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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.

HOST

University of Washington

University of Washington

ESTABLISHED 2001
WEBSITE http://depts.washington.edu/pnwcesu/
CO-DIRECTORS Dan Brown
Director, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Anderson Hall 102
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# - not attended during COVID)
EMAIL: alison_ainsworth@nps.gov

Teresa Bresee
Program Coordinator
Anderson Hall 015
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-2100

PHONE: (206) 616-4850
EMAIL: pnwcesu@u.washington.edu

ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2000)
Amendment 1 adding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Amendment 2 adding the Bureau of Reclamation
Amendment 3 adding Southern Oregon University and the Alaska Native Science Comission
Amendment 4 adding the Natural Resources Conservation Service

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2005)
Amendment 1
adding Minerals Management Service and the Oregon Institute of Technology
Amendment 2 adding St. Mary's University of Minnesota
Amendment 3 adding Eastern Washington University
Amendment 4
adding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2010)
Amendment 1 adding Department of Defense (Installations and Environment)

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2015)
Amendment 1 adding Bureau of Indian Affairs
Amendment 2 adding Seattle University
Amendment 3 adding the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Amendment 4 adding the Center for Natural Lands Management
Amendment 5 adding the Institute for Applied Ecology

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2020)
Amendment 1 adding Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research
Amendment 2 adding The Xerces Society

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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 Karen Schank
BLM OR/WA Science Coordinator
kschank@blm.gov
Shelli Timmons
Senior Grants Management Specialist
srtimmons@blm.gov
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Heather Crowley (Acting)
Oceanographer, Environmental Sciences Management
heather.crowley@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

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 Scott Covington
Assistant Regional Director for Science Applications
Pacific Region
Scott_Covington@fws.gov
Anna-Marie York
Grants Management Specialist
Science Applications
anna-marie_york@fws.gov
U.S. Forest Service Simon Kihia
Research Program Manager
Goods, Services and Values Program
Pacific Northwest Research Station
simon.kihia@usda.gov
Vi Ta
Grants Management Lead
Pacific Northwest Research Station
vi.ta@usda.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Kevin Werner
Science and Research Director
NOAA Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center
kevin.werner@noaa.gov
Michael Liddel
CESU Program Manager
Acting Branch Chief, Commercial Fishery Statistics
michael.liddel@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
William Nash
Financial Agreements Officer Pacific West Regional Office
lilette_baltodano@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 Sue Phillips
Center Director
Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
sue_phillips@usgs.gov
Faith Graves
CESU Contract Specialist
fgraves@usgs.gov
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
Central Washington University Anne Johansen
Professor, Chemistry Department
johansea@cwu.edu
Julie Guggino
Associate Director, Research and Sponsored Programs
gugginoj@cwu.edu
Eastern Washington University Rebecca Brown
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology
rbrown@mail.ewu.edu
Joanna Joyner-Matos

Office of Grant and Research Development
jmatos@ewu.edu
Heritage University Kazuhiro Sonoda
Dean, Arts and Sciences
sonoda_k@heritage.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
Oregon Institute of Technology Jherime Kellermann
Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences
Jherime.Kellermann@oie.edu
Michelle Meyer
Director, Business Affairs
michelle.meyer@oit.edu
Oregon State University Lisa Gaines
Interim Director, Institute for Natural Resources
lisa.gaines@oregonstate.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
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 Teodora Rutar Shuman
Associate Professor and Chair
Mechanical Engineering Department
teodora@seattleu.edu
Rebecca McColl
Director, Office of Research Services and Sponsored Projects
mccollr@seattleu.edu
Southern Oregon University Alissa Arp
Chair, Department of Environmental Science and Policy
arpa@sou.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
University of Alaska, Anchorage Matthew Carlson
Associate Professor and Director
Alaska Center for Conservation Science
mlcarlson@alaska.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
University of Alaska, Southeast Karen Schmitt
Dean, School of Arts and Sciences; Vice Provost for Research and Sponsored Programs
Arts and Sciences Department
krschmitt@uas.alaska.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
University of British Columbia Bruce Larson
Professor and Department Head
Department of Forest Resources Management
bruce.larson@ubc.ca
Contact your sponsored programs office
Univeristy of Idaho Kurt Pretziger
Dean, College of Natural Resources
kpregitzer@uidaho.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
University of Oregon Kate Petcosky-Kulkarni
Director of Strategic Research Initiatives
Research Development Services
kpetcos2@uoregon.edu
Andrew Gray Executive Director, Sponsored Projects Services
sponsoredprojects@uoregon.edu
University of Vermont and State Agriculture College Nancy Mathews
Dean and Professor
Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
Nancy.Mathews@uvm.edu
Sonya Stern
Director, Sponsored Project Administration
Sonya.Stern@uvm.edu
University of Washington Dan Brown
Director, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
danbro@uw.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
Washington State University Daniel Thornton
Assistant Professor
School of the Environment
daniel.thornton@wsu.edu
Amanda Yager
Research Services Manager
ayager@wsu.edu
Western Washington University Steve Hollenhorst
Professor and Dean, Huxley College of Environmental Studies
steve.hollenhorst@wwu.edu

Nancy McLaughlin
Assistant to the Dean
nancy.mclaughlin@wwu.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
OTHER PARTNERS
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Daniel Coleman
daniel.coleman@alaska.gov

Center for Natural Lands Management Deborah Rogers
Co-Executive Director and
Director of Conservation Science and Stewardship
drogers@cnlm.org

Institute for Applied Ecology Tom Kaye
Executive Director
tom@appliedeco.org

Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research Gregory Schorr
President
gschorr@marecotel.org

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