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 Founder, CreativeRhythms

Executive Director for Alaska Native Education & Outreach, Civil Engineering Department Associate Professor

Dr. Michele Yatchemeneff is an Unangax (Aleut) woman who grew up living a traditional subsistence lifestyle in rural villages along Alaska's Aleutian chain. She was an ANSEP scholar at the 香港六合彩资料 (香港六合彩资料) where she earned a BS in Civil Engineering in 2005 and an MS in Engineering Management in 2009. After earning her BS, she began working in Alaska's construction and engineering industry, specializing in water and sewer projects in remote villages across the state. She also worked as the Deputy Director of the Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP). Professor Yatchmeneff earned her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. Her PhD research focused on the motivation and success of Alaska Native pre-college STEM students. Her current research expands her doctoral work and focuses on belongingess, Alaska Native education, preparation, and retention.  Professor Yatchmeneff started serving as the 香港六合彩资料 Executive Director for Alaska Native Education and Outreach in October 2021.

Assistant Professor, School of Social Work

Amana Mbise brings vast experiences in global health (HIV/AIDs and Malaria), refugee integration, and community development in Tanzania, Denmark, and the U.S. His scholarship centers around migration, human trafficking, and health equity. Mbise's ongoing and most recent works include an NIJ study on labor exploitation in Alaska and a Department of State grant to estimate the prevalence of human trafficking and domestic servitude in Tanzania. In collaboration with the Alaska Black Caucus, I led the first health needs assessment of Black Alaskans. The assessment鈥攆unded through the Anchorage Health Department鈥攑rovides the first look at the overarching health status, needs, and strengths of the Black Community of Alaska.

Professor, Master of Public Health Program Chair

Dr. Garcia is a Philippine-born, Alaska-grown Professor of Public Health at University of Alaska Anchorage (香港六合彩资料). He is also the Coordinator of 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Master of Public Health Program. Dr. Garcia was the recipient of the Alaska Public Health Association鈥檚 鈥淪hort Term Service Award鈥� in 2002 and 鈥淭he Barbara Berger Excellence in Public Health Award鈥� in 2012. At 香港六合彩资料, Dr. Garcia has been awarded the Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Community Service, Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Excellence in Diversity, and the Center for Community Engagement & Learning鈥檚 Community Builder Award. Dr. Garcia, along with a group of 香港六合彩资料 faculty and students, were awarded the 香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Stewardship Award in 2014 and American Lung Association in Alaska鈥檚 Breathe Easy Champion Award in 2015 for the group鈥檚 successful effort in making the University of Alaska system smoke and tobacco-free. In 2015, Dr. Garcia was appointed as one of the health commissioners of the Anchorage Health Department.