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The Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (PSAC-CESU) facilitates collaboration among university, non-governmental organization and federal agency partners to provide relevant research, education and technical assistance for stewardship of cultural and natural resources.

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University of Georgia
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

ESTABLISHED 2003
WEBSITE http://psaccesu.uga.edu/
DIRECTOR Nate Nibbelink
Associate Dean for Research
Professor, Spatial Ecology and Geographic Information Science
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
University of Georgia
180 E. Green Street
Athens, GA 30602-2152
PHONE: (706) 352-9294
FAX: (706) 542-8356
EMAIL: nate2@uga.edu

Eva Levi
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
180 Green Street
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-2152
PHONE: (706) 542-3098
EMAIL: eva.levi@uga.edu
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2003)
Amendment 1 adding Natural Resources Conservation Service
Amendment 2 adding U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, East Carolina University, and University of South Carolina
Amendment 3 adding Office of the Under Secretary of Defense - Installations and Environment
Amendment 4 adding U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Civil Works, North Carolina A&T State University, Towson University, University of South Florida, and Southern Forest Research Partnership

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2008)
Amendment 1 adding National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Amendment 2 adding Christopher Newport University, The Citadel, and University of North Carolina, Wilmington
Amendment 3 adding Bureau of Ocean Energy, Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, University of West Georgia, Duke University, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, National Wildlife Federation, and Project Orianne, Ltd.
Amendment 4 adding College of Charleston
Amendment 5 adding Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division and Marshall University

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2013)
Amendment 1 adding Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy, Georgia Tech Research Institute (on behalf of Georgia Institute of Technology), Georgia Southern University Research and Service Foundation, and University of North Florida
Amendment 2 adding Georgia Aquarium, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center, and Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc.

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2018)
Amendment 1 adding University of North Carolina Greensboro
Amendment 2 adding Park Institute of America
Amendment 3 adding Smithsonian Institution
Amendment 4 adding National Audubon Society – dba Audubon Florida, Audubon North Carolina, and Audubon South Carolina, replacing Audubon Florida, Audubon North Carolina, and Audubon South Carolina

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2023)
Amendment 1 adding University of North Georgia

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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
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Mary Boatman
Environmental Studies Chief
Office of Renewable Energy Programs
Environment Review Branch for Renewable Energy
mary.boatman@boem.gov
Jennifer Ewald
Science Communication Outreach Liaison
Division of Environmental Sciences
jennifer.ewald@boem.gov
Department of Defense Chris Petersen
Senior Natural Resources Specialist
Naval Facilities Engineering Command - Atlantic
chris.petersen@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 Laura Brandt
Regional Scientist
laura_brandt@fws.gov
Anna-Marie York
Grants Management Specialist
Science Applications
anna-marie_york@fws.gov
U.S. Forest Service Dana Roth
Assistant Station Director
Southern Research Station
dana.roth@usda.gov

Donna Ray
Regional Wildlife Ecologist
USFS Southern Region (R8)
donna.ray@usda.gov
Beth Schulte
Grants Management Specialist
Southern Research Station
beth.a.schulte@usda.gov

Plez West
Grants and Agreements Specialist
USFS Southern Region (R8)
plez.west@usda.gov
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Clay Porch
Director, Southeast Fisheries Sciences Center
clay.porch@noaa.gov
Michael Liddel
CESU Program Manager
Acting Branch Chief, Commercial Fishery Statistics
michael.liddel@noaa.gov
National Park Service Reggie Tiller
CESU Research Coordinator
reggie_tiller@nps.gov
Steven Sponaugle
Chief of Contracting
Southeast Regional Office/Interior Region 2
steven_sponaugle@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 Vacant/TBD
TBD @ usgs.gov
Faith Graves
CESU Contract Specialist
fgraves@usgs.gov
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
Auburn University Daowei Zhang
Associate Dean for Research, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences
zhangd1@auburn.edu
Darren May
Associate Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
ospadmn@auburn.edu
Christopher Newport University Nicole Guajardo
Dean, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
nguajard@cnu.edu

Robert Atkinson
Department of Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science
Atkinson@cnu.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
The Citadel Dena Garner
Director, Undergraduate Research Office
garnerd1@citadel.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
Clemson University Matt Brownlee
Associate Professor, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management
mbrownl@clemson.edu
Sheila Lischwe
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
cuosp@clemson.edu
College of Charleston Sebastian van Delden
Interim Dean, School of Sciences and Mathematics
vandeldensa@cofc.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
Duke University Shila Nordone
Director of Research Development
snordone@duke.edu
Keith Hurka-Owen
Associate Director
Office of Research Support
kpho@duke.edu
East Carolina University Hans Vogelsong
Associate Professor
Department of Recreation Sciences
vogelsongh@ecu.edu
Deborah Lundin
Director, Pre-Award Services
Office of Research Administration
ORA@ecu.edu
Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University Vonda Richardson
Associate Director
Cooperative Extension Program
vonda.richardson@famu.edu
Timothy Moore
Vice President for Research
timothy.moore@famu.edu

