Partners

Fieldtrip discussion with managers and researchers 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

University of Montana- Host

Tom DeLuca
Dean, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation

tom.deluca@mso.umt.edu

406-243-5521

Lisa Gerloff

RM-CESU Executive Coordinator

rmcesu@cfc.umt.edu

406-243-6936

Blackfeet Community College

Victoria (Vicky) Augare
Director Office of Grants & Research
vaugare@bfcc.edu
406-338-5441 ex 2207

Boise State University

Pei-Lin Yu
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology
pei-linyu@boisestate.edu
208-426-3059

Chief Dull Knife College

Bill Briggs
Dean of Academic Affairs
bbriggs@cdkc.edu
406-477-6215 x 124

Colorado State University

Mark Paschke
Research Associate Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources
mark.paschke@colostate.edu
970-491-0760

Front Range Community College

Jennifer Lee
Natural Resources Program Coordinator
970-204-8253
jennifer.lee@frontrange.edu

Little Big Horn College

Franklin Cooper
Chief Information Officer
cooperf@lbhc.edu
406-638-3161

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Jason Janke

Associate Dean
Jjanke1@msudenver.edu

303-556-3072

Montana State University

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

Northwest College

Eric Atkinson
Assistant Professor of Biology
Eric.atkinson@nwc.edu
307-754-6018

Salish Kootenai College

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

University of Calgary

Steven M. Vamosi
Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Faculty of Science
smvamosi@ucalgary.ca
403-210-8508

University of Colorado Boulder

Tim Seastedt
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology/Fellow, INSTAAR
timothy.seastedt@colorado.edu
303-492-3302

University of Colorado Denver

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

University of Denver

Robin M. Tinghitella
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
303-871-3658
Robin.Tinghitella@du.edu

University of Idaho

Dennis Becker
Dean, College of Natural Resources
drbecker@uidaho.edu
208-885-6442

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
801-585-6503

University of Waterloo

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

University of Wyoming

David Williams
Department Head, Department of Botany
dgw@uwyo.edu
307-766-2494

Utah State University

Dan MacNulty

Associate Professor, Wildland Resources

dan.macnulty@usu.edu

435-797-7442

Washington State University

Dan Thornton
Assistant Professor, School of the Environment
daniel.thornton@wsu.edu
509-335-3713

Western Colorado University

Melanie Armstrong
Assistant Professor, Environment and Sustainability
marmstrong@western.edu
970-943-2248

Center for Large Landscape Conservation

Tyler Creech
Spatial Ecologist
tyler@largelandscapes.org
406 586 8082

Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies

Cathy Cambell
Grants and Agreements
cathy.campbell@wafwa.org
208-331-9431

Wildlife Conservation Society

Jon Beckmann
Science Director, Rocky Mountain West Region
jbeckmann@wcs.org
316-992-2927

Partner Agencies and Their Technical Representatives

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