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The Californian CESU was established at the University of California (Berkeley) in 2003. Originally consisting of four federal agency and eight non-federal partners, the CESU has grown to include a total of 13 federal partners and 27 non-federal partners.

The mission of the Californian CESU is to provide research, technical assistance and education across the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences to address natural and cultural resource management issues at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context in California and nationally as appropriate.

HOST University of California Berkeley

University of California (Berkeley)

ESTABLISHED 2003
WEBSITE https://cesu.cnr.berkeley.edu/
CO-DIRECTORS Dennis Baldocchi
Executive Associate Dean and Professor of Biometeorology
Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
University of California, Berkeley
130 Mulford Hall, #3114
Berkeley, CA 94720

PHONE: (510) 642-2874
EMAIL: baldocchi@berkeley.edu

Nalui Garcia, J.D.
Financial Analyst - Dean's Office
Rausser College of Natural Resources
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-3100

EMAIL: naluig@berkeley.edu
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2003)
Amendment 1 adding the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Amendment 2 adding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Amendment 3 adding the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense - Installations and Environment, California Polytechnic State University, California State University, Chico, and Humboldt State University
Amendment 4 adding California State University, Northridge
Amendment 5 adding California State University, Stanislaus

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2008)
Amendment 1 adding California Department of Fish and Game
Amendment 2 adding National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amendment 3 adding California State University, Channel Islands and the Institute for Bird Populations
Amendment 4 adding the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works, San Diego State University, and Institute for Wildlife Studies
Amendment 5 adding Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2013)
Amendment 1 adding California State University Sacramento (Sacramento State)
Amendment 2 adding San Bernardino County Museum and San Diego Natural History Museum
Amendment 3 adding Carnegie Mellon University
Amendment 4 CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation (on behalf of California State University, Fullerton) and Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. (on behalf of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona)
Amendment 5 adding Bureau of Indian Affairs, California Association for Resource Conservation Districts, and Point Blue Conservation Science

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2018)
Amendment 1 adding Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research and The Marine Mammal Center
Amendment 2 adding Stanford University Department of Earth System Science
Amendment 3 adding Smithsonian Institution and Southern California Marine Institute
Amendment 4 adding Sierra Streams Institute
Amendment 5 adding California Academy of Sciences
Amendment 6 amending U.S. Forest Service authorities language to include National Forest System
Amendment 7 adding National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers and replacing the University of Southern California School of Architecture with the University of Southern California
Amendment 8 adding Natural Communities Coalition

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2023)
Amendment 1 adding Pepperdine University

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UNIT PARTNERS
TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE
FEDERAL PARTNERS
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
sherry.l.whitaker@usace.army.mil

Chelsea Whitten
Lead Contract Specialist
Chelsea.M.Whitten@usace.army.mil

Davita Baloue
Grants Officer
Davita.S.Baloue@usace.army.mil
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 Michael Westphal
Ecologist
Central Coast Field Office
mwestpha@blm.gov
Thelma Mosley
Grants Management Officer
tmosley@blm.gov
Bureau of Ocean Energey Management Cathie Dunkel
Environmental Studies Coordinator
Pacific OCS Region
catherine.dunkel@boem.gov
Briana Robinson
Budget Analyst
Office of Environmental Programs
briana.robinson@boem.gov

Jennifer Ewald
Science Communication Outreach Liaison
Division of Environmental Sciences
jennifer.ewald@boem.gov
Bureau of Reclamation Jobaid Kabir
Chief, Decision Analysis Branch
jkabir@usbr.gov
Brenda Davis
Deputy Manager, Acquisition Services
Mid-Pacific Region
brendadavis@usbr.gov
Department of Defense Kimberly O’Connor
Conservation Program Manager
Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet
U.S. Department of the Navy
kimberly.a.oconnor16.civ@us.navy.mil

Liz Galli-Noble
Program Manager, DoD Legacy Resource Management Program
elizabeth.j.galli-noble.civ@mail.mil
Lori Kruse-Johnson
SWD CESU Program Manager
Lori.M.Kruse-Johnson@usace.army.mil
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Cesar Blanco
Regional Aquatic Invasive Species Program Coordinator
cesar_blanco@fws.gov

Matthew Dekar
Assistant Regional Director, Science Applications (Acting)
California Science Coordinator
matthew_dekar@fws.gov
Anna-Marie York
Grants Management Specialist
Science Applications
anna-marie_york@fws.gov
U.S. Forest Service Juliann Aukema, Ph.D.
Assistant Station Director – Research
Pacific Southwest Research Station
juliann.aukema@usda.gov

Stephanie Coppeto
Regional Monitoring Coordinator
Pacific Southwest Region
stephanie.coppeto@usda.gov
Jennifer Jones
Grants and Agreements Specialist
Pacific Southwest Research Station
jennifer.jones2@usda.gov

