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)
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
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
Chelsea Whitten
Lead Contract Specialist
[email protected]
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Technical Representative
John Mosley
Branch Chief, Tribal Climate Resilience
Office of Trust Services
Bureau of Indian Affairs
[email protected]
Administrative Representative
Jo Ann Metcalfe
Grant Officer
Bureau of Indian Affairs
12220 Sunrise Valley Drive
Reston, VA 20191
Phone: (703) 390-6410
[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 - Installations and Environment
Technical Representative
Raymond Rainbolt
Manager
Fish and Wildlife Management Program
Fort Drum Army Base
4896 Nininger Street
Fort Drum, NY 13602
Phone: (315) 772-9636
[email protected]
Elizabeth Galli-Noble
Senior Natural Resources Program Manager
DoD Legacy Resource Management Program Manager
4800 Mark Center Drive, Suite 16F16
Alexandria, VA 22350
Phone: (571) 372-8299
Mobile: (406) 581-8148
[email protected]
[email protected]
Administrative Representative
Lori Kruse-Johnson
SWD CESU Program Manager
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District
2488 E 81st Street Tulsa, OK 74137
[email protected]
Phone: (918) 810-9419
U.S. Department of Defense - POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Technical Representative
2300 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-2300
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
Phone: (517) 282-5186
[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
Sherri Ly Bredesen
Chief, National Grants Branch
U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Acquisition and Grants, MS 205
Reston, VA 20192
703-648-7485
[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]
Administrative Representative
John Bechtold
Financial Assistance Awarding Officer
NPS Midwest Region
National Park Service
[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]
651-602-7872
Dolan Hardgraves
Grants Management Specialist
USDA Farm Production and Conservation-Business Center [email protected]
913-253-6040