STUDENT BOARD
PRESIDENT
Helen Willard
Helen is a 3rd year UAF student pursuing a degree in Geology. She grew up in the mountains of Colorado, where a passion for climbing and mountaineering developed. She is excited to be president and hopes to promote group connectivity with her position.
TREASURER
Micah Kanz
Micah is a 4th year UAF student pursuing a degree in Natural Resources and Environment. Growing up between New England and Alaska, he enjoys to bike and ski. He is excited to support the AAC’s facilitation of community and events through his role as treasurer.
EVENTS COORDINATOR
McKenzie Miller
McKenzie is in her MS in geology at UAF. She enjoys studying, painting, and climbing rocks.
VICE PRESIDENT
Dorothy Sherer
Dorothy is in her final year at UAF, studying Wildlife Biology and Conservation. She spends most of her time outside and loves to hike, climb, and ski. As VP, she wants to support the board and club in any way possible and create more spaces for the club to interact.
SECRETARY
Lily Hooge
Lily is in her third year at UAF studying Natural Resources and Environment, concentrating in Outdoor Education. She is from Gustavus, Alaska, and loves spending time outside biking, climbing, and skiing. Lily is excited to spread accessibility and safety in the outdoors and to help the Fairbanks mountain community grow.
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Ella Carlson
Ella Carlson is in her 2nd year of UAF studying Anthropology, specifically Archaeology and indigenous ground based knowledge with a minor in Integrated Arts. She’s born and raised in Alaska, and strives to know and share all there is to know of the mountainous roots in this vast terrain! Her role is social media management, as she believes public outreach is vital in assembling the voices of the community together.
advisors and comMittee chairs
CLUB ADVISOR
Frank Olive
Frank has been in Fairbanks since the early nineties. He has spent the last 20 years climbing and adventuring in Alaska and beyond. His kids are his newest awesome adventure in life. He is the current author of the Fairbanks Area Rock Climbing Guide. Working as a staff member at UAF Outdoor Adventures and teaching outdoor classes keep him busy while he is not hanging with his kids. He is one of the AAC staff advisors.
ACCESS COMMITTEE
Tristan O’Donoghue
Tristan has been apart of the AAC leadership since 2020 and loves to get out into the hills to enjoy wilderness in all its forms while engaging with the land in novel ways. Currently Tristan’s involvement with the club is through the maintenance/development of local crags and access trails around the interior of Alaska. If you’re interested in getting involved with local development or notice suspect hardware around the interior let Tristan know so the club can make an effort to keep climbing safe in our “jurisdiction”.
DESCENT COMMITTEE
Claire Anovick
SKI MOUNTAINEERING COMMITTEE
Michelle Johannsen
COMMUNITY HAZARD MOUNTAIN SAFTEY COMMITTEE
Grant Wilson