Dr. Taylor brings to the Interim Executive Director position considerable experience working within the Arctic research community as well as with ARCUS specifically. She received her BS from Cornell University in Natural Resources, a MS from Colorado State University in Wildlife Biology, and a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, during which she spent seven summers in the Arctic doing fieldwork in avian ecology. She also spent ten years as faculty at the University of Alaska Anchorage, first in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies and later in the Department of Biological Sciences, and has worked with numerous state and federal agencies across Alaska, mostly on wildlife-related research. She served on the ARCUS Board of Directors from 2014–2020, and was President of the Board from 2019–2020. She looks forward to working with the exceptional suite of ARCUS board members, member representatives, staff, and collaborators in her new position.
Lynn is the Finance & HR Director for the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S. (ARCUS), having joined the organization in December 2024. She brings extensive experience in non-profit management, financial oversight, and human resources, with a strong background in fiscal planning, grant management, and operational efficiency. Prior to ARCUS, she held leadership roles at the Alaskan AIDS Assistance Association and Identity Health Clinic, where she successfully secured funding, improved financial systems, and expanded community programs. Based in Anchorage, Lynn has traveled extensively across Alaska and has a passion for theater costume design, with one of her favorite projects being a steampunk adaptation of *Candide* for Anchorage Opera.
Brit works with ARCUS to build and strengthen community connections and inspire collaborations among ARCUS community members, partners, and funders. She is both a former Community Engagement Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Center for Scientific Collaboration and Community Engagement and an Arctic Research Fellow with the University of Washington. Prior to joining ARCUS in 2015, Brit supported large ecosystem research, planning, policymaking, and conservation activities with organizations such as the Brainerd and Campion Foundations and Washington Sea Grant. She holds a Master’s degree in Marine & Environmental Affairs from the University of Washington and studied Arts Administration and Non-Profit Management at the University of Oregon.
Zeb joined ARCUS in October of 2000 as the systems administrator. Zeb has lived in the Fairbanks area his whole life and has been working with computers since he was 5 years old. He used to co-host a Goldie Award Winning television program called the *Matinee With Matt & Zeb*, but these days he entertains himself with curing various computer ailments and expanding ARCUS' technological capability. When not working, he spends his time playing on computers and attempting to make abstract electronic music. When he grows up he would like to be a robot or possibly a cyborg, but since he already does a great imitation, we suspect he has already grown up.