Constance Zipperer
Grants and Agreements Specialist
Pacific Southwest Region
constance.zipperer@usda.gov
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Hugo Hoffman
NEPA Compliance and Natural Resources
Environmental Management Division
Ames Research Center
hugo.a.hoffman@nasa.gov

Tina Norwood
Program Manager
NEPA and Natural Resources
NASA Headquarters
tina.norwood@nasa.gov
Beatrice Morales
bmorales@mail.arc.nasa.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Kristen Koch
Deputy Director
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
kristen.c.koch@noaa.gov
Meghan Donahue
Director, Operations, Management and Information
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
meghan.donahue@noaa.gov

Michael Liddel
CESU Program Manager
Acting Branch Chief, Commercial Fishery Statistics
michael.liddel@noaa.gov
National Park Service Benjamin Becker
Science Advisor
NPS Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12
NPS Research Coordinator, Californian CESU
University of California, Berkeley
ben_becker@nps.gov
William Nash
Financial Assistance Awarding Officer
william_nash@nps.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
U.S. Geological Survey Paul Selmants
Research Ecologist
Western Geographic Science Center
pselmants@usgs.gov
Faith Graves
CESU Contract Specialist
fgraves@usgs.gov
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
California State University, Channel Islands Sean Anderson
Chair, Environmental Science and Resource Management Program
Sean.Anderson@csuci.edu
Scott Perez
Director, Research and Sponsored Programs
scott.perez@csuci.edu
California State University, Chico Kevin M. Kelley
Associate Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs
kmkelley@csuchico.edu
John Miner
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
jminer@csuchico.edu
California State University, Fresno Steve Blumenshire
Director of Research and Education
CA Water Institute
sblumens@mail.fresnostate.edu
Maral Kistmenian
Grants and Research Administrator
mkismetian@csufresno.edu
California State University, Fullerton Jennifer Burnaford
Department of Biological Science
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
jburnaford@fullerton.edu
Denise Bell
Office of Sponsored Programs
CSU Fullerton Auxiliary Services Corporation
dbell@fullerton.edu
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Eric Riggs
Dean, College of Natural Resources and Sciences
eric.riggs@humboldt.edu
Kacie Flynn
Executive Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
kacie.flynn@humboldt.edu
California State University, Los Angeles Andres Aguilar
Department of Biological Sciences
aaguil67@calstatela.edu
Alma Sahagun
Director of Contracts and Grants
asahag@cslanet.calstatela.edu
California State University, Monterey Bay Marsha Moroh
Dean, College of Science, Media Arts and Technology
mmoroh@csumb.edu
Cindy Lopez
Director, Sponsored Programs Office
clopez@csumb.edu
California State University, Northridge Amalie Jo Orme
Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies
amalie.orme@csun.edu
Sheree Schrager
Managing Director
Research and Sponsored Programs
sheree.schrager@csun.edu
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Jayson Smith
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
jaysonsmith@cpp.edu
Sadiq Shah
Associate Vice President
Research, Innovation, and Economic Development
sayedshah@cpp.edu

