AlaskAdvantageTM Advisory Bodies
The following education and workforce development professionals volunteer to serve Alaska’s students by providing expertise and technical advisory services to ACPE staff designing and delivering AlaskAdvantage Programs, to ensure that programs and services are the most effective and efficient possible.
Technical Advisory Group (TAG Team)
Barbara Burnett, Director of Financial Aid, University of Alaska Southeast
Alexis Langdon, Director of Financial Aid, Career Academy
Jennifer Deitz, President, Career Academy
Deanna Dieringer, Co-Director of Financial Aid, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Pam Doerner, Associate Director of Financial Aid, University of Alaska Anchorage
Louise Driver, Director of Financial Aid, Sheldon Jackson College
Mary Gower, Director of Enrollment Services, University of Alaska
David Gruen, Director of Financial Aid, University of Wyoming
Mick Hanson, Director of Financial Aid, University of Montana
Tamara Hornbuckle, Co-Director of Financial Aid, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Kim Kain, Director of Financial Aid, Alaska Vocational Technical Center
Wes Maggard, Director of Financial Aid, Northwest Nazarene University
Ted Malone, Director of Financial Aid, University of Alaska Anchorage
Janell McIntyre, Director of Student Services, Charter College
Chrissy Middendorp, Financial Aid Counselor, Gonzaga University
Peter Miller, Director of Financial Aid, Alaska Pacific University
Carol Prescott, Director of Financial Aid, Eastern Oregon University
Mary Sickles, Loan Coordinator, Washington State University
Tom Valles, Associate Director of Financial Aid, University of Idaho
Karen Wegrzyn, Accounting Manager, University of Alaska Anchorage
Early Awareness and Rural Outreach (EARO) Advisory Group
Jason Borer, President, Chugach Heritage Foundation; Member, ANCSA Education Foundation
Doug Desorcie, Dean of Instruction, Prince William Sound Community College
Liz Downing, Advising and Counseling Coordinator, Kenai Peninsula College
JoAnn Ducharme, Director of Rural Student Services, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Linda English, Program Director, University of Alaska College Savings Program and Scholars Program
Fred Esposito, Director, Alaska Vocational Technical Center
Mary Gower, Director of Enrollment Services, University of Alaska
Bernice Joseph, Executive Dean, UAF College of Rural Alaska
Brynn Keith, Economist, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Mark Mickelson, Assistant Director, Employment Security Division, Alaska Department of Labor
Saichi Oba, Associate Vice President for Student and Enrollment Services, University of Alaska
Willy Templeton, Director of Native Student Services, University of Alaska Anchorage
Barbara Thompson, Division Director, Teaching and Learning Support, Alaska Department of Education and Early Development
Helen Trainor, Director, Alaska Education Opportunity Center
Rick Weems, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services, University of Alaska Anchorage
