnesota State University. 

CHORON RYAN, Assistant Professor of Health Science; B.A., Alaska Pacific University; B.S., University of Alaska, Anchorage; M.A., Yale Divinity School.

DAVID SCHEEL, Professor of Marine Biology; B.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota.

STACI SEAGLE, Assistant Professor of Nursing; A.A.S., University of Alaska, Anchorage; B.S.N., University of Alaska, Anchorage; M.S.N., Western Governors University.

SEAN SLENKAMP, Instructor of Nursing; B.S. & B.A., University of Alaska, Anchorage.

SCOTT SMELTZ, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Science; B.S., Pennsylvania State University; M.S., Alaska Pacific University; Ph.D., Cornell University.

ERIKA STANNARD, Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology; Director, Clinical Training for Psychology; B.S., University of Rochester; M.S., Alaska Pacific University; PsyD., Alaska Pacific University. 

AMMIE TREMBLAY, Associate Professor of Nursing; A.S.N., Edison College; B.S.N., Georgia Southern University; M.S.N., Georgia Southern University. 

REBECCA UNWIN, Assistant Professor of Nursing; A.D.N., University of South Dakota; B.S. H.C.M., Bellevue University; M.S.N., Gonzaga University. 

NATHAN WOLF, Associate Professor of Environmental Science; Co-Director, Institute of Culture & Environment; Director, MES Program; B.S., University of St. Andrews; M.S., London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Ph.D., University of Wyoming.

FACULTY EMERITI

MARILYN R. BARRY, Professor of English, 2011

RAGHBIR S. BASI, Professor of Management, 1999

REGINA A. BOISCLAIR, Professor of Religious Studies, 2018

JIM BROWN, Professor Environmental Science, 2010

DIANA CALDWELL, Associate Professor of Education, 2005

ROBERT D. CRAIG, Professor of Social Sciences, 1998

ELLEN COLE, Professor Counseling Psychology, 2010

ROMAN DIAL, Professor of Biology and Mathematics, 2024

MEI MEI EVANS, Professor of English, 2019

JANE L. EVANSON, Professor of Education, 1995

CHARLES B. FAHL, Professor of Environmental Science, 2003*

MARK FALLER, Professor of Philosophy, 2016

CHARLES C. FRISBEE, Professor of Education, 1968*

ORCUTT W. (JACK) FROST, Professor of Humanities, 1991

KIM S. KJAERSGAARD, Professor of Psychology, 2017

ROBERT LANE, Professor of Psychology, 2023

CAROLE LUND, Professor of Business Administration, 2018

JIM MAHAFFEY, Associate Professor, 1992

LUZ RIVAS McDADE, Assistant Professor of Human Services, 1996

KAREN MCCAIN, Assistant Professor of Education, 2018

DAVID F. McGIVERN, Associate Professor of Outdoor Studies, 2014*

LORETTA M. MILLER, Professor of Education, 1968

THEODORE MUNSCH, Professor of Education, 2010

RUSTY MYERS, Professor of Environmental Science, 2015*

JANET L. PRANGE, Professor of Education, 1993

ESTHER BETH SULLIVAN, Associate Professor of Theater and Communication, 2018

EDITH M. TAYLOR, Instructor of Management, 1998

YASO THIRU, Professor of Accounting and Management, 2024

STANLEY CARL TOBIN, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, 2019

PAUL TWARDOCK, Professor of Outdoor Studies, 2023

ROBERT T. WILKINSON, Professor of Humanities, 2012*

JOHN PRICE WOODS, Professor of Physics and Mathematics, 1976

STAFF EMERITA

JEANETTE BROOKS, Registrar Emerita, 2006

2025-2026 Board of Trustees

Officers

Jim Roberts, Chair
‘Láaganaay Tsiits Git’anee, Vice Chair
Jason Hart, Treasurer
Susan Anderson, Secretary

Trustees Emeriti

Honorary Trustees

2025-2026 Elder Council Members

Joe Williams, Jr., Chair
Mary Ann Mills, Vice Chair

APU Foundation 2025-2026 Board of Directors Officers

Chris Swalling, Chair
Jan Sieberts, Vice Chair
Jeff Leonard, Secretary
Trigg Davis, Director
Janelle Vanasse, Ed.D., Director
Eric Wohlforth, Director

DeWolf Kellogg Trust Board of Directors

Tina Woods, Ph.D.,Chair
Bill Cramp
Prue Kluckhohn
Trigg Davis
Janelle Vanasse, Ed.D.

Cardinal Newman Professorship Foundation Board of Directors 

Sister Josephine Aloralrea, Chair
Don Keil, Member
Father Leo Walsh, Member
Eric Wohlforth, Secretary