Talk to an admissions counselor
Choosing a college is a big decision.
We want to make sure you have all the information you need to become a Nanook.
Here are a few ways we can help:
- Contact one of our admissions counselors below,
- ask a current student your questions, or
- simply fill out our request form to get information emailed and mailed to you.
Meet your admissions counselors
Our admissions counselors are here to help you find out why UAF is right for you.
![Sam Urban](/admissions/images/UAFAdmHeadshot2.jpeg)
Sam Urban
Lead Admissions Counselor
Territories:
- Alaska Fairbanks North Star Borough
- Alaska Denali Borough
- Alaska Delta Junction and Fort Greely
- Alaska Nanook athletes
- Homeschool
- Dual Enrollment
![Jessica Hildebrand](/admissions/images/JHildebrand2.jpg)
Jessica Hildebrand
Admissions Counselor
Territories:
- Alaska Kenai
- Alaska Rural
- Alaska Southeast (except Juneau)
- Military and veteran students and their families
![Ray Alda](https://uaf.edu/admissions/images/JR-21-6714-11.jpg)
Ray Alda
Admissions Counselor
Territories
- Alaska Anchorage
- Alaska Mat-Su
- Alaska Juneau
- UA Scholars
![Andrew Forbes](/admissions/images/EE-23-7431-18.jpg)
Andrew Forbes
Admissions Counselor
Territories:
- International students
- Walk-ins
![Palmer Muntz](/admissions/images/7FC67697-20E1-41C2-8B7B-1532EF46857B.jpeg)
Palmer Muntz
Senior Regional Admissions Counselor
Territories:
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
![Andrew Luft](/admissions/images/Andrew%20Luft.jpg)
Andrew Luft
Regional Admissions Counselor
Territories:
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Utah
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
![Aliyah Hanley](/admissions/files/Aliyah%20Hanley.jpg)
Aliyah Hanley
Regional Admissions Counselor
Territories:
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
![Wendy Dominique](/admissions/images/Wendy%20Dominique.jpg)
Wendy Dominique
Admissions Counselor
Territories:
- Nanook Brotherhood Project / Nanook Sisterhood Project
- URISE Program
- Outreach Partnerships
![Rachel Krahn](/admissions/images/IMG_5044.jpg)
Rachel Krahn
Visit Programs and Community Engagement Coordinator
Territories:
- 窪蹋勛圖厙 visits (individual and group)
- Northstar to Nanooks
- Student Ambassadors
![Nicole Balazs](/admissions/images/Nicole%20Balazs%20Headshot.jpeg)
Nicole Balazs
Enrollment Counselor
UAF e窪蹋勛圖厙
Territories:
- e窪蹋勛圖厙 Students
![Anna Gagne-Hawes](/admissions/images/JR-20-6671-165_cropped.jpg)
![Kristy Malamute](/admissions/images/EE-23-7315-103.jpg)