Dave comes to YKSD with 29 years of experience in education with 25 of those years in Alaska.  He completed his undergraduate degree in education at the University of Oklahoma and taught Jr. High Science for three years prior to moving to Alaska.  He moved to Alaska in 1997 where he taught elementary through high school for 6 years with the Bering Strait School School District in the community of Teller.  He completed his Masters in Ed Leadership in 2003 and served as school principal of James C. Isabell school and Koyuk Malemute School from 2003 - 2007. 

Dave moved to Fairbanks with his family in 2007 and was employed by the Fairbanks Northstar Borough School District where he was principal of Joy Elementary from 2007 - 2013.  In the Fall of 2013 Dave became assistant principal at West Valley High School where he remained until he retired in 2022. 

Sally Endestad was born and raised in New Hampshire. Sally moved to Carbondale, Illinois to attend SIU-C earning her B.S. in Elementary Education while competing in cross-country running, indoor and outdoor track & field. While recovering from a torn plantar fascia, she discovered bicycle training and thus began a 10-year career as a professional bike racer. She competed in both the 1988 Seoul, South Korea & 1992 Barcelona, Spain Olympic Games, along with 5 World Championship Teams. However, her greatest claim to fame was marrying her Norwegian-born husband Audun and starting a family in Fairbanks. She thoroughly enjoyed homeschooling her two children with Raven Correspondence School for 12 years. Her daughter Anja earned a BA in Violin Performance & Pedagogy at the Cleveland Institute of Music while son Ari is pursuing degrees in CIS & Business at Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage. Sally will be a full-time CTE Counselor for YKSD for the 2022-23 school year after working for IDEA as an IDEA and iGrad Contact Teacher for 5 years. Sally is passionate about assisting families in balancing core subjects with career and technical class options to offer students a well-rounded education.  Sally enjoys exploring new outdoor adventures with her husband and two loveable fur babies, Jack & Leo. 

I am a longtime Alaskan who graduated from Eielson High School. I joined the Air Force right out of High School and was assigned to Eielson after service in Washington State and the Middle East. I went to the University of Alaska Fairbanks upon completion of my service and finished my first degree in education. I was hired to teach welding and automotive with the Kodiak Island Borough School District right out of college where I spent 22 years before returning home to Fairbanks.

I have two grown sons and a wife who is also a teacher with the Yukon Koyukuk School District. Travel is our past time and my wife accompanies me on many historical based adventures to remote battlefields and Old West Towns. We also enjoy cruising through the Caribbean.

I am excited about being part of the YKSD’s Career and Technical Education Team and working with our students.

Stephanie has lived all over Alaska, including Huslia, Venetie, Fairbanks, and North Pole. Growing up in Alaska, I've learned about rural communities and their cultures. I, myself, am an Alaskan Native Gwichin’ Athabascan and I enjoy beading and spending time with my family. I have 3 younger brothers and 5 younger sisters. I have worked with children of all different ages, and I have obtained skills, knowledge, and experience of working with children. I plan to further my education in the near future.

Misty comes to YKSD with 10+ years of experience in business administration. She has a passion for helping her community and others. She is currently serving as the President of the North Pole Community Chamber of Commerce and is apart of several other nonprofit boards.

Misty was born and raised in North Pole, Alaska. In her free time, Misty enjoys being outdoors, camping, hunting or fishing.