Education Trust of Alaska Team

Luke Fulp

Trust Administrator

Luke Fulp joined the University of Alaska system in 2023 as its Chief Financial Officer and also serves as Trust Administrator for the Education Trust of Alaska. Fulp brings over 20 years of experience supporting public education systems. Fulp has extensive financial management and leadership experience in academic settings. For more than a decade he has served as the Deputy Superintendent of Business and Operations for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District. Previously he served as Director of Finance for the Kodiak School District and Purchasing & Accounts Payable Supervisor at the University of California, Berkeley. Fulp holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Gonzaga University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Alaska Southeast. He’s a certified public accountant (CPA), licensed in the State of Alaska.

Lael Oldmixon

Executive Director

Lael serves as the Executive Director of the Education Trust of Alaska, which offers Alaska’s three highly rated 529 plans, Alaska 529, T. Rowe Price College Savings Plan, and John Hancock Freedom 529. Originally from New England, Oldmixon settled in Alaska in 2006 after moving to work for the University of Alaska system as a Residence Hall Director at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In 2007, she joined the Office of Admissions and the Registrar as its Associate Director. She then served as Director of Undergraduate Recruitment from 2008-2013 before moving to the Department of Finance in the University of Alaska system office. Since 2013, in addition to the 529 education savings programs, she has directed the University of Alaska Scholars and President’s Scholarship programs. Oldmixon holds a B.A. in American Studies from Saint Michael’s College (2000) and an M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs (HESA) from the University of Vermont (2005).

Bonnie Carroll

Director of Marketing

Bonnie is a Director of Marketing with a mission: to help families achieve their wildest education dreams. Since joining the Education Trust of Alaska in 1999, she has played a pivotal role in developing its 529 plans. She loves shaping the creative direction of the programs, celebrating the team’s hard work, and, above all, seeing lives transformed through the opportunities they help create. Originally from Wyoming, Bonnie moved to Alaska in 1993 and attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Over the years, she has lived in all three of Alaska’s major cities, Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Juneau, gaining a deep appreciation for the state and its communities. Despite more than a decade of parenting experience and two decades of promoting education, she enjoys the daily adventure of raising teenagers, including encouraging her son’s engagement in academics and keeping up with her daughter’s creative attempts to play hooky.

Frankie Dashiell

Associate Director

Frankie joined the Education Trust of Alaska team in 2021 as a Program Specialist based in Anchorage, AK. Frankie is a third generation Alaskan who attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks, receiving her BBA in Marketing in 2008 and MBA in Management in 2009. In her free time, she enjoys playing hockey, reading, hiking, and traveling.

Karesa Kramer

Fiscal Technician

Karesa has worked for the Education Trust as a fiscal technician since 2021. Before joining the Trust, she served as an accounting technician with the UA Foundation. In recognition of her contributions supporting University of Alaska students through her work at the Education Trust, she received the Make Students Count Award in 2024. Karesa was born in Anchorage and raised in Tok, Alaska. She earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Accounting from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Karesa now lives in Fairbanks with her husband, Ryan, and son, Kagen.

Shea Bredlie

Outreach and Program Specialist

Shea’s background is in credit unions, business development, and marketing, which makes this position a great fit for her and her outgoing personality! She has worked with a plethora of local businesses and nonprofits in the Fairbanks community to accomplish different strategic goals through their marketing campaigns This provides her a wonderful insight into our community that she utilizes in this role. One of her greatest accomplishments is helping win over 90 million dollars in grant funds for credit unions across the nation to help communities in need while employed at Credit Union Strategic Planning in 2022. Originally from Seattle, Shea has lived in Fairbanks since 2011. She loves spending family time with her husband of 10 years and two sons. She enjoys helping people, traveling, gardening, and camping.

Jessica Bennett

Program Coordinator

Jessica Bennett joined the Education Trust of Alaska in 2024, bringing with her a background in higher education and student support. Prior to her current role, she served as an Admissions Counselor for the University of Alaska Fairbanks. After taking time off to raise her two sons, Jessica returned to the workforce with a continued passion for helping Alaska families access educational opportunities. Raised in Anchorage, Jessica has called Fairbanks home since 2001. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. In her free time, she enjoys reading and spending time with her family & dog.