Glory Brown
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
glory.brown@famu.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) Kevin Caravati
Senior Research Scientist
Georgia Tech Research Institute
ATAS-Energy and Sustainability
Kevin.Caravati@gtri.gatech.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
Georgia Southern University Daniel Gleason
Director, Institute for Coastal Plain Science
dgleason@georgiasouthern.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
Marshall University Joe Ciccarello
Director, Grant/Contract Development
ciccarello@marshall.edu
Joe Ciccarello
Director, Grant/Contract Development
ciccarello@marshall.edu
North Carolina State University Richard Venditti
Interim Associate Dean for Research, College of Natural Resources
Elis and Signe Olsson Professor, Department of Forest Biomaterials
richardv@ncsu.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
Smithsonian Institution Scott Miller
Chief Scientist, Office of the Under Secretary for Science and Research
MillerS@si.edu
Karen Otiji
Acting Director, Office of Sponsored Projects
OtijiK@si.edu
Towson University Richard Seigel
Chair, Department of Biological Sciences
rseigel@towson.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
University of Central Florida Graham A. J. Worthy
Distinguished Research Professor and Hubbs-Sea World Professor
gworthy@mail.ucf.edu
Mindy Solivan
Assistant Director of Research Programs and Services
Office of Research and Commercialization
mindy.solivan@ucf.edu
University of Florida Sherry Larkin
Director, Florida Sea Grant
slarkin@ufl.edu
Stephanie Gray
Assistant Vice President for Research
ufawards@ufl.edu
University of Georgia Nate Nibbelink
Associate Dean, Research and Professor, Spatial Ecology and GIS
nate2@uga.edu
Jennifer Culbertson
Grants Coordinator III
Warnell Research Office
jculbertson@warnell.uga.edu
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Lawrence Band
Voit Gilmore Distinguished Professor of Geography and Director of the Institute for the Environment
lband@email.unc.edu
Tony Reevy
Senior Associate Director
UNC-Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment
reevy@email.unc.edu
University of North Carolina, Greensboro Evan Goldstein
Research Scientist
Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability
ebgoldst@uncg.edu
Valera Francis
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
vtfranc2@uncg.edu

Kimberly Littlefield
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
kplittle@uncg.edu
University of North Carolina, Wilmington Stuart Borrett
Associate Professor
Dept. of Biology and Marine Biology
borretts@uncw.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
University of North Florida John Kantner
Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School
j.kantner@unf.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
University of North Georgia Jacob Bateman McDonald
Assistant Professor of Geography and Geospatial Science
Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis
jmbateman@ung.edu
Yolanda Carr
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
yolanda.carr@ung.edu
University of South Carolina John Kupfer
Professor, Department of Geography
kupfer@sc.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
University of South Florida Travis Doering
Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies
Office of Research and Scholarship
College of Arts and Sciences
tdoering@usf.edu
Contact your sponsored programs office
University of West Georgia Ann McCleary
Director, Center for Public History
History Department
amcclear@westga.edu
Ashley Miller
Pre-Award Coordinator
Office of Research and Sponsored Projects
amiller@westga.edu
OTHER PARTNERS
Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy Jeff Holmes
Executive Director
jholmes@amphibiansreptiles.org
 
National Audubon Society – dba Audubon Florida, Audubon North Carolina, and Audubon South Carolina Julie Wraithmell
VP, Executive Director
Audubon Florida
jwraithmell@audubon.org

Curtis Smalling
Director of Conservation
Audubon North Carolina
Curtis.Smalling@audubon.org

Angelina Eisenhauer
Interim Executive Director
Audubon South Carolina
Angelina.Eisenhauer@audubon.org
Neeta Hatley
VP, Controller, Treasury and Financial Operations
National Audubon Society
Neeta.Hatley@audubon.org
Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc. Hal Robinson, Esq., LL.M.
Program Director and Director of Legal Affairs
hrobinson@galandtrust.org
 
Georgia Aquarium Alistair Dove
Director of Research and Conservation
adove@georgiaaquarium.org
 
Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division Jon Ambrose
Chief, Nongame Conservation Section
Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division
jon.ambrose@dnr.state.ga.us
 
The Jones Center at Ichauway
(formerly Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center)
Lora Smith
Associate Scientist
lora.smith@jonesctr.org
National Wildlife Federation Patty Glick
Senior Climate Adaptation Specialist
glick@nwf.org

Naomi Edelson
Senior Manager of State Wildlife Programs
edelsonn@nwf.org
The Orianne Society Christopher Jenkins
Executive Director
cljenkins@oriannesociety.org
Park Institute of America Maureen Finnerty
Acting Board Director
mfinn03@comcast.net