The Rocky Mountains CESU brings together over 500 natural and cultural resource scientist. This partnership 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
Alan Townsend
Dean, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation
alan.townsend@umontana.edu
406-243-5521
Lisa Gerloff
RM-CESU Executive Coordinator
rmcesu@cfc.umt.edu
406-243-6936
Melissa Weatherwax
Director Office of Grants & Research
melissa@bfcc.edu
406-338-5441 ex 2762
Bob Reinhardt
Assistant Professor, Public History, Environmental History, History of the American West, History of Public Health
bobreinhardt@boisestate.edu
208-426-1367
Bill Briggs
Dean of Academic Affairs
bbriggs@cdkc.edu
406-477-6215 x 124
Mark Paschke
Research Associate Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources
mark.paschke@colostate.edu
970-491-0760
Jennifer Lee
Natural Resources Program Coordinator
970-204-8253
jennifer.lee@frontrange.edu
Franklin Cooper
Chief Information Officer
cooperf@lbhc.edu
406-638-3161
Jason Janke
Associate Dean
Jjanke1@msudenver.edu
303-556-3072
Tracy Sterling
Professor and Department Head, Land Resources and Environmental Studies
tracy.sterling@montana.edu
406-994-4605
Diane Debinski
Professor & Department Head, Ecology
diane.debinski@montana.edu
406-994-2949
Eric Atkinson
Assistant Professor of Biology
Eric.atkinson@nwc.edu
307-754-6018
Janene Lichtenberg
Department Head, Wildlife and Fisheries
janene_lichtenberg@skc.edu
(406) 275-4896
Adrian Leighton
Forestry Program
adrian_leighton@skc.edu
406-275-4948
Steven M. Vamosi
Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Faculty of Science
smvamosi@ucalgary.ca
403-210-8508
Tim Seastedt
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology/Fellow, INSTAAR
timothy.seastedt@colorado.edu
303-492-3302
Austin Troy
Professor and Chair of Urban and Regional Planning Department
austin.troy@ucdenver.edu
Jody Beck
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Landscape Architecture
jody.beck@ucdenver.edu
Robin M. Tinghitella
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
303-871-3658
Robin.Tinghitella@du.edu
Dennis Becker
Dean, College of Natural Resources
drbecker@uidaho.edu
208-885-6442
Chris Saxon
Director, Sponsored Programs
chris.saxton@unco.edu
Kelly Bricker
Professor and Director, Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Sustainable Tourism Management
Department of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation, College of Health
kelly.bricker@health.utah.edu
801-585-6503
Brad Fedy
Associate Professor, Environment and Resource Studies
bfedy@uwaterloo.ca
519-888-4567
Heidi Swanson
Assistant Professor and University Research Chair, Biology
heidi.swanson@uwaterloo.ca
519- 888-4567 x 37387
David Williams
Department Head, Department of Botany
dgw@uwyo.edu
307-766-2494
Dan MacNulty
Associate Professor, Wildland Resources
dan.macnulty@usu.edu
435-797-7442
Dan Thornton
Assistant Professor, School of the Environment
daniel.thornton@wsu.edu
509-335-3713
Melanie Armstrong
Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability
marmstrong@western.edu
970-943-2248
Tyler Creech
Spatial Ecologist
tyler@largelandscapes.org
406 586 8082
Bonnie Ricord
Program Specialist
208-331-9431
bonnie.ricord@wafwa.org
Cathy Campbell
Grants and Agreements
cathy.campbell@wafwa.org
208-331-9431
Jon Beckmann
Science Director, Rocky Mountain West Region
jbeckmann@wcs.org
316-992-2927
Partner Agencies and Their Technical Representatives
Michael Philbin
Branch Chief for Biological Resources and Science
BLM: Montana / Dakotas State Office
mphilbin@blm.gov
406-896-5041
Brendan J. Moynahan
Research Coordinator and Science Advisor
brendan_moynahan@nps.gov
406-243-4449
NPS-RMCESU
College of Forestry and Conservation
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
Zack Bowen
Fort Collins Science Center
zack_bowen@usgs.gov
970-226-9218
Claudia Regan
Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
cregan@usgs.gov
406-994-7972
Greg Watson
Chief, Office of Landscape and Conservation, USFWS Mountain-Prairie Region
greg_watson@fws.gov
303-236-8155
Rachel Novak
Climate Science Coordinator
202-219-1652
rachael.novak@bia.gov
Jan Engert
Assistant Director, Science Application and Integration
Rocky Mountain Research Station
jengert@fs.fed.us
970-498-1377
Jason Gibbons
Environmental and Cultural Resouraces Group
jgibbons@usbr.gov
406-247-7632
Jacqueline Davis-Slay
National Coordinator, Cooperative Ecosystems Study Units (CESU)
Jacqueline.Davis-Slay@wdc.usda.gov
202-690-2009
Ronald Harris
Grants Management Specialist
ronald.harris@usda.gov
Sherry Whitaker
CESU Program Manager
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Sherry.L.Whitaker@usace.army.mil
601-634-2990
Alan Anderson
Regional Representative, Rocky Mountains
Alan.B.Anderson@usace.army.mil
Ryan Orndorff
DoD Program Manager for CESU Network
ryan.b.orndorff.civ@mail.mil
Lucas Walsh
Omaha District CESU
Lucas.v.walsh@usace.army.mil
402-995-2750
Stephanie Rostermundt
Omaha District CESU
Stephanie.a.rostermundt@usace.army.mil
402-995-2083