Dr. Cathy Sandeen has served since September 2018 as Chancellor of the University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska’s largest postsecondary institution. Prior to joining the University of Alaska system, Sandeen was chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges and UW-Extension for four years. As a vice president at the American Council on Education, she led ACE's nationwide effort to increase post-secondary educational attainment. She also held leadership positions at the University of California system including at UCLA, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco. Sandeen earned a Ph.D. in communication from the University of Utah and a Master of Business Administration degree from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She was named an American Council on Education Fellow in 2010-11. A prolific writer and speaker, Sandeen has published and presented widely on the issues surrounding educational innovation and nontraditional students.