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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.

HOST	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 Amendment 2 adding Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation, Inc. (on behalf of Kennesaw State University)
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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	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	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	Charles Rewa Wildlife Assessments Leader Resource Inventory and Assessment Division Charles.rewa@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
Kennesaw State University Research and Service Foundation, Inc. (on behalf of Kennesaw State University)	Tien Yee, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering tyee@kennesaw.edu	Rachel Kinney Executive Director, Sponsored Programs Administration rkinney6@kennesaw.edu
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	Michael F. Piehler Professor, Marine Sciences and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Director, UNC Institute for the Environment mpiehler@email.unc.edu	Susan Cohen Associate Director, UNC Institute for the Environment susanac@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	Tyler Sammis Executive Director tyler.sammis@parkinstituteofamerica.org