Federal Partners

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Meet Our Federal Partners

CESU National Network

Representative

Bret Meldrum
Socioeconomics and Resource Recovery Division Manager, National Park Service
National CESU Coordinator 
[email protected]

CESU Host University (University of Minnesota)

Interim Technical Representative

Ingrid Schneider
Professor and Interim Department Head
Department of Forest Resources
University of Minnesota
[email protected] 

Administrative Representative

Riana Fletcher
Principal Grant & Contract Officer
Sponsored Projects Administration
University of Minnesota
[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

Jennifer Seiter-Moser 
Acting Technical Director 
Civil Engineering Programs 
Engineer Research and Development Center 
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 
3909 Halls Ferry Road 
Vicksburg, MS 39180 
Phone: (601) 634-3750 
[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

Zavien Beal
Grants Officer
[email protected]

U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs

Technical Representative

Keith Candelaria
Program Analyst, Tribal Climate Resilience
Office of Trust Services
Bureau of Indian Affairs
 

Administrative Representative

Andrea (Andi) Wilson 
Grant Officer 
Bureau of Indian Affairs 
12220 Sunrise Valley Drive  
Reston, VA 20191 
[email protected]

U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Technical Representative

Becca Theodorakos
Natural Resource Specialist
BLM Eastern States Office
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Irene Sattler
Grants Management Specialist
Bureau of Land Management
[email protected]

U.S. Department of Defense/Department of War - Installations and Environment

Technical Representative

Raymond Rainbolt
Natural Resources Manager
US Army Garrison Fort Drum
4205 Po Valley Rd.,
Fort Drum, NY 13602
(315) 212-6397
[email protected]

Forrest Cobb
CESU Program Manager
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War (Environmental Management &
Restoration)
Office of the Assistant Secretary of War (Energy, Installations, and Environment)
[email protected]

Administrative Representative

Greg Bonnell
Project Manager
Military & Interagency Environmental Branch
USACE Regional Planning & Environmental Center
(918) 951-0591
[email protected]

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

Technical Representative

Stephanie Colby
Chief of Integration
Partnerships and Innovation
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
2300 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-2300
Phone: (808)-204-3084

Administrative Representative

Kenneth Humphrey
Partner Development Manager
Partnerships and Innovation Directorate
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
[email protected]
Phone: (808) 699-0619

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. Forest Service - National Forest System

Technical Representative

Tracy Grazia 
Regional Wildlife Program Leader 
Eastern Region (R9) 
U.S. Forest Service 
626 E Wisconsin Ave 
Milwaukee, WI 53202 
[email protected] 

Administrative Representative

Sarah Shapiro
Grants & Agreement Specialist
U.S. Forest Service 
[email protected]

U.S. Geological Survey

Technical Representative

Christopher Churchill, Ph.D., CSE  
Chief, Ecological Sciences Branch 
USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center  
2630 Fanta Reed Road 
La Crosse, WI 54603 
Phone: (608) 781-6338 
Mobile: (608) 406-9980 
[email protected] 

Administrative Representative

Tina Licari
Senior Program Officer, Ecosystems Mission Area
USGS
3020 State University Dr., Suite 4004
Sacramento, CA 95819
[email protected]

U.S. National Park Service

Technical Representative

Thomas Parr, Ph.D.
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 protected]

U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service

Technical Representative

Jonathan H. Smith, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Soil Science and Resource Assessment
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
(301) 215-0347
[email protected]

Administrative Representatives

Tessa Garcia 
Grants Management Specialist 
USDA Farm Production and Conservation-Business Center 
[email protected] 
651-602-7919

Dalon Hardgraves 
Grants Management Specialist 
USDA Farm Production and Conservation-Business Center
[email protected] 
816-926-2829