Blanchard New Dean of Management
Mr. Blanchard has served as a faculty member since January 2011 and took over as interim dean in July 2011.
University of Alaska Southeast Provost Rick Caulfield has announced the
appointment of John Blanchard as the new Dean of the UAS School of Management
(SOM), effective June 3, 2012. Mr. Blanchard has served as a faculty
member since January 2011 and took over as interim dean in July 2011. Mr. Blanchard’s
new assignment as dean includes teaching accounting courses. Most recently he was
the President of All God’s Children International of Portland, Oregon, an international
adoption service provider. Prior to joining AGCI, he worked as the
Director of Operations for The Nature Conservancy of Oregon, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer for Oregon State University Foundation and served as
the Vice President for Administrative Services at Umpqua Community College
located in Roseburg, Oregon. He also taught as an Associate
Professor in the College of Business and Public Administration for the
University of Guam; as an Associate Professor of Business for the School of
Professional Studies at Eastern Oregon University; and as an Assistant
Professor of Accounting for Adrian College. John Blanchard holds a Masters in Business Administration
from the University of Toledo and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University
of Dayton. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Management
Accountant.
