Federal Partners

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CESU National Network

Representative

Dr. Tom Fish
National Coordinator,  CESU Network
1849 C Street NW, #2723
Washington, DC 20240
Phone:  (202) 208-5972
[email protected]

CESU Host University (University of Minnesota)

Technical Representative

Dr. Kristen C Nelson
Department Head, Professor, and GLNF CESU Co-director
College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences
Department of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
115 Green Hall
1530 Cleveland Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55108
(612) 624-1277
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Megan Guerber
CESU Coordinator
Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU 
Department of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
115 Green Hall
1530 Cleveland Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55108
(612) 625-3107
[email protected]

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Technical Representative

Tina Norwood
Environmental Protection Specialist
Environmental Management Division, NASA-HQ
Mail Code: LD020
300 E Street SW
Washington, DC 20546-0001
Phone: (202) 358-7324
[email protected]

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Technical Representative

Dr. Alfred F. Cofrancesco
Technical Director
Environmental Laboratory Waterways Experiment Station
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS  39180-6199
Phone:  (601) 634-3182
Fax:  (601) 634-3664
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Sherry Whitaker
CESU Grants Officer
Technical Representative
U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg, MS 39180
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Chelsea Whitten
Lead Contract Specialist
[email protected] 

U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs

Technical Representative

Rachael Novak
Climate Science Coordinator 
1849 C St. NW, MIB 4633
Washington, DC 20240
202.219.1652 
[email protected]

U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Technical Representative

Sean MacDougall
Biological Sciences Program Lead
Bureau of Land Management
Eastern States Office
20 M Street SE, Ste 950
Washington, DC 20003-3503
Phone: (202) 912-7722
[email protected]

Technical Representative

Karlee Yurek
Branch Chief, Natural and Community Resources
Bureau of Land Management
Eastern States Office
20 M Street SE, Ste 950
Washington, DC 20003-3503
Phone: (202) 912-7724
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Brandon Riley
Grants Management Specialist
Bureau of Land Management
Eastern States Office
20 M Street SE, Ste 950
Washington, DC 20003-3503
Phone: (202) 912-7540
[email protected]

U.S. Department of Defense - Installations and Environment

Technical Representative

Alan B. Anderson
Technical Director for Environmental Quality
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL)
CEERD-CV-T
2902 Newmark Drive
Champaign, IL 61822-1076
Office: 217-373-7233
DSN: 312-643-7233
Cell: 217-377-4212
Fax: 217-373-7227
Email: [email protected]

U.S. Department of Defense - POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Technical Representative

G.R. (Rocky) Gillette
Deputy Director, Partnerships and Innovation
Department of Defense, POW/MIA Accounting Agency
2300 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-2300
Phone: (703) 699-1191
Mobile: (571) 286-0384
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Dr. Michael Dolski
Historian, Partnerships and Innovation
Department of Defense, POW/MIA Accounting Agency
2300 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-2300
Phone: (703) 699-1191
Mobile: (571) 286-0384
[email protected]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Technical Representative

Craig A. Czarnecki
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
East Lansing Field Office
Suite 101
2651 Coolidge Road
East Lansing, MI 48823
517.351.8470
fax: 517.351.1443
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Anna-Marie York
[email protected]

U.S. Forest Service - Northern Research Station

Technical Representative

Elizabeth B. Larry
Assistant Director for Research 
Northern Research Station
USDA Forest Service
5523 Research Park Drive, Ste. 350
Baltimore, MD 21228 
443.543.5386 
[email protected] 

Administrative Representative

Jerry Elian
Grants Management Specialist
Northern Research Station
USDA Forest Service
1992 Folwell Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
651-649-5155  
[email protected] 

U.S. Geological Survey

Technical Representative

Kirk Lohman
Branch Chief
Avian Conservation Ecology
Upper Midwest Environmental Science Center
U.S. Geological Survey
2 Fanta Reed Road
La Crosse, WI 54603
Phone: (608) 781-6341
Fax: (608) 783-6066
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Faith D. Graves
Grants Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive,
MS205G
Reston, VA 20192
Phone: (703) 648-7356
Fax: (703) 648-7901
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Christopher Churchill
[email protected]

U.S. National Park Service

Technical Representative

Thomas Parr, Ph.D.
Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU Co-director
National Park Service
University of Minnesota
College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
303E Green Hall
1530 Cleveland Avenue North
St. Paul, MN  55108
Email: [email protected]

Administrative Representative

Noël Ann Miller
Grants Management Lead
[email protected] 

U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service

Technical Representative

Weihuan “Mark” Xu, Ph.D. (Primary Technical Contact)
Director, Resource Inventory and Assessment Division, SSRA
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
5601 Sunnyside Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705
Phone: (301) 504-0303
[email protected]

David L Lindbo PhD (Backup Technical Contact)
Director, Soil & Plant Science Division
USDA-NRCS
1400 Independence Ave., SW
Washington DC 20250
Phone: 202-720-7848 
Fax: 202-260-9234 
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Aileen Anderson 
Senior Grants Management Specialist 
NHQ Branch 
Grants and Agreements Division (GAD) 
Farm Production and Conservation – Business Center (FPAC-BC) 
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 
Phone: (315) 221-5884 
Fax: (855) 401-1956 
[email protected]