Leadership and staff

Bryan Uher

Bryan Uher

Interim Vice Chancellor for Rural, Community and Native Education

Bryan Uher was appointed to serve as the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ (UAF) interim vice chancellor of Rural, Community and Native Education on June 1, 2025.  Prior to this appointment, he served as the associate vice chancellor of rural and workforce education beginning July 1st 2024.  

Before taking on the the associate vice chancellor role, Uher served as interim dean for the Community and Technical ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ (CTC) from August 2nd, 2023 to June 30th, 2024 and as dean for the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ of Rural and Community Development (CRCD) – now the ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ of Indigenous Studies – from July 1st, 2019 to August 1st, 2023.  Uher has also served as the Director and administrative manager of the Interior Alaska ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ.

Uher, who was raised in Trapper Creek, Alaska, has been with the university for 24 years as both an employee and a student.  He earned a certificate and associates in Applied Business from CTC, a bachelors in Rural Development from UAF, and a masters in Public Administration from the University of Alaska Southeast.    

Izzy Martinez

Izzy Martinez

Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor | Operations Officer

Rural, Community and Native Education

Jamie Ferns

Jamie Ferns

Event Coordinator

Rural, Community and Native Education

Jessica Black

Jessica Black

Associate Vice Chancellor

Rural, Community and Native Education

Bryan Uher

Bryan Uher

Associate Vice Chancellor

Rural and Workforce Education


Kevin Alexander

Interim Dean

Community and Technical ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ

Teisha Simmons

Dean

¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ of Indigenous Studies

 
Wanda Wahl

Wanda Wahl

Director

Bristol Bay ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ

 
Minnie Naylor

Minnie Naylor

Director

Chukchi ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ

Chukchi ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ
 
Julie Biddle

Julie Biddle

Director

Interior Alaska ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ

Interior Alaska ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ
 

Haley Hanson

Interim Director

Kuskokwim ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ

 
Minnie Naylor

Minnie Naylor

Interim Director

Northwest ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓÆµ