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The North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (NAC - CESU) was established in June 1999 by cooperative agreement between agencies of the Department of the Interior (National Park Service and United States Geological Survey) and the University of Rhode Island, with its partner institution, University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
The North Atlantic Coast CESU is part of a national network of biogeographic programs being established to provide research, technical assistance and education to federal land management, environmental and research agencies. The CESUs will generate collaborations among federal managers and policy-makers, federal researchers and the academic community. Each partner contributes a different perspective and wealth of technical knowledge allowing for the development of new, innovative and creative solutions to the myriad environmental and social issues that confront our nation's ecosystems. Host universities are selected by a highly competitive process insuring that each CESU is founded on scientific excellence.
The University of Rhode Island, a national leader in the study of coastal and marine ecosystems, was selected as the host for the North Atlantic Coast CESU. The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, a Historically Black College, offers a strong complement of marine and coastal scientists. Based on the success of initial CESU efforts, many additional federal agencies and nonfederal institutions have joined the North Atlantic Coast CESU as partners since it's formation. As a result, excellent research and cooperative education and training opportunities have been made available to numerous students from diverse backgrounds, for the mutual professional benefit of students and the federal workforce.
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University of Rhode Island |
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| ESTABLISHED | 1999 | |
| WEBSITE | https://naccesu.uri.edu/ | |
| DIRECTOR | Elin Torell Director, Coastal Institute University of Rhode Island Narragansett Bay Campus Narragansett, RI 02882 PHONE: (401) 874-6103 EMAIL: elintorell@uri.edu |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS | ||
Cooperative Agreement (1999) Cooperative Agreement (2004) Cooperative Agreement (2009) Cooperative Agreement (2014) Cooperative Agreement (2019) Cooperative Agreement (2024) |
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| UNIT PARTNERS | ||
| TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE | ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE | |
| TRIBAL PARTNER | ||
| Narragansett Indian Tribal Historic Preservation Office (NITHPO) on behalf of the Narragansett Indian Tribe | John Brown Tribal Historic Preservation Officer tashtesook@aol.com |
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| 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 Kathy Mitchell CESU Project Manager kathy.s.mitchell@usace.army.mil |
Sherry Whitaker CESU Program Manager sherry.l.whitaker@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 Ocean Energy Management | Desray Reeb, Ph.D. Environmental Protection Specialist/Science Coordinator Office of Renewable Energy Programs desray.reeb@boem.gov Jennifer Ewald Science Communication Outreach Liaison Division of Environmental Sciences jennifer.ewald@boem.gov |
Briana Smith Business Manager Office of Environmental Programs briana.smith@boem.gov |
| Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | Gerard Moore Deputy Assistant Director Renewable Energy and Regulatory Compliance gerard.moore@bsee.gov Eboné Pierce Operations Research Analyst Renewable Energy and Regulatory Compliance ebone.pierce@bsee.gov |
Robert Fila Program Analyst Renewable Energy and Regulatory Compliance robert.fila@bsee.gov |
| Department of Defense | Ray Rainbolt Manager, Fish and Wildlife Management Program Fort Drum Army Base Raymond.E.Rainbolt.civ@mail.mil Forrest Cobb Natural Infrastructure Coordinator Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environmental Management and Restoration) forrest.h.cobb2.civ@mail.mil |
Lori Kruse-Johnson SWD CESU Program Manager Lori.M.Kruse-Johnson@usace.army.mil |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Scott Schwenk Chief, Division of Natural Resources and Conservation Planning Northeast Region william_schwenk@fws.gov |
Sonja Scott Administrative Officer Science Applications sonja_scott@fws.gov |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Jon Hare Science and Research Director Northeast Fisheries Science Center jon.hare@noaa.gov |
LCDR James Brinkley North Atlantic Regional Team Coordinator Northeast Fisheries Science Center james.brinkley@noaa.gov Julie Whitaker Chief, Acquisitions and Grants Division Management and Budget Office National Ocean Service julie.whitaker@noaa.gov |
| National Park Service | Brian Mitchell NPS Research Coordinator brian_mitchell@nps.gov |
Keith Zotti Branch Chief CESU Financial Assistance East keith_zotti@nps.gov |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service | Charles Rewa Wildlife Assessments Leader Resource Inventory and Assessment Division charles.rewa@usda.gov |
