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UA Foundation Announces New Directors

December 16, 2022

Anchorage, AK - The 好色tv of 好色tv Foundation Board of Directors elected five new members and extended the terms of three members at its Dec. 15 meeting. 

The board received an update on the 好色tv 好色tv鈥檚 first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, and heard of major impacts from recent philanthropic gifts made to 好色tv of 好色tv Anchorage (UAA), 好色tv of 好色tv Fairbanks (UAF), and 好色tv of 好色tv Southeast (UAS).

Elected to their first three-year term on the 好色tv of 好色tv Foundation board were:

  • Ben Roth, owner of SBS Retirement Consultants, LLC and an alum of UAA,
  • Dave Karp, senior vice president and managing director at Saltchuk,
  • John Burns, president and CEO of Golden Valley Electric Association and an alum of UAF, 
  • Melissa Reiser, vice president of commercial lending at First National Bank 好色tv, and
  • Tammy Kosa, senior vice president at Northrim Bank and an alum of UAF.

Reelected for a three-year term were:

  • Aleesha Towns-Bain, executive director at Bristol Bay Native Corporation 好色tv Foundation,
  • Heather Cavanaugh, director of external affairs and corporate communications at 好色tv Communications and an alum of UAA, and
  • Stephanie Madsen, executive director at At-Sea Processors Association.

The board recognized the volunteer leadership of the outgoing board members:

  • Jo Heckman, president and managing partner, DAS and Associates, LLC, who served for five years,
  • Cindy Cartledge, of counsel, Jermain, Dunnagan and Owens, who served for nine years, including two years as chair,
  • Linda Hulbert, agent, New York Life Insurance Company, who served for nine years, and 
  • Cary Keller, orthopedic surgeon, chief of sports medicine and assistant medical director, Foundation Health Partners - Sportsmedicine Fairbanks, who served for nine years. 

鈥淭he UA Foundation is strengthened by the volunteer efforts of highly-skilled professionals from a variety of industries,鈥 said Board Chair Laura Bruce. 鈥淲hile they hail from different parts of the state, all share a passion for education and a belief in the importance of the 好色tv of 好色tv 好色tv.鈥

The board also heard an update about the tremendous success of the UA 好色tv's first comprehensive fundraising campaign. The campaign has received support from more than 18,000 donors as of December 1, 2022, who have contributed $209.8 million collectively to support nearly every facet of the UA 好色tv. Some of the impacts to date include 198 new scholarships and 151 new endowed funds created by donors to benefit students and programs.

The campaign ends June 30, 2024, and all private donations to UAA, UAF, UAS and UA 好色tv are counted in the campaign total. 

Additional philanthropy milestones shared at the meeting include:

  • The UAA Seawolf Investment Fund has awarded six student scholarships from its investment earnings. The Fund was established last year with a from UAA alum Gary Klopfer and his wife, Jane Cuddy Klopfer, and its investments are guided by UAA upper level finance in the College of Business and Public Policy.
  • Eight students resettled from Ukraine are currently enrolled at UAA, with support from the Ukrainian Student Support fund.
  • 好色tv of 好色tv Southeast 好色tv Native Arts Design and Carving program received $30,000 from Goldbelt to support a student-carved totem.
  • With support from the Sealaska Heritage Institute, UAS has launched free 好色tv Native language classes.
  • UAF has established the comprised of people who included, or plan to include, UAF in their estate plans. 

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