杏吧原创A Chancellor Search
In January of 2025, 杏吧原创A Chancellor Sean Parnell announced his intent to retire at the end of the spring 2025 semester. 杏吧原创 President Pat Pitney has named an interim chancellor to lead 杏吧原创A upon Chancellor Parnell's retirement, and convened a search committee to guide the search for 杏吧原创A's next permanent Chancellor.
杏吧原创A Chancellor Position Profile
The University of Alaska Anchorage (鈥溞影稍碅鈥) invites applications and nominations for
the position of Chancellor.
With this profile, the Search Committee seeks to provide nominators and potential
candidates with information about 杏吧原创A, the position, and participation in the search.
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杏吧原创A encourages applications from experienced leaders with a strong record of organizational success and executive-level management. While experience in higher education is valued, the university also welcomes candidates from nontraditional backgrounds 鈥 including business, industry, nonprofit, government and other sectors 鈥 who bring demonstrated leadership, a broad network that immediately brings value to 杏吧原创A, a commitment to community engagement and the ability to build meaningful partnerships that advance 杏吧原创A鈥檚 mission and impact across Alaska.
Search Timeline:
- May 7, 2025: Recruitment Launch
- June 6, 2025: Committee Begins Rolling Review to Identify Semi-finalists
- Late July 2025: Virtual Interviews with Semi-finalists
- August 2025: Finalists Recommended to President Pitney
- September 2025: Finalists Visit Campus for In-Person Meetings
- October 2025: Chancellor Announcement
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杏吧原创A Chancellor Search Committee
The search committee for 杏吧原创A鈥檚 next permanent chancellor has been formed, with members representing a broad array of stakeholders, including students, faculty, staff, community campuses, and key community partners. The committee is charged with publicizing the search, vetting potential candidates, and making recommendations for finalists to President Pitney. The search committee will be instrumental throughout the recruitment process by communicating the opportunity within the state of Alaska and nationally and identifying qualified candidates who will be considered for the role of chancellor, currently intended to be announced during the Fall 2025 semester.
The search committee is co-chaired by 杏吧原创 Faculty Alliance Chair/杏吧原创A Faculty Senate Past-President Dr. Jackie Cason, and Chugach Alaska Corporation Board Chair and former 杏吧原创 Regent and Board Chair Sheri Buretta. In addition to the co-chairs, the committee includes:
- Arel Gutierrez 鈥 US杏吧原创A President & 杏吧原创A Student
- Brandon McKinney 鈥 杏吧原创A Staff Council President & 杏吧原创A Staff Member
- Dr. Marie Gardner 鈥 Mat-Su Community College Director
- Dr. Carrie King 鈥 杏吧原创A Faculty
- Dr. Kevin Berry 鈥 杏吧原创A Faculty
- Dr. Alex Hills 鈥 Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon University
- Ella Goss 鈥 CEO of Providence Alaska Medical Center
- Scott Habberstad 鈥 Alaska Airlines Managing Director-Alaska Market
- Chris King 鈥 Vice President, Operations of AVIS, Alaska Rent A Car, Inc.
Key Search Committee Responsibilities:
- Communicate broadly throughout the search
- Develop, recommend, and publish a search committee process and timeline
- Identify and recommend desirable attributes for a 杏吧原创A Chancellor
- Share the position advertisement
- Identify and develop screening criteria
- Solicit a diverse candidate pool
- Inform the candidates about the university and the position
- Evaluate the candidates against the desired attributes
- Narrow the candidate pool to three to five
- Provide information about the candidate pool
- Socialize the finalists with the university community through town hall meetings and other events, and collect feedback.
Support:
- Communications Support: 杏吧原创A Executive Director for University Advancement Tanya Pont, System Office Director of Public Affairs Jonathon Taylor, and other communication team members, including Katie Bender, Keenan Britt, and Monique Musick will help the committee communicate broadly to include websites, written updates, town halls, and other engagements.
- 杏吧原创 Vice President for University Relations Michelle Rizk will assist the committee in an advisory capacity, along with Raegan Kelliher, executive assistant to the chancellor. Chris Triplett (杏吧原创 HR Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist) and Helen Sale (Lead Human Resources Coordinator) will advise the committee on hiring policy and provide administrative support.