Nickole Conley
Chief of Staff
Nickole Conley
Nickole Conley was appointed as ÎÞÂëÂÒÂ×’s executive officer by ÎÞÂëÂÒÂ× Chancellor Daniel M. White in October 2018, and her title was changed to chief of staff in August 2022 to better reflect her duties. A longtime employee, Conley has a significant breadth and depth of knowledge about ÎÞÂëÂÒÂ× and supports a number of efforts across the university, including the strategic planning process and the creation of an entrepreneurial ecosystem. She served in ÎÞÂëÂÒÂ×’s College of Engineering and Mines as the chief financial officer from 2010 to 2018, in ÎÞÂëÂÒÂ×'s Alaska Center for Energy and Power as the deputy director of operations from 2014 to 2018, and, most recently, at ÎÞÂëÂÒÂ×'s Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship as director.