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The Great Rivers CESU is part of a network of cooperative ecosystem studies units (see map below) focusing on providing partners in the network high-quality science, usable knowledge for resource managers, responsive technical assistance, continuing education, and cost-effective research programs. The Great Rivers CESU is a cooperative effort of seventeen institutions and seven federal agencies whose goal is to focus on the objectives listed above in the geographic area of the upper and middle Mississippi Valley. The Great Rivers CESU was formerly the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley CESU.

HOST

University of Missouri

University of Missouri - Columbia
on behalf of
The Curators of the University of Missouri | University of Missouri System

ESTABLISHED 2003
WEBSITE http://greatrivers-cesu.missouri.edu/
DIRECTOR Allison Pease (she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor
Director, Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
School of Natural Resources
334 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
PHONE: (573) 882-2160
EMAIL: peasea@missouri.edu
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2003)
Amendment 1 adding the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Amendment 2 adding the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense - Installations and Environment
Amendment 3 adding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works and Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Amendment 4 adding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Amendment 5 adding the University of Notre Dame

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2008)
Amendment 1 adding the U.S. Forest Service and Winona State University
Amendment 2 adding the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center
Amendment 3 adding the University of Memphis

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2013)
Amendment 1 adding Farm Service Agency
Amendment 2 adding Southeast Missouri State University
Amendment 3 adding Saint Louis University
Amendment 4 adding Bureau of Indian Affairs and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2018)
Amendment 1 adding Arkansas Tech University and Missouri River Bird Observatory and amending U.S. Forest Service authorities language to include National Forest System
Amendment 2 updating USDA Farm Service Agency and Natural Resources Conservation Service authorities language
Amendment 3 adding Flora of North America Association

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2023)
Amendment 1 adding University of Northern Iowa

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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
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 Becca Theodorakos
Natural Resource Specialist
BLM Eastern States Office
rtheodorakos@blm.gov
Irene Sattler
Grants Management Specialist
isattler@blm.gov
Department of Defense Alan B. Anderson
Chief, Ecological Processes Branch
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL)
alan.b.anderson@usace.army.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
Farm Service Agency Rich Iovanna
Agricultural Economist
Rich.Iovanna@wdc.usda.gov
Aileen Anderson
Grants Management Specialist
aileen.anderson@usda.gov
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Doug Helmers
Iowa State Private Lands Coordinator
Iowa Private Lands Office
Doug_Helmers@fws.gov
Anna-Marie York
Grants Management Specialist
Science Applications
anna-marie_york@fws.gov
U.S. Forest Service Daniel C. Dey
Project Leader / Research Forester
Sustainable Management of Central Hardwood Ecosystems and Landscapes
U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station
daniel.c.dey@usda.gov

Greg Nowacki
Regional Ecologist
U.S. Forest Service, Eastern Region
National Forest System
greg.nowacki@usda.gov
Jerry Elian
Grants Management Specialist
U.S. Forest Service, Northern Research Station
jerry.s.elian@usda.gov

Mike Rogers
Grants Management Specialist
U.S. Forest Service, Eastern Region
National Forest System
michael.k.rogers@usda.gov
National Park Service Brandon Gerig
CESU Research Coordinator
brandon_gerig@nps.gov
John Bechtold
Financial Assistance Awarding Officer
NPS Midwest Region
john_bechtold@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 Jennifer Lacey
Deputy Regional Director for Science
USGS Midwest Region
jlacey@usgs.gov
Faith Graves
CESU Contract Specialist
fgraves@usgs.gov
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
Arkansas Tech University Thomas Nupp
Program Director and Professor
Fisheries and Wildlife Science
tnupp@utu.edu
Greg Crouch
Director, Grants and Sponsored Programs
gcrouch@atu.edu
Indiana University Stephen A. Wolter
Executive Director, Eppley Institute for Parks and Public Lands
sawolter@indiana.edu
Office of Research Administration
oraresco@iu.edu
Iowa State University Stephen Dinsmore
Department Chair, Natural Resource Ecology and Management
cootjr@iastate.edu
Becky Musselman
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs Administration
rjmusse@iastate.edu
Lewis and Clark Community College (via NGRREC) Linda T. Chapman
Vice President, Academic Affairs
lchapman@lc.edu
Lori Artis
Vice President, Administration
lartis@lc.edu
Lincoln University Thomas R. Omara-Alwala
Professor, Department of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
omarat@lincolnu.edu
Stacey Schulte
Grants Administrator
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
schultes@lincoln.edu
Missouri State University Alicia Mathis
Professor and Department Head, Department of Biology
AliciaMathis@MissouriState.edu
Janene Proctor
Research Adminstration Specialist
Office of Research Administration
janeneproctor@missouristate.edu
Saint Louis University Amanda Cox
Associate Professor
Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology
amanda.cox@slu.edu
Alexis Bruce-Staudt
Executive Director, Grant Operation Centers
alexis.brucestaudt@slu.edu
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Andrew Robertson
Executive Director, GeoSpatial Services
aroberts@smumn.edu
Benjamin Murray
Vice President for Financial Affairs
bmurray@smumn.edu
Southeast Missouri State University Brad Sheriff
Vice President for Finance and Administration
bsheriff@semo.edu
Pam Vargas
Director, Office of Research and Grant Development
pvargas@semo.edu
Southern Illinois University James Garvey
Professor, Department of Zoology and
Interim Vice Chancellor for Research
jgarvey@siu.edu
Sonjie Schwartz
Interim Director, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
sonjie@siu.edu
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Jerry Weinberg
Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
jweinbe@siue.edu
Susan Morgan
Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies
smorgan@siue.edu
University of Illinois Jeffrey Brawn
Professor and Head, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
jbrawn@illinois.edu
Linda Williams
Director, Pre-Award
Sponsored Programs Administration
spapreaward@illinois.edu
University of Iowa Gabriele Villarini
Director, IIHR-Hydroscience and Engineering and
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
gabriele-villarini@uiowa.edu

