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The Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (PNW CESU) is a cooperative venture between 18 leading academic institutions in the Pacific Northwest region, one state agency, three nongovernmental organizations, and 12 federal land management and natural resource research organizations. The University of Washington serves as host to the PNW CESU. To date the United States had been divided into 17 bio-geographic regions, each served by a distinct CESU, with all regions connected in one national network. The overarching goal of the CESU network is to improve the scientific base for managing federal lands by providing resource managers with high-quality scientific research, technical assistance, and education. Since beginning in October 2000, over $113 million has funded 885 projects (many with student involvement) through the PNW CESU Cooperative Agreement.
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University of Washington |
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| ESTABLISHED | 2001 | |
| WEBSITE | http://depts.washington.edu/pnwcesu/ | |
| CO-DIRECTORS | Dan Brown Director and Professor School of Environmental and Forest Sciences University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 PHONE: (206) 685-1928 EMAIL: danbro@uw.edu Alison Ainsworth Science Advisor/Ecologist National Park Service, Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12 Co-Lead Pacific Northwest CESU School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Anderson Hall, Room 15 | Box 352100 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195 PHONE: (206) 685-7404 (UW phone#) EMAIL: alison_ainsworth@nps.gov Kylie Baker PNW CESU Science Communication Specialist Anderson Hall 015 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2100 PHONE: (206) 616-4850 EMAIL: pnwcesu@u.washington.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 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 |
| 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 | Jim Regan-Vienop Section CHief, Branch of Planning, Monitoring, and Social Science jreganvienop@blm.gov |
Shelli Timmons Senior Grants Management Specialist srtimmons@blm.gov |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Cathie Dunkel Environmental Studies Coordinator, Pacific OCS Region catherine.dunkel@boem.gov |
Jennifer Ewald Science Communication Outreach Liaison Division of Environmental Sciences jennifer.ewald@boem.gov |
| Bureau of Reclamation | Jaimee Turner Regional Program Coordinator Pacific Northwest Region jmturner@usbr.gov |
Misty Gates Program Manager Acquisition and Financial Assistance Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region mgates@usbr.gov |
| Department of Defense | Jeffrey Foster jeffrey.r.foster.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 Covington Assistant Regional Director for Science Applications Pacific Region Scott_Covington@fws.gov |
Sonja Scott Administrative Officer Science Applications sonja_scott@fws.gov |
| U.S. Forest Service | Simon Kihia Research Program Manager Goods, Services and Values Program Pacific Northwest Research Station simon.kihia@usda.gov Amarina Wuenschel Blue Mountains Area Ecologist Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests Pacific Northwest Region (R6) amarina.e.wuenschel@usda.gov |
TBD Grants Management Lead Pacific Northwest Research Station Jessica Clark Grants Management Specialist Pacific Northwest Region (R6) jessica.clark@usda.gov |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Kevin Werner Science and Research Director NOAA Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center kevin.werner@noaa.gov |
Julie Whitaker Chief, Acquisitions and Grants Division Management and Budget Office National Ocean Service julie.whitaker@noaa.gov |
| National Park Service | Alison Ainsworth Science Advisor/Ecologist NPS Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12 Co-Lead, Pacific Northwest CESU University of Washington alison_ainsworth@nps.gov |
Erica Cordeiro Branch Chief CESU Financial Assistance West erica_cordeiro@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 | Sue Phillips Center Director Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center sue_phillips@usgs.gov |
Sherri Ly Bredesen Chief, National Grants Branch Office of Acquisition and Grants sbredesen@usgs.gov |
| UNIVERSITY PARTNERS | ||
| Central Washington University | Carey Gazis Professor, Department of Geological Sciences cgazis@geology.cwu.edu |
Christy Gilchrist Director, Research and Sponsored Programs christy.gilchrist@cwu.edu |
| Eastern Washington University | Rebecca Brown Assistant Professor, Department of Biology rbrown@mail.ewu.edu |
