TFS Directory
Management Team
Syndonia (Donie) Bret-Harte
Principal Investigator of NSF Cooperative Agreement, TFS Associate Science Director122 Arctic Health Research Bldg
msbretharte@alaska.edu
907.474.5434
Mike Abels
TFS Associate Director of Compliance and External Affairs111 Irving 1
maabels@alaska.edu
907.474.5063
Toolik Operations (uaf-toolik-manager@alaska.edu)
Faustine Bernadac
TFS Station Manager135A Irving 2
fcbernadac@alaska.edu
907.474.7833 (UAF), 907.455.2511 (TFS)
Chad Diesinger
TFS Assistant Station ManagerToolik Field Station
cmdiesinger@alaska.edu
907.455.2511 (TFS)
Toolik Maintenance, Equipment Support, and Fabrication ( uaf-toolik-maintenance@alaska.edu)
The Toolik Maintenance/Science Support Team handles preventative maintenance and routine upkeep of the field station facilities, water, waste water, fuel oil, propane, heat, vehicles and transporters, shower module and equipment such as washers and dryers.
Science Support includes advice during planning, assistance with setup of experiments, design and fabrication; RO and DI water, safety, operational training and check out of snowmobiles, bicycles, canoes, boats and motors, small gasoline generators, ice and ground augers, power and hand tools, ladders, small quantities of lumber, hardware, PVC, metal stock, plexiglass and a chest freezer for temporary storage.
Joe Franich
TFS Maintenance, Equipment Support, & Fabrication LeadToolik Field Station
jfranich@alaska.edu
907.455.2523
Collin Fossum
TFS Maintenance, Equipment Support, & Fabrication TechnicianToolik Field Station
crfossum@alaska.edu
907.455.2523
Faye Ethridge
TFS Maintenance, Equipment Support, & Fabrication TechnicianToolik Field Station
foethridge@alaska.edu
907.455.2523
Toolik Safety Department (uaf-toolik-safety@alaska.edu)
The TFS Safety Department works to provide resources to ensure a safe environment for all Toolik Field Station residents. The department provides limited medical services, HazMat management, emergency action plans, industrial hygiene, training, and other services that promote station safety and compliance.
Scott Filippone
TFS Safety Coordinator/EMT138A Irving 2
smfilippone@alaska.edu
907.474.2457 (UAF), 907.455.2516 (TFS)
Fairbanks Logistics (uaf-toolik-logistics@alaska.edu)
The TFS Fairbanks Logistics Office assists researchers and station staff with vehicle fleet management, transportation between TFS and Fairbanks, science truck reservations, procurement, shipping and receiving, freight tracking, expediting, and compressed gas orders. Please contact the departmental email address for inquiries in these areas.
For additional logistics help, contact Skye Greer or Stevie Goetz listed below.
Fairbanks Business and Communications Office (uaf-toolik-business@alaska.edu)
The TFS Fairbanks Business office prepares all outbound invoices and JVs for Toolik services including userdays; assigns fuel accounts and coordinates billing for fuel; and reconciles incoming payments. The Business Office also handles meeting travel arrangements and reimbursements.
Environmental Data Center (uaf-toolik-edc@alaska.edu) / Met Station (uaf-toolik-metstation@alaska.edu)
The TFS Environmental Data Center (EDC) offers support to the science community in three ways; 1) collection of long-term baseline environmental and biological data, 2) management of common-use laboratory and field equipment, and 3) limited assistance with field work.
Amanda Young
Spatial and Environmental Data Center Manager135D Irving 2
ayoung55@alaska.edu
907.455.2541 (TFS), 907.474.6826 (FBKS)
Toolik GIS & Remote Sensing (uaf-tfs-gis@alaska.edu)
The Toolik GIS & Remote Sensing Office provides GIS, GPS, and remote sensing services to researchers. These services include assistance with site selections, custom cartography, data development, spatial analyses, satellite tasking, GPS technical training and data collection. For a full list of our services click here . Requests for services can be submitted here .