Carmen Langel
Director of Development and Communications, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering
Managing Director, Iowa Flood Center
carmen-langel@uiowa.edu
Erin Brothers
Senior Sponsored Research Specialist
Division of Sponsored Programs
erin-brothers@uiowa.edu

Division of Sponsored Programs
dsp-contracts@uiowa.edu
University of Kansas Donald Huggins
Senior Scientist, Kansas Biological Survey
Director, Central Plains Center for BioAssessment
dhuggins@ku.edu
Lucille Marino
Associate Director, Office of Research
marino@ku.edu
University of Memphis Brian Waldron
Associate Professor, Civil Engineering and
Director, Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research (CAESER) bwaldron@memphis.edu
Deborah Hernandez
Director, Research Development
Division of Research and Sponsored Programs
dhernndz@memphis.edu
University of Minnesota Michael Kilgore
Professor and Interim Head, Department of Forest Resources
College of Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Sciences
mkilgore@umn.edu
Kevin McKoskey
Director, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration
kevin@umn.edu
University of Missouri Patrick Market
Professor and Interim Director
School of Natural Resources
MarketP@missouri.edu
Holly Stillman
Senior Grants and Contracts Administrator
stillmanh@missouri.edu
University of Northern Iowa Mark Grey
Department Head and Professor of Anthropology
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
mark.grey@uni.edu
Tolif Hunt
Director, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
tolif.hunt@uni.edu
University of Notre Dame Paul Bohn
Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering pbohn@nd.edu
Liz Rulli
Associate Vice President for Research
lrulli@nd.edu
University of Wisconsin-Extension Rebecca Power
Director, North Central Region Water Network
UWEX Environmental Resources Center
RLPower@wisc.edu
Largaret Erickson
Acting Director, Office of Extramural Support
margaret.erickson@uwex.edu
Winona State University Charla Miertschin
Dean, College of Science and Engineering
CMiertschin@winona.edu
Brett Ayers
Director, Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects
BAyers@winona.edu
OTHER PARTNERS
Audubon, Mississippi River Initiative Matthew Anderson
manderson@audubon.org
Audubon, Missouri Ken Buchholz
Director, Audubon Center at Riverlands
kbuchholz@audubon.org
Conservation Federation of Missouri Brandon Butler
Executive Director
bbutler@confedmo.org
Flora of North America Association Geoffrey Levin
President
levin1@illinois.edu
Nancy Morin
Vice President for Business and Development
nancy.morin@nau.edu
Missouri Botanical Garden Gunter Fischer
Senior Vice President, Science and Conservation
gfischer@mobot.org
Susan Winkler
Senior Administration Manager, Science and Conservation
susan.winkler@mobot.org
Missouri River Bird Observatory Dana Ripper
Co-Founder/Director
dana.ripper@mrbo.org
Ethan Duke
Co-Founder/Director
ethan.duke@mrbo.org
National Great Rivers Research and Education Center Lyle Guyon
Senior Research Scientist, Terrestrial
lguyon@lc.edu

Linda Chapman
Vice President, Academic Affairs
Lewis and Clark Community College
lchapman@lc.edu
Lori Artis
Vice President, Administration
Lewis and Clark Community College
lartis@lc.edu
National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium Kurt Strand
President and CEO
kstrand@rivermuseum.com
Tom Lange
Director of Finance and Accounting
tlange@rivermuseum.com