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The Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (DSCESU) is a cooperative network of 10 federal agencies, 13 universities, and 14 state and local agencies and nongovernmental organizations studying and managing natural and cultural resources across the states of California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. Formed in 2000, and encompassing the Mojave, Sonoran, and Chihuahuan deserts, the DSCESU has been involved in more than 400 projects, with funding totalling over $20 million. The DSCESU is hosted by the School of Natural Resources and the Environment at The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Members of the Desert Southwest CESU benefit from a collaborative partnership in research, education, and technical assistance. Collaboration is facilitated by a streamlined task agreement process, and a 17.5% indirect cost rate (with the exception of the indirect cost rate of the U.S. Forest Service (0%) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (10%)).
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University of Arizona |
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| ESTABLISHED | 2000 | |
| WEBSITE | http://www.cals.arizona.edu/dscesu/ | |
DIRECTOR |
Kathryn Stoner Director, School of Natural Resources and the Environment The University of Arizona ENR2 – Room NN410 1064 E. Lowell Street Tucson, AZ 85721 PHONE: (520) 626-0058 EMAIL: kstoner@arizona.edu Ashley Stewart Program Coordinator The University of Arizona ENR2 – Room N327 1064 E. Lowell Street Tucson, AZ 85721 PHONE: (520) 621-8567 EMAIL: akstewart@email.arizona.edu |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS | ||
Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2000) Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2005) Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2010) Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2015) Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2020) |
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| UNIT PARTNERS | ||
| TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE | ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE | |
| FEDERAL PARTNERS | ||
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works | Jennifer Seiter-Moser Acting 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 |
| 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 | Judy Perkins Mojave Desert Native Plant Coordinator jlperkins@blm.gov |
Thelma Mosley Grants Management Officer tmosley@blm.gov |
| Bureau of Reclamation | Mark McKinstry Biological Scientist, Adaptive Management mmckinstry@usbr.gov |
Glen Josephson Grants Officer Acquisition Management Division gjosephson@usbr.gov |
| Department of Defense | Vanessa Shoblock Natural Resources Specialist vanessa.m.shoblock@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 | James Broska Assistant Regional Director, Science Applications USFWS Southwest Region james_broska@fws.gov |
Anna-Marie York Grants Management Specialist Science Applications anna-marie_york@fws.gov |
| U.S. Forest Service | Alison Hill Rocky Mountain Research Station alison.hill@usda.gov |
Cindy Gordon Lead Grants Management Specialist Rocky Mountain Research Station cindy.d.gordon@usda.gov |
| National Park Service | Sallie Hejl CESU Research Coordinator sallie_hejl@nps.gov |
Kelly Adams Grants Management Specialist kelly_adams@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 | Brent Sigafus Biologist and Safety Program Director Southwest Biological Science Center bsigafus@usgs.gov |
Faith Graves CESU Contract Specialist fgraves@usgs.gov |
| UNIVERSITY PARTNERS | ||
| Baylor University | Lee Nordt Professor, Department of Geosciences Dean, College of Arts and Sciences Lee_Nordt@baylor.edu |
Lisa McKethan, C.R.A. Assistant Vice Provost for Research Director, Office of Sponsored Programs lisa_mckethan@baylor.edu |
| Eastern New Mexico University | Heather Smith Department Chair, Graduate Coordinator Heather.L.Smith@enmu.edu |
Gillian Gordon Manager, Special Projects Office of Sponsored Projects Gillian.Gordon@enmu.edu |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Nickolas D. "Dan" Macchiarella Professor, Aeronautical Science macchian@erau.edu |
Nanette Guzman Director, Office of Sponsored Research Administration guzmann2@erau.edu |
| Howard University | Eleanor M. King Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology emking@howard.edu |
Contact your sponsored programs office |
| New Mexico State University | Matt Gompper Professor and Department Head gompperm@nmsu.edu |
Contact your sponsored programs office |
| Northern Arizona University | James Allen Executive Director, School of Forestry James.Allen@nau.edu |
Wilma G. (Winnie) Ennenga Director, Grant and Contract Services Wilma.Ennenga@nau.edu |
| Texas State University | Nathan Currit Professor, Department of Geography currit@txstate.edu |
Contact your sponsored programs office |
| Universidad de Sonora | José Raúl Romo León Departamento de investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas Profesor Investigador de Tiempo Completo joser2@guayacan.uson.mx |
Contact your sponsored programs office |
| University of Arizona | Willem van Leeuwen Interim Director, School of Natural Resources and the Environment leeuw@email.arizona.edu |
Melissa Kramer Contract Officer, Contract and Research Support Program mriha@email.arizona.edu |
| University of California, Riverside | Michael F. Allen Director, Center for Conservation Biology michael.allen@ucr.edu |
Contact your sponsored programs office |
| University of Texas, Arlington | Jeremy Forsberg Assistant Vice President for Research ogcs@uta.edu |
Contact your sponsored programs office |
| University of Texas, El Paso | Carl Lieb Professor Department of Biological Sciences clieb@utep.edu |
Contact your sponsored programs office |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | William A. Dupont, FAIA Director, Center for Cultural Sustainability william.dupont@utsa.edu |
Stacy Williams Director, Grants and Contracts Financial Service Office of Sponsored Project Administration Stacy.Williams@utsa.edu |
| University of Utah | Kelly Bricker Professor and Director Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism kelly.bricker@health.utah.edu |
Brent K. Brown Director of Sponsored Projects ospawards@osp.utah.edu |
| Western New Mexico University | Kathy Whiteman Director, Center for a Sustainable Future and Outdoor Programs Chair, Department of Natural Sciences whitemank@wnmu.edu |
Otto Khera Grant Manager Office of External Affairs Otto.Khera@wnmu.edu |
| OTHER PARTNERS | ||
| Archaeology Southwest | Linda Pierce Deputy Director lpierce@archaeologysouthwest.org |
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| Arizona Game and Fish Department | Tim Wade Chief, Wildlife Contracts Branch twade@azgfd.gov |
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| Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum | Kim Franklin Conservation Biologist Kfrankling@desertmuseum.org |
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| Bird Conservancy of the Rockies | Duane B. Pool Science Director duane.pool@birdconservancy.org Arvind Panjabi Director, International Program arvind.panjabi@birdconservancy.org |
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| California Botanic Garden (formerly Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden) |
Lucinda McDade Executive Director and Judith B. Friend Director of Research lucinda.mcdade@cgu.edu |
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| Cornerstones Community Partnerships | Jake Barrow Program Director Jbarrow@cstones.org |
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| CyArk | Elizabeth Lee Vice President elizabeth.lee@cyark.org |
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| Desert Botanical Garden | Kimberlie McCue Director of Research kmccue@dbg.org |
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| Hawks Aloft, Inc. | Trevor Fetz Senior Avian Biologist tfetz@hawksaloft.org |
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| Organization of American Historians | Paul Zwirecki Public History Manager pzwirecki@oah.org |
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| Pima County and Pima County Regional Flood Control District | Ian Murray Environmental Planning Manager ian.murray@pima.gov |
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| Sky Island Alliance | Emily Burns Program Director emily@skyislandalliance.org |
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| Sonoran Institute | John Shepard Senior Advisor jshepard@sonoraninstitute.org |
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| The Nature Conservancy | Terry Sullivan tsullivan@tnc.org |
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| Tucson Audubon Society | Jonathan Horst Director of Conservation and Research jhorst@tucsonaudubon.org |
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| Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies | Christopher Moore Acting Executive Director chris.moore@wafwa.org |
Cathy Campbell Grants and Contracts Manager Cathy.campbell@wafwa.org |
| Western National Parks Association | Jim Cook Executive Director Jim.Cook@wnpa.org Dillon Nakata Chief Operating Officer dillon.nakata@wnpa.org |
Christine Horvath Chief Financial Officer christine.horvath@wnpa.org |