Partners

Fieldtrip discussion with managers and researchers The Rocky Mountains CESU brings together 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

University of Montana- Host

Alan Townsend
Dean, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation

alan.townsend@umontana.edu

Lisa Gerloff

RM-CESU Executive Coordinator

rmcesu@cfc.umt.edu

Blackfeet Community College

Melissa Weatherwax
Director Office of Grants & Research
melissa@bfcc.edu

Boise State University

Bob Reinhardt
Assistant 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

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Jason Janke

Associate Dean
Jjanke1@msudenver.edu

Montana State University

Tracy Sterling

Professor and Department Head, Land Resources and Environmental Studies

tracy.sterling@montana.edu

Diane Debinski

Professor & Department Head, Ecology
diane.debinski@montana.edu

Northwest College

Eric Atkinson
Assistant Professor of Biology
Eric.atkinson@nwc.edu

Salish Kootenai College

Janene Lichtenberg

Department Head, Wildlife and Fisheries

janene_lichtenberg@skc.edu

Adrian Leighton

Forestry Program

adrian_leighton@skc.edu

University of Calgary

Steven M. Vamosi
Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Faculty of Science
smvamosi@ucalgary.ca

University of Colorado Boulder

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

Jody Beck
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Landscape Architecture
jody.beck@ucdenver.edu

University of Denver

Robin M. Tinghitella
Assistant 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

Chris Saxon
Director, Sponsored Programs
chris.saxton@unco.edu

University of Utah

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

University of Waterloo

Brad Fedy
Associate Professor, Environment and Resource Studies
bfedy@uwaterloo.ca

Heidi Swanson
Assistant Professor and University Research Chair, Biology
heidi.swanson@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

Dan Thornton
Assistant Professor, School of the Environment
daniel.thornton@wsu.edu

Western Colorado University

Melanie Armstrong
Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability
marmstrong@western.edu

Center for Large Landscape Conservation

Annika Keely
Senior Conservation Scientist
annika@largelandscapes.org

Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Christopher Moore
Acting Executive Director
chris.moore@wafwa.org

Cathy Campbell
Grants and Agreements
cathy.campbell@wafwa.org

Wildlife Conservation Society

Jeff Burrell
Northern Rockies and Greater Yellowstone Program
jburrell@wcs.org

The Ember Alliance

Meg Matonis
Wildland Fire Analyst
megan@emberalliance.org

Smithsonian Institution

Scott Miller
Chief Scientist, Office of the Undersecretary for Science and Research
MillerS@si.edu

Wildlife Restoration Foundation

Jule Anton Randall
President
Jantonrandall@wildlifeandparks.org

Partners

Partner Institutions and Their Technical Representatives

University of Montana- Host

Partner Agencies and Their Technical Representatives