Aileen Anderson Senior Grants Management Specialist Grants and Agreements Division | NHQ Branch aileen.anderson@usda.gov |
| U.S. Geological Survey | Todd Chaudhry Science Advisor tchaudhry@ugsg.gov |
Sherri Ly Bredesen Chief, National Grants Branch Office of Acquisition and Grants sbredesen@usgs.gov |
| UNIVERSITY PARTNERS | ||
| Bates College | Holly Ewing Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies hewing@bates.edu |
Joseph Tomaras Director, Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance jtomaras@bates.edu Katie Currie Grants Coordinator, Office for External Grants kcurrie@bates.edu |
| Boston University | Alyssa Novak Research Assistant Professor Dept of Earth and Environment abnovak@bu.edu Zoe Hughes Research Assistant Professor Dept of Earth and Environment zoeh@bu.edu |
Todd Conley Associate Director, Pre-Award Services Office of Sponsored Programs ospera@bu.edu |
| Bridgewater State University | Darcy Boellstorff Professor, Department of Geography dboellstorff@bridgew.edu Christine Brandon Associate Professor, Department of Geological Sciences cbrandon@bridgew.edu Thilina Surasinghe Professor, Department of Biological Sciences tsurasinghe@bridgew.edu |
Colleen Campbell Interim Executive Director, Office of Grants and Sponsored Projects ccampbell@bridgew.edu |
| Brown University | Yongsong Huang Professor, Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences (DEEPS) Yongsong_Huang@brown.edu Tyler Kartzinel Assistant Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Institute at Brown for Environment and Society tyler_kartzinel@brown.edu |
Thomas Dillon Assistant Director, Office of Sponsored Projects thomas_dillon@brown.edu |
| Bryn Mawr College | Thomas Mozdzer Associate Professor of Biology tmozdzer@brynmawr.edu |
Sarah Robertson Director of Sponsored Research serobertso@brynmawr.edu |
| City University of New York | John Waldman Professor john.waldman@qc.cuny.edu |
Poline Papoulis Director, Research and Sponsored Projects (Queens College) poline.papoulis@qc.cuny.edu |
| College of the Atlantic | John G.T. Anderson Associate Dean for Advanced Studies jga@coa.edu |
Contact your sponsored programs office |
| Columbia University | Andrew Miller Executive Director of Research (Columbia Climate School) ajm2144@columbia.edu Haley Clint Manager of Administration and Outreach (Columbia Climate School) hc3333@columbia.edu |
Maribel Respo Associate Director of Research Operations mr256@columbia.edu Dina Amin Senior Project Officer dea1@cumc.columbia.edu |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | Jennifer Demchak Chair, Department of Geosciences jdemchak@mansfield.edu Daniel Spooner Assistant Professor, Biological and Health Sciences des1053@commonwealthu.edu |
Heather Feldhaus Associate Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies hfeldhau@commonwealthu.edu |
| Cornell University | Magdeline Laba Senior Research Associate School of Integrative Plant Science College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ml49@cornell.edu |
Jamie Sprague Associate Director Office of Sponsored Programs jas2233@cornell.edu |
| Dickinson College | Benjamin Edwards Professor of Geosciences and Moraine Chair in Arctic Studies edwardsb@dickinson.edu |
Benjamin Sweger Director of Sponsored Projects swegerb@dickinson.edu |
| Harvard University | Brian Farrell Museum of Comparative Zoology farrellb@oeb.harvard.edu |
Megan Moore Associate Director, Pre-Award Services Office for Sponsored Programs megan_moore@harvard.edu |
| Manhattan College | Kerryanne Donohue Civil and Environmental Engineering Department kerryanne.donohue@manhattan.edu Kirk Barrett Civil and Environmental Engineering Department kirk.barrett@manhattan.edu |
Dominic Esposito Certified Grants Administrator dominic.esposito@manhattan.edu |
| Marine Biological Laboratory | James McClelland Senior Scientist jmcclelland@mbl.edu |
Diane Cook Director of Sponsored Programs dcook@mbl.edu |
| Montclair State University | Meiyin Wu Director, NJ Center for Water Science and Technology wum@montclair.edu |
Ted Russo Director, Office of Sponsored Programs russot@montclair.edu |
| Northeastern University | Geoffrey Trussell Director, Marine Science Center g.trussell@neu.edu Kim Holloway Vice Provost for Research Development j.holloway@northeastern.edu |
Liz Magee Business and Operations Manager Marine Science Center e.magee@northeastern.edu |
| Rutgers, The State University | Michael De Luca Senior Associate Director Office of Research deluca@marine.rutgers.edu |
Nicole Nicholas-Bennett Research Contract/Grant Manager nnichola@rutgers.edu |
| State University of New York - College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Lindi Quackenbush Interim Vice President for Research ljquack@esf.edu |
Kate Edwards Director of Sponsored Programs and Research Finance kedwards@esf.edu |
| State University of New York - Stony Brook University | Fang Luo Director of the Spellman High Voltage Power Electronics Laboratory fang.luo@stonybrook.edu |
Danielle Kelly Senior Contracts and Clinical Trials Officer Office of Sponsored Programs osp_contracts@stonybrook.edu Michele Hass Assistant Director Office of Grants Management OGM_OVPR@stonybrook.edu |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Jon Miller Research Associate Professor Department of Civil, Environmental and Ocean Engineering jmiller@stevens.edu |