David Prenovost
CFO, Foundation Financial Services
Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc.
dfprenovost@cpp.edu
California Polytechnic State University Benjamin Ruttenberg
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences Department
bruttenb@calpoly.edu
Melissa Mullen
Director, Sponsored Programs
mrmullen@calpoly.edu
California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) David P. Earwicker
Associate Vice President
Office of Research Affairs
david.earwicker@csus.edu
Monica Kauppinen
Director, Sponsored Programs Administration
mkauppinen@csus.edu
San Diego State University Rebecca Lewsion
Associate Professor, Biology Department
rlewison@mail.sdsu.edu
Barry Janov
Director, Sponsored Research Project Management
bjanov@foundation.sdsu.edu
San Francisco State University Gretchen LeBuhn
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
lebuhn@sfsu.edu
Alison Sanders
Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
asanders@sfsu.edu
Sonoma State University Thomas Whitley
Professor and Director, Anthropological Studies Center
whitley@sonoma.edu
Gabrielle Utarid
Senior Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
gabrielle.utarid@sonoma.edu
California State University, Stanislaus Patrick A. Kelly
Professor of Zoology and Coordinator, Endangered Species Recovery Program
pkelly@esrp.csustan.edu
Heidi Britt
Lead Grant and Contract Specialist
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
HBritt@csustan.edu
Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Jim Harvey
Director
jharvey@mlml.calstate.edu
Occidental College Daniel J. Pondella, II
Associate Professor, Biology Department
Director, Vantuna Research Group
pondella@oxy.edu
Kerry Thompson
Interim Dean of the College and Vice President for Academic Affairs
kthompson@oxy.edu
Pepperdine University Florybeth La Valle
Assistant Professor of Biology
Natural Science Division
florybeth.lavalle@pepperdine.edu
Miyun Choe
Director, Grants Administration and Compliance
Office of Research, Grants, and Foundation Relations
miyun.choe@pepperdine.edu
Smithsonian Institution Scott Miller
Chief Scientist, Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Research
MillerS@si.edu
Karen Otiji
Associate Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
OtijiK@si.edu
Stanford University Department of Earth System Science Robert Jackson
Douglas Provostial Professor and Chair
Department of Earth System Science
rob.jackson@stanford.edu
Jennifer Scerri
Contract and Grant Officer
Office of Sponsored Research
jscerri@stanford.edu
University of California, Berkeley Steve Beissinger
A. Starker Leopold Chair in Wildlife Biology and Professor of Conservation Biology
beis@berkeley.edu
Pam Miller
Interim Executive Director, Sponsored Projects Office
plfmiller@berkeley.edu
University of California, Davis James F. Quinn
Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy
jfquinn@ucdavis.edu
Ahmad Hakim-Elahi
Executive Director, Sponsored Programs
ahakimelahi@ucdavis.edu
University of California, Irvine Travis Huxman
Director, Center for Environmental Biology
thuxman@uci.edu
Nancy Lewis
Executive Director, Sponsored Projects
nrlewis@uci.edu
University of California, Los Angeles H. Bradley Shaffer
Distinguished Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Director of Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Mountains Reserve
brad.shaffer@ucla.edu
Kathy Kawamura
Assistant Director, Grants and Cooperative Agreements
Office of Contract and Grant Administration
kathy.kawamura@research.ucla.edu
University of California, Merced Qinghua Guo
School of Engineering and Sierra Nevada Research Institute
qguo@ucmerced.edu
Thea Vicari
Contract and Grant Officer
tvicari@ucmerced.edu
University of California, Riverside Emma L. Aronson
Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
emma.aronson@ucr.edu
Teeny Ellis
Senior Contract and Grant Officer
teeny.ellis@ucr.edu
University of California, San Diego Johnathan Shurin
Professor, Division of Biological Sciences
jshurin@ucsd.edu
Linda Collins
Assistant Vice Chancellor and
Director, Office of Contract and Grant Administration
lcollins@ucsd.edu
University of California, Santa Barbara Susan Warbrick
Associate Director, Marine Science Institute, Natural Reserve System
swarbric@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Cora Diaz
Director, Sponsored Projects
diaz@research.ucsb.edu
University of California, Santa Cruz Dan Costa
Center for Ocean Health
costa@biology.ucsc.edu
Larry Castro
Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
lcastro@ucsc.edu
University of Southern California James Murday
Director of Physical Sciences
Office of Research and Development
murday@usc.edu
Jeri Muniz
Executive Director
Department of Contracts and Grants
jeri.muniz@usc.edu
OTHER PARTNERS
California Department of Fish and Wildlife Christina Sloop
Science Advisor and Science Institute Lead
christina.sloop@wildlife.ca.gov
California Academy of Sciences Rebecca Johnson
Co-Director, Center for Biodiversity and Community
rjohnson@calacademy.org
California Association for Resource Conservation Districts Karen Buhr
Executive Director
karen-buhr@carcd.org
California Invasive Plant Council Doug Johnson
Executive Director
dwjohnson@cal-ipc.org
Institute for Bird Populations Rodney Siegel
Executive Director
rsiegel@birdpop.org
Institute for Wildlife Studies David Garcelon
President
garcelon@iws.org
Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research Gregory Schorr
President
gschorr@marecotel.org
The Marine Mammal Center Jeff Boehm
Chief External Relations Officer
boehmj@tmmc.org

Shelbi Stoudt
Permit and Data Compliance Manager
stoudts@tmmc.org
National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers Valerie Grussing
Executive Director
valerie@nathpo.org
Melissa Madrigal
Operations Director
melissa@nathpo.org
Natural Communities Coalition Danny Fry
Science Coordinator/Wildland Fire Lead
dfry@occonservation.org
James Sulentich
Executive Director
jsulentich@occonservation.org
Point Blue Conservation Science Dan Robinette
Coastal Marine Program Leader
Point Blue Vandenberg Field Station
drobinette@pointblue.org
San Bernardino County Museum David Myers
Director
David.Myers@sbcm.sbcounty.gov

Tamara Serrao-Leiva
Curator of Anthropology
Tamara.Serrao-Leiva@sbcm.sbcounty.gov
San Diego Natural History Museum Kevin Clark
Ecologist
kclark@sdnhm.org
San Diego Zoo Ronald Swaisgood
Brown Chair/Director of Applied Animal Ecology
Institute for Conservation Research
San Diego Zoo Global
rswaisgood@sandiegozoo.org
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Steve Windhager
Executive Director
swindhager@sbbg.org
Sierra Streams Institute Joanne Hild
Executive Director
joanne@sierrastreams.org

Southern California Marine Institute Daniel Pondella
Director
pondella@oxy.edu