Joanna Joyner-Matos Special Assistant to the Provost Office of Grant and Research Development jmatos@ewu.edu |
| Heritage University | Melissa Hill Provost and VP of Academic Affairs hill_m@heritage.edu |
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| Oregon Institute of Technology | Jherime Kellermann Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences Jherime.Kellermann@oit.edu |
Michelle Meyer Director, Business Affairs michelle.meyer@oit.edu |
| Oregon State University | Lisa Gaines Director, Institute for Natural Resources lisa.gaines@oregonstate.edu |
Zach Gill Director, Office for Sponsored Research and Award Administration sponsored.programs@oregonstate.edu |
| Portland State University | Jason Podrabsky Associate Vice President for Research Research and Strategic Partnerships podrabsj@pdx.edu |
Dawn Boatman Director, Sponsored Projects Administration dboatman@pdx.edu Jennifer Ward Associate Director, Sponsored Projects Administration jennifer.ward@pdx.edu |
| Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | Andrew Robertson Executive Director GeoSpatial Services aroberts@smumn.edu |
Paul Wildenborg Grants Administrator pwildenb@smumn.edu |
| Seattle University | Katie Kuder Associate Dean, College of Science and Engineering kuderk@seattleu.edu |
Jenna Isakson Director, Office of Sponsored Projects isaksonj@seattleu.edu Rachael Brown Director, Project Center College of Science and Engineering brownra@seattleu.edu |
| Southern Oregon University | E. Jamie Trammell Associate Professor and Chair Environmental Science, Policy, and Sustainability Program trammelle@sou.edu |
Heidi Gehman Director, Office of Sponsored Programs gehmanh@sou.edu |
| University of Alaska, Anchorage | Matthew Carlson Professor and Director Alaska Center for Conservation Science mlcarlson@alaska.edu |
Aaron Dotson Vice Provost for Research UAA Office of Sponsored Programs addotson@alaska.edu |
| University of Alaska, Southeast | Carin Denise Silkaitis Interim Provost, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Dean of Research and Sponsored Programs cdsilkaitis@alaska.edu |
Kelly Jensen Grant Proposal Coordinator School of Arts and Sciences kmjensen@alaska.edu |
| University of British Columbia | Murdoch McAllister Associate Professor, Quantitative Modeling Group Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries m.mcallister@oceans.ubc.ca |
Sharon Wu Managing Director, Research Support Services sharon.wu@ubc.ca |
| University of Idaho | Lee Vierling Associate Dean of Research College of Natural Resources leev@uidaho.edu |
Sarah Martonick Director, Office of Sponsored Programs smartonick@uidaho.edu |
| University of Oregon | Kate Petcosky-Kulkarni Director of Strategic Research Initiatives Research Development Services kpetcos2@uoregon.edu |
Valerie Whelan Assistant VP Sponsored Projects Services sponsoredprojects@uoregon.edu |
| University of Vermont and State Agriculture College | Peter Newman Dean and Professor Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources peter.newman@uvm.edu |
Lana Metayer Director, Sponsored Project Administration spa@uvm.edu |
| University of Washington | Dan Brown Director, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences danbro@uw.edu |
Carol Rhodes Director, Office of Sponsored Programs carhodes@uw.edu |
| Washington State University | Allyson Beall King Associate Professor and Director School of the Environment abeall@wsu.edu |
Kim Small Operations Manager Sponsored Programs Services kksmall@wsu.edu Matt Michener Associate Director and AOR Office of Research Support and Operations matthew.michener@wsu.edu orso.wsu.edu |
| Western Washington University | Steve Hollenhorst Associate Vice President for Facilities Development and Operations steve.hollenhorst@wwu.edu |
David Patrick Vice Provost for Research Office of Research and Sponsored Programs david.patrick@wwu.edu |
| OTHER PARTNERS | ||
| Alaska Department of Fish and Game | Daniel Coleman daniel.coleman@alaska.gov |
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| Center for Natural Lands Management | Deborah Rogers Co-Executive Director and Director of Conservation Science and Stewardship drogers@cnlm.org |
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| Earth Economics | Glen Delaney Project Director gdelaney@eartheconomics.org |
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| Institute for Applied Ecology | Tom Kaye Executive Director tom@appliedeco.org |
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| Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research | Gregory Schorr President gschorr@marecotel.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 |
| The Xerces Society | Mace Vaughan Pollinator Conservation Program Co-Director mace.vaughan@xerces.org |
Scott Black Executive Director scott.black@xerces.org |
