Partners
The Rocky Mountains CESU is a virtual network of scientists, educators, technology transfer specialists, and land managers. The CESU also links regional resources including libraries, experimental forests and ranches, science laboratories, field research facilities, and scientific equipment, making them accessible to all partners in the cooperative. If you would like information about how to make your institution a partner in the RM-CESU, please see How To or contact the RM-CESU Executive Coordinator.
Partner Institutions and Their Technical Representatives
University of Montana - Host
Alan Townsend
ROMO CESU Director and Dean, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation
alan.townsend@umontana.edu
Lisa Gerloff
ROMO CESU Executive Director
lisa.gerloff@umontana.edu
Blackfeet Community College
Melissa Weatherwax
Director Office of Grants & Research
melissa@bfcc.edu
Boise State University
Bob Reinhardt
Associate Professor, Public History, Environmental History, History of the American West, History of Public Health
bobreinhardt@boisestate.edu
Chief Dull Knife College
Bill Briggs
Dean of Academic Affairs
bbriggs@cdkc.edu
Colorado State University
Mark Paschke
Research Associate Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources
mark.paschke@colostate.edu
Front Range Community College
Jennifer Lee
Natural Resources Program Coordinator
jennifer.lee@frontrange.edu
Little Big Horn College
Franklin Cooper
Chief Information Officer
cooperf@lbhc.edu
Montana State University
Diane Debinski
Professor & Department Head, Ecology
diane.debinski@montana.edu
Bob Peterson
Professor and Department Head, Land Resources and Environmental Studies
bpeterson@montana.edu
Northwest College
Eric Atkinson
Associate Professor of Biology
Eric.atkinson@nwc.edu
Salish Kootenai College
Janene Lichtenberg
Department Head, Wildlife and Fisheries
janene_lichtenberg@skc.edu
Adrian Leighton
Head, Natural Resources Division
adrian_leighton@skc.edu
University of Calgary
Steven M. Vamosi
Scientific Director, Biogeoscience Institute
Professor, Biological Sciences
smvamosi@ucalgary.ca
University of Colorado Boulder
Nancy Emery
Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Nancy.Emery@Colorado.EDU
Tim Seastedt
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology/Fellow, INSTAAR
timothy.seastedt@colorado.edu
University of Colorado Denver
Kat Vlahos
Professor, College of Architecture and Planning
Kat.Vlahos@UCDenver.edu
University of Denver
Robin M. Tinghitella
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Robin.Tinghitella@du.edu
University of Idaho
Dennis Becker
Dean, College of Natural Resources
drbecker@uidaho.edu
University of Northern Colorado
Carman Melendrez
Director of Research Development
carman.melendrez@unco.edu
University of Utah
Jeff Rose
Assistant Professor, Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
jeff.rose@utah.edu
University of Waterloo
Brad Fedy
Associate Professor, Environment and Resource Studies
bfedy@uwaterloo.ca
University of Wyoming
David Williams
Department Head, Department of Botany
dgw@uwyo.edu
Utah State University
Dan MacNulty
Associate Professor, Wildland Resources
dan.macnulty@usu.edu
Washington State University
Caren Goldberg
Associate Professor, School of the Environment
caren.goldberg@wsu.edu
Western Colorado University
Briget Eastep
Director, Center for Public Lands
beastep@western.edu
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
Zack Wurtzebach
U.S. Program Director
zack@largelandscapes.org
Deb Davidson
Chief Strategy Officer
deb@largelandscapes.org
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Zachary Lowe
Executive Director
zach.lowe@wafwa.org
Cathy Campbell
Grants and Agreements
cathy.campbell@wafwa.org
The Ember Alliance
Meg Matonis
Wildland Fire Analyst
megan@emberalliance.org
Smithsonian Institution
Pierre Comizzoli
Senior Program Officer, Office of the Undersecretary for Science and Research
comizzolip@si.edu
Wildlife Restoration Foundation
Julie Anton Randall
President
Jantonrandall@wildlifeandparks.org
Piikani Lodge Health Institute
Kim Paul
Executive Director
kpaul@piikanilodge.org
Micaela Young
Director of Development
myoung@piikanilodge.org
Partner Agencies and Their Technical Representatives
Bureau of Land Management
David Wood
Conservation Biologist
BLM: Montana / Dakotas State Office
djwood@blm.gov
National Park Service
Sallie Hejl
Research Coordinator and Science Advisor
sallie_hejl@nps.gov
US Geological Survey
Vacant
Fort Collins Science Center
Claudia Regan
Director, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
cregan@usgs.gov
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Sean Finn
Science Coordinator for Regions 5 & 7
sean_finn@fws.gov
Bureau of Indian Affairs
John Mosley
Branch Chief, Tribal Climate Resilience
Office of Trust Services
john.mosley@bia.gov
USDA Forest Service
TBD
Bureau of Reclamation
Jason Gibbons
Environmental and Cultural Resources Group
jgibbons@usbr.gov
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Weihuan “Mark” Xu
Director, Resource Inventory and Assessment Division, SSRA
weihuan.xu@usda.gov
David Lindbo
Director, Soil and Plant Science Division
david.lindbo@usda.gov
Eileen Anderson
Grants Management Specialist
aileen.anderson@usda.gov
US Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works
Sherry Whitaker
CESU Program Manager
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Sherry.L.Whitaker@usace.army.mil
Department of Defense – Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Energy, Installations and Environment)
Jim Allen
Regional Representative, Rocky Mountains
james.p.allen@usace.army.mil
Liz Galli-Noble
Program Manager, DoD Legacy Resource Management Program
elizabeth.j.galli-noble.civ@mail.mil
Ryan Orndorff
DoD Program Manager for CESU Network
ryan.b.orndorff.civ@mail.mil