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The Alaska CESU is a collaborative effort between universities, institutions, and federal agencies designed to facilitate research.
The Alaska CESU achieves the highest level of integrity and leadership expertise in unique circumpolar north, boreal and marine ecosystem science critical to the future of state, national and global issues by establishing:
- An integrated structural partnership that functions seamlessly to meet science needs
- A quality assurance and peer review mechanism that assures the integrity of the process, bringing accurate and current science to bear on policy issues
- A collaboration that is publicly visible in making connections and communicating research impacts at the state and national levels
- A program that draws from all cultures in Alaska, builds both agency and partner human resource capacity in Alaskan expertise for the future and connects this capacity with the national arena
| HOST | 
University of Alaska, Fairbanks |
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| ESTABLISHED | 2003 | |
| WEBSITE | https://www.uaf.edu/afes/research/cesu/ | |
| DIRECTOR | Peter Fix, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environment 323 O'Neill Bldg PO Box 757200 University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 99775 PHONE: (907) 474-6926 EMAIL: pjfix@alaska.edu |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS | ||
Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2003) Cooperative and Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2008) Cooperative and Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2013) Cooperative and Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2018) Cooperative and Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2023) |
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| UNIT PARTNERS | ||
| TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE | ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE | |
| FEDERAL PARTNERS | ||
| Bureau of Indian Affairs | John Mosley Branch Chief, Tribal Climate Resilience Office of Trust Services john.mosley@bia.gov |
Jo Ann Metcalfe Grants Management Specialist jo.metcalfe@bia.gov |
| Bureau of Land Management | Tina Boucher Natural Resource Specialist/Ecologist Renewable Resources Branch tvboucher@blm.gov |
Amy Marshall Grants Management Officer amarshall@blm.gov |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Eric Taylor Supervisory Environmental Protection Specialist Environmental Studies Program eric.taylor@boem.gov Jennifer Ewald Science Communication Outreach Liaison Division of Environmental Sciences jennifer.ewald@boem.gov |
Briana Robinson Budget Analyst Office of Environmental Programs briana.robinson@boem.gov |
| National Park Service | Jeff Rasic Regional Science Advisor and CESU Research Coordinator jeff_rasic@nps.gov |
Erica Cordeiro Grants Specialist erica_cordeiro@nps.gov |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Wendy Loya Assistant Regional Director for Science Applications, International Conservation and Migratory Bird Management wendy_loya@fws.gov |
Anna-Marie York Grants Management Specialist Science Applications anna-marie_york@fws.gov |
| U.S. Geological Survey | Dee Williams Deputy Regional Director Alaska Region dmwilliams@usgs.gov |
Faith Graves CESU Contract Specialist fgraves@usgs.gov |
| U.S. Forest Service | Elizabeth Dent Assistant Station Director for Research Pacific Northwest Research Station elizabeth.dent@usda.gov Elizabeth Berkley Regional Wildlife Ecologist Alaska Region (R10) elizabeth.berkley@usda.gov |
William Kulbitsky Grants and Agreements Specialist Pacific Northwest Research Station william.kulbitsky@usda.gov Aubree Benson Grants Management Specialist Alaska Region (R10) aubree.benson@usda.gov |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service | Weihuan “Mark” Xu Director, Resource Inventory and Assessment Division, SSRA weihuan.xu@usda.gov David Lindbo Director, Soil and Plant Science Division david.lindbo@usda.gov |
Aileen Anderson Grants Management Specialist aileen.anderson@usda.gov |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Robert Foy Director, Alaska Fisheries Science Center robert.foy@noaa.gov |
Michael Liddel CESU Program Manager Chief, Commercial Fishery Statistics Branch michael.liddel@noaa.gov |
| Department of Defense | Matt Sprau Chief, Planning Branch DPW Environmental Division matthew.h.sprau.civ@army.mil Liz Galli-Noble Program Director, DoD Legacy Resource Management Program elizabeth.j.galli-noble.civ@mail.mil |
Lori Kruse-Johnson SWD CESU Program Manager U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tulsa District Lori.M.Kruse-Johnson@usace.army.mil |
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works | Jennifer Seiter-Moser Technical Director Civil Engineering Programs Engineer Research and Development Center jennifer.m.seiter-moser@usace.army.mil |
Sherry Whitaker CESU Program Manager Engineer Research and Development Center sherry.l.whitaker@usace.army.mil |
| UNIVERSITY PARTNERS | ||
| Alaska Pacific University | Brad Harris Professor, Marine and Environmental Sciences Director, Fisheries Aquatic Science and Technology (FAST) Laboratory bharris@alaskapacific.edu |
Sami Glascott Director, Sponsored Programs sglascott@alaskapacific.edu |
| Idaho State University | Ben Crosby Professor and Chair, Department of Geosciences crosby@isu.edu |
Patricia Spotts Director of Contracts, Office of Sponsored Programs spotpatr@isu.edu |
| Montana State University | Stephanie Ewing Professor, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Director, Montana Water Center stephanie.ewing@montana.edu |
Dale Huls Director, Office of Sponsored Programs dalehuls@montana.edu |
| Texas A&M AgriLife Research | Mathew Kramm Project Director Natural Resources Institute Mathew.Kramm@ag.tamu.edu |
Debbie Danford Grants Manager Natural Resources Institute dedanford@ag.tamu.edu |
| University of Alaska, Anchorage | Peter Fix Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Director, Alaska CESU pjfix@alaska.edu |
Alexandra "Lexi" Hill Pre Award Manager uaa_preaward@alaska.edu |
| University of Alaska, Fairbanks | Peter Fix Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Director, Alaska CESU pjfix@alaska.edu |
Kim Cox Director, Office of Grants and Contracts Administration (OGCA) kwcox@alaska.edu |
| University of Alaska, Southeast | Peter Fix Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environment Director, Alaska CESU pjfix@alaska.edu |
Kelly Jensen Grant Proposal Coordinator Office of the Provost kmjensen@alaska.edu |
| University of New Hampshire | Kelly Giraud Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment Kelly.Giraud@unh.edu |
Louise Griffin Senior Director, Research and Sponsored Programs Administration Louise.Griffin@unh.edu |
| OTHER PARTNERS | ||
| Alaska Conservation Foundation | Aaron Poe Network Officer apoe@alaskaconservation.org |
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| Alaska Geographic | Andy Hall Exeutive Director andyh@alaskageographic.org Caitlyn Tetterton Education Program Director ctetterton@akgeo.org |
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| Alaska SeaLife Center | Tara Riemer President and CEO tarar@alaskasealife.org |
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| Manomet, Inc. | Stephen Brown Vice President, Science sbrown@manomet.org |
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| Prince William Sound Science Center | Katrina Hoffman President and CEO khoffman@pwssc.org |
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| Sealaska Heritage Institute | Chuck Smythe Director, Culture and History Department chuck.smythe@sealaska.com |
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| Sitka Sound Science Center | Lisa Busch Executive Director lbusch@sitkascience.org |
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| Wildlife Conservation Society | Martin Robards Regional Director Arctic Beringia Office mrobards@wcs.org |
Laura Stolzenthaler Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer lstolzenthaler@wcs.org |
| Wildlife Management Institute | Christian Smith Western Field Representative csmith@wildlifemgt.org |
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