Class Notes
Caroline Venuti
Wesley Lundburg
Heather Harris
Samantha Olah
Tanner Stephens
1986
Dewberry, a privately-held professional services firm, announced that civil engineering alumnus Jeffrey Wing, B.S. ’86, has joined the firm as the water/wastewater market segment leader for the Raleigh, North Carolina, office.
1991
Learning Resource Center coordinator at the Kachemak Bay Campus and public school administration alumna Caroline Venuti, M.Ed. ’91, was honored with the annual Staff Make Students Count award from the University of Alaska Board of Regents.
1992
Congratulations to English alumnus Dr. P. Wesley Lundburg, B.A. ’92, M.A. ’94, who was named new president of San Diego Miramar College.
1993
Co-founder and president of Signature Land Services Jennifer Schrage, B.A. ’93, received the UAA Journalism and Public Communications Alumni Award.
1994
The Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska announced the hiring of political science alumnus Roald Helgesen, B.A. ’94, as chief operating officer.
2002
Human services alumna Heather Harris, A.A. ’02, A.A.S. ’03, B.H.S. ’04, was appointed as the new director of the Anchorage Health Department.
2002
History alumna Tasha Nichols, B.A. ’19, was promoted to human resources manager at First National Bank Alaska.
2010
Engineering alumnus Dan Hart has taken over as general manager for Alaska, Hawaii and Guam at Siemens. He has been with the company for 14 years, most recently serving as service operations manager.
2011
The Mat-Su Health Foundation announced that psychology alumna Jessie Burbank, B.A. ’11, has joined the Connect Mat-Su team in the role of community resource specialist.
2016
Oklahoma City Community College announced the hiring of Samantha Olah, M.B.A. ’16, as the college’s new bursar.
2019
PND Engineers announced the hiring of civil engineering alumnus Tanner Stephens, B.S. ’19. He joined PND’s civil team in Anchorage following a year as a project engineer with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Office of Design and Construction.