Debbie DelValle Associate Director of Research and Administration ddelvall@research.stevens.edu awards@stevens.edu |
| Stockton University | Kimberly McKenna Director of Sponsored Programs and Senior Project Manager Coastal Research Center kimberly.mckenna@stockton.edu |
Joseph Cronin Executive Director Office of Research and Sponsored Programs Joseph.Cronin@stockton.edu |
| University of Connecticut | Jason Vokoun Associate Professor and Head Department of Natural Resources and the Environment jason.vokoun@uconn.edu Ashley Helton Associate Professor Department of Natural Resources and the Environment ashley.helton@uconn.edu |
Sarah Bothell Director of Office of Business Services Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering sarah.bothell@uconn.edu |
| University of Maine, Orono | Christopher Gerbi Associate Dean for Research christopher.gerbi@maine.edu |
Tammy York Assistant Director of Post-Award Services tammy.york@maine.edu |
| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | Carys Mitchelmore Director and Professor Chesapeake Biological Laboratory mitchelmore@umces.edu |
Ginger Steelman Director, Office of Research Administration and Advancement oraa@umces.edu |
| University of Maryland, Eastern Shore | Jonathan Cumming Chair, Department of Natural Sciences jrcumming@umes.edu |
Joseph Pitula Director of Research jspitula@umes.edu |
| University of Massachusetts, Amherst | Curt Griffin Professor of Wildlife Ecology Department of Ecological Conservation cgriffin@eco.umass.edu Elizabeth Brabec Director, Center for Heritage and Society ebrabec@umass.edu |
Clinton Campbell Research Administrator opam@umass.edu |
| University of Massachusetts, Boston | David Landon Associate Director Andrew Fiske Memorial Center for Archaeological Research david.landon@umb.edu Kristin Uiterwyk Director, Urban Harbors Institute kristin.uiterwyk@umb.edu |
Matthew Meyer Associate Vice Provost for Research and Director of ORSP Matthew.Meyer@umb.edu |
| University of New England | Charles Tilburg Director, Arthur P. Girard Marine Science Center ctilburg@une.edu |
Nicholas Gere Director, Office of Sponsored Programs ngere@une.edu |
| University of Rhode Island | Elin Torell Director, Coastal Institute elintorell@uri.edu |
Jaclyn Witterschein Administrative Coordinator jwitterschein@uri.edu Jean McCullough Assistant Director, Office of Sponsored Projects jlmcc@uri.edu |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Britt Raubenheimer Senior Scientist Applied Ocean Physics and Engineering britt@whoi.edu |
Jennifer Marinella Director, Grant and Contract Services awards@whoi.edu |
| Yale University | William Lauenroth Professor in the Practice School of the Environment william.lauenroth@yale.edu |
Diana Morgan Director of Research School of the Environment diana.morgan@yale.edu |
| OTHER PARTNERS | ||
| American Turtle Observatory | Lisabeth Willey President lisabeth.willey@gmail.com |
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| Biodiversity Research Institute | David Evers Chief Scientist david.evers@briloon.org Dustin Meattey Director of Waterfowl Program dustin.meattey@briwildlife.org |
Lori Davis Finance Director lori.davis@briloon.org Sharon Oehmig Billing and Budget Manager sharon.oehmig@briloon.org |
| Maryland Coastal Bays Program | Roman Jesien Science Coordinator mcbp@mdcoastalbays.org or rjesien@mdcoastalbays.org |
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| Native Plant Trust | Maria Kennedy Community Science Coordinator mkennedy@nativeplanttrust.org Michael Piantedosi Director of Conservation mpiantedosi@nativeplanttrust.org |
Christine Bennett Office Manager cbennett@nativeplanttrust.org |
| Natural Areas Association | Lisa Smith Executive Director lsmith@naturalareas.org |
Amy Wills Director of Operations awills@naturalareas.org |
| New Jersey Audubon | David Mizrahi Vice President for Research and Monitoring david.mizrahi@njaudubon.org |
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| Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies | Richard Delaney Executive Director rdelaney@coastalstudies.org |
Cathrine Macort Director of Administration and Operations cmacort@coastalstudies.org |
| Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park | Nick Fisichelli President and CEO nfisichelli@schoodicinstitute.org |
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| Vermont Center for Ecostudies | Ryan Rebozo Director of Conservation Science rrebozo@vtecostudies.org |
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| Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center Foundation, Inc. | Susan Barco Research Coordinator sgbarco@virginiaAquarium.com |
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| Wildlife Management Institute | Scot Williamson Vice President swilliamson@wildlifemgt.org |
Meghan Gilbart Grant Management Specialist mgilbart@wildlifemgt.org |
| Woodwell Climate Research Center | Jonathan Sanderman Senior Scientist and Carbon Program Director jsanderman@woodwellclimate.org |
Wendy Kingerlee Director of Sponsored Research wkingerlee@woodwellclimate.org |
