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 Director.
Partner Institutions and Their Technical Representatives
- Host
Alan Townsend
RM-CESU Director
Dean, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation
alan.townsend@umontana.edu
Lisa Gerloff
RM-CESU Executive Director
lisa.gerloff@umontana.edu
Melissa Weatherwax
Director Office of Grants & Research
melissa@bfcc.edu
Bob Reinhardt
Associate Professor, Public History, Environmental History, History of the American West, History of Public Health
bobreinhardt@boisestate.edu
Bill Briggs
Dean of Academic Affairs
bbriggs@cdkc.edu
Chris Myrick
Research Associate Dean, Warner College of Natural Resources
chris.myrick@colostate.edu
Jennifer Lee
Natural Resources Program Coordinator
jennifer.lee@frontrange.edu
Franklin Cooper
Chief Information Officer
cooperf@lbhc.edu
Diane Debinski
Professor & Department Head, Ecology
diane.debinski@montana.edu
Bob Peterson
Professor and Department Head, Land Resources and Environmental Studies
bpeterson@montana.edu
Eric Atkinson
Associate Professor of Biology
Eric.atkinson@nwc.edu
Janene Lichtenberg
Department Head, Wildlife and Fisheries
janene_lichtenberg@skc.edu
Adrian Leighton
Head, Natural Resources Division
adrian_leighton@skc.edu
Steven M. Vamosi
Scientific Director, Biogeoscience Institute
Professor, Biological Sciences
smvamosi@ucalgary.ca
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
Kat Vlahos
Professor, College of Architecture and Planning
Kat.Vlahos@UCDenver.edu
Robin M. Tinghitella
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Robin.Tinghitella@du.edu
Lee Vierling
Associate Dean for Research, College of Natural Resources
leev@uidaho.edu
Carman Melendrez
Director of Research Development
carman.melendrez@unco.edu
Jeff Rose
Assistant Professor, Parks, Recreation, and Tourism
jeff.rose@utah.edu
Brad Fedy
Associate Professor, Environment and Resource Studies
bfedy@uwaterloo.ca
David Williams
Department Head, Department of Botany
dgw@uwyo.edu
Dan MacNulty
Associate Professor, Wildland Resources
dan.macnulty@usu.edu
Caren Goldberg
Associate Professor, School of the Environment
caren.goldberg@wsu.edu
Briget Eastep
Director, Center for Public Lands
beastep@western.edu
Katie Deuel
Senior Program Director
kdeuel@largelandscapes.org
Deb Davidson
Chief Strategy Officer
deb@largelandscapes.org
Zachary Lowe
Executive Director
zach.lowe@wafwa.org
Cathy Campbell
Grants and Agreements
cathy.campbell@wafwa.org
Meg Matonis
Wildland Fire Analyst
megan@emberalliance.org
Pierre Comizzoli
Senior Program Officer, Office of the Undersecretary for Science and Research
comizzolip@si.edu
Julie Anton Randall
President
Jantonrandall@wildlifeandparks.org
Kim Paul
Executive Director
kpaul@piikanilodge.org
Micaela Young
Director of Development
myoung@piikanilodge.org
Dustin Meattey
Waterfowl Program Director
dustin.meattey@briwildlife.org
Partner Agencies and Their Technical Representatives
David Wood
Conservation Biologist
BLM: Montana / Dakotas State Office
djwood@blm.gov
David Pettebone
Research Coordinator and Science Advisor
David_Pettebone@nps.gov
Vacant
Claudia Regan
Director,
cregan@usgs.gov
Lindy Garner
Regional Invasive Species Coordinator
lindy_garner@fws.gov
John Mosley
Branch Chief, Tribal Climate Resilience
Office of Trust Services
john.mosley@bia.gov
Jeffrey Miller
WDP-Volunteer-CE&I-SRS T2
Program Manager
Northern Region
jeffrey.m.miller@usda.gov
Jason Gibbons
Environmental and Cultural Resources Group
jgibbons@usbr.gov
Charlie Rewa
Wildlife Assessments Leader; Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP)
Resource Inventory and Assessment Division, Outcomes/CEAP Team
Charles.rewa@usda.gov
Aileen Anderson
Senior Management Specialist
aileen.anderson@usda.gov
Sherry Whitaker
CESU Program Manager
US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
Sherry.L.Whitaker@usace.army.mil
Gary Russ
Associate Tech Director, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center,Construction Engineering Research Lab (ERDC-CERL)
Gary.R.Russ@usace.army.mil
Ryan Orndorff
DoD Program Manager for CESU Network
ryan.b.orndorff.civ@mail.mil