Editing Fran Ulmer (section)

==Post electoral career==
In 2003, Fran was a fellow at the [[Harvard Institute of Politics]] in Cambridge, MA. In 2004, she accepted a teaching job at the [[University of Alaska, Anchorage]]. She served as the Director of the Institute of Economic and Social Research (ISER) at UAA. In March 2007, [[University of Alaska system]] President [[Mark R. Hamilton]] appointed Ulmer interim chancellor for the [[University of Alaska Anchorage]]. In April 2008, she accepted the position of chancellor on a permanent basis. As chancellor, she was responsible for governing UAA and its eight satellite facilities in [[Southcentral Alaska]]. On January 22, 2010, she announced her intent to resign from the Chancellor's position at UAA, effective 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last=Burkhart|first=Aaron|title=Ulmer assumes chancellorship|newspaper=[[The Northern Light (college newspaper)|The Northern Light]]|publisher=[[University of Alaska Anchorage]]|location=[[Anchorage, Alaska]]|date=May 29, 2007|access-date=July 30, 2017|url=http://www.thenorthernlight.org/ulmerassumeschancellorship/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Walters|first=Kam|title=Ulmer announces retirement|newspaper=[[The Northern Light (college newspaper)|The Northern Light]]|publisher=[[University of Alaska Anchorage]]|location=[[Anchorage, Alaska]]|date=January 22, 2010|access-date=July 30, 2017|url=http://www.thenorthernlight.org/ulmer-announces-retirement/}}</ref>

At the national level, Ulmer served as a member of the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission for ten years, on the [[Federal Communications Commission]]’s State and Local Advisory Committee, the [[Federal Election Commission]]'s State Advisory Committee, and as co-chair of the [[Aspen Institute]]'s Arctic Climate Change Commission.

In June 2010, President [[Barack Obama]] appointed Ulmer to the seven-member [[National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling]]. The commission was charged with investigating the causes of the explosion and oil spill and recommending changes to prevent future disasters.<ref>{{cite web |date= 14 June 2010 |url=http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/news/president-obama-names-chancellor-fran-ulmer-to-national-oil-spill-commission.cfm |title=President Obama names Chancellor Fran Ulmer to the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill |access-date=June 16, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628043619/http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/news/president-obama-names-chancellor-fran-ulmer-to-national-oil-spill-commission.cfm |archive-date=June 28, 2010 }}</ref> She served on the boards of The Nature Conservancy, First National Bank Alaska, the [[CIRI Foundation]], [[Commonwealth North]], the [[National Parks Conservation Association]], the [[Union of Concerned Scientists]],<ref name=UAA /> and she chaired the global board of [[The Nature Conservancy]] (2019-2022). She currently serves on the National Parks Conservation Association Board and the Alaska Trustees of The Nature Conservancy.

In 2011, President [[Barack Obama]] appointed Ulmer as chair of the US Arctic Research Commission. In July 2014, Ulmer was appointed a special advisor to [[John Kerry]], the [[United States Secretary of State|U.S. Secretary of State]], on arctic issues.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bradner|first=Tim|title=Ulmer named to advise Kerry on Arctic issues|newspaper=[[Alaska Journal of Commerce]]|location=[[Anchorage, Alaska]]|date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> She endorsed the building of more [[icebreakers]] to allow the [[United States Coast Guard]] to better research the arctic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/09/01/436673714/obama-asks-congress-to-fund-new-coast-guard-icebreakers |author=Zarroli, Jim |date=September 1, 2015 |title=Obama Asks Congress To Fund New Coast Guard Icebreakers |medium=Radio |access-date=April 26, 2019 |format=Transcript |publisher=[[National Public Radio]]}}</ref> On July 28, 2020, President Trump appointed Jon Harrison to serve as the Chair of the Arctic Research Commission.<ref>{{cite web|title=President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint the Following Individuals to Key Administration Post- Including USARC|work=Arctic Daily Update|publisher=U.S. Arctic Research Commission|date=July 28, 2020|access-date=January 17, 2021|url=https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Arctic-Daily-Update--July-28--2020.html?soid=1103854201241&aid=lu4VZhy7YPQ}}</ref> On November 10, 2020, Randy "Church" Kee, a retired [[Major general (United States)|major general]] of the [[United States Air Force]], was appointed to the position previously assigned to Ulmer.<ref>{{cite web|title=President Donald J. Trump Formally Appoints General Kee to USARC|work=Arctic Update|publisher=U.S. Arctic Commission|access-date=January 17, 2021|url=https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Arctic-Daily-Update--November-12--2020.html?soid=1103854201241&aid=qcx796KK7Vs}}</ref>

In 2018 she was a  Visiting Professor at Stanford University in the Department of Earth System Science in the School of Earth, Energy, and Environmental Sciences and in 2019, she joined Harvard’s Belfer Center Arctic Initiative as a Senior Fellow, serving until 2023.

In 2021 she was appointed as one of the additional campaign co-chairs for former Independent governor [[Bill Walker (American politician)|Bill Walker's]] gubernatorial campaign.<ref>{{cite web|title=Walker-Drygas ticket announces additional campaign co-chairs|work=walkerdrygas.com|publisher=Walker/Drygras|access-date=January 17, 2021|url=https://walkerdrygas.com/|archive-date=September 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902211019/https://walkerdrygas.com/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>