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The South Florida and Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (SFC CESU) hosted by the Florida International University is one of the second round CESUs created by the federal government under the leadership of the Department of the Interior to provide assistance to managers in federal land management, environmental and research agencies. The South Florida and Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, formed in 2000 and renewed in 2005, 2010, 2015, and 2020, is a partnership between nine federal agencies and 21 universities and other nonfederal partner institutions.
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Florida International University |
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ESTABLISHED | 2000 | |
WEBSITE | http://www.sfc-cesu.com | |
CO-DIRECTORS | Evelyn Gaiser George M. Barley, Jr. Endowed Chair of Everglades Research Institute of Environment Professor, Department of Biological Sciences Florida International University 11200 SW 8th Street, CASE 253 Miami, FL 33199 PHONE: (305) 348-6145 EMAIL: gaisere@fiu.edu |
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ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS | ||
Cooperative Agreement (2000) Cooperative Agreement (2005) Cooperative Agreement (2010) Cooperative Agreement (2015) Cooperative 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 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 |
Department of Defense | Michael Andrejko Natural Resources Project Manager michael.andrejko@us.af.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 |
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 | Carol Daniels, Ph.D. Science Advisor South Florida Caribbean CESU carol_daniels@nps.gov |
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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 | Kenneth Rice Center Director Wetland and Aquatic Research Center krice@usgs.gov |
Faith Graves CESU Contract Specialist fgraves@usgs.gov |
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS | ||
Barry University | Silvia Maciá Professor Biology smacia@barry.edu |
Michelle Gooding Director, Department of Grants and Sponsored Programs migooding@barry.edu grants@barry.edu |
Flagler College | Kelly Enright Director of Public History and Assistant Professor of History Department of Humanities kenright@flagler.edu |
Mary Jane Dillon Director of External Programs dillonmj@flagler.edu |
Florida A&M University | John Baldwin Helen Worthen Professor and Dean College of Agriculture and Food Sciences helen.worthen@famu.edu |
Glory Brown Director, Office of Sponsored Programs glory.brown@famu.edu |
Florida Atlantic University | John Baldwin Professor, Department of Biological Sciences jbaldwinn@fau.edu |
Camille Coley, J.D. Senior Vice President for Research ccoley@fau.edu |
Florida Gulf Coast University | Darren Rumbold Department of Marine and Ecological Sciences Director, Vester Marine Research Field Station avolety@fgcu.edu |
Dr. T. C. Yih Associate Vice President for Research and Dean, Graduate Studies Florida Gulf Coast University tcyih@fgcu.edu |
Florida Institute of Technology | Gary A. Zarillo Professor of Oceanography Department of Marine and Environmental Systems zarillo@fit.edu |
Carolyn R. Lockyer Director of Contracts clockyer@fit.edu |
Florida International University | Evelyn Gaiser George M. Barley, Jr. Endowed Chair of Everglades Research Professor, Department of Biological Sciences gaisere@fiu.edu |
Robert Gutierrez Assistant Vice President for Research gutierrr@fiu.edu |
Nova Southeastern University | Richard Dodge Professor and Dean Executive Director, National Coral Reef Institute Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography dodge@nova.edu |
Catherine M. Harlan Director, Office of Sponsored Programs charlan@nova.edu |
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 |
University of Florida | Frank Mazzotti Director, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center fjma@ifas.ufl.edu |
Stephanie Gray Assistant Vice President for Research ufawards@ufl.edu |
University of Miami | Helena Solo-Gabriele Professor and Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering hmsolo@miami.edu |
Maria Rojas Senior Manager, Sponsored Programs mrojas@miami.edu |
University of North Carolina, Wilmington | Michael Durako Professor, Department of Biology and Marine Biology durakom@uncw.edu |
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University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Campus | Manuel Valdés Pizzini Dean, College of Arts and Science manuel.valdes@upr.edu | decano.arci@uprm.edu |
Marisol Vera-Colon Director, UPRM Research and Development Center directorcid@uprm.edu |
University of South Florida | Lori Collins Director, Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies lcollins@usf.edu |
Contact your sponsored programs office |
University of the Virgin Islands | Richard S. Nemeth Research Professorof Marine Science Center for Marine and Environmental Studies rnemeth@uvi.edu |
Olusola Ewulo Director of Sponsored Programs olusola.ewulo@uvi.edu |
OTHER PARTNERS | ||
Audubon of Florida | Jerry Lorenz State Science Director jlorenz@audubon.org |
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Avian Research and Conservation Institute | Kenneth Meyer Executive Director meyer@arcinst.org |
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Cetacean Logic Foundation | Frank Marshall President clfinc@earthlink.net |
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Everglades Foundation | Tom Van Lent Director of Science and Policy tvanlent@evergladesfoundation.org |
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Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden | Jennifer Possley jpossley@fairchildgarden.org James Joseph Lange jlange@fairchildgarden.org |
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Institute for Regional Conservation | Craig van der Heiden CEO craig@regionalconservation.org |
Cara Abbott abbott@regionalconservation.org |
Ocean Research and Conservation Association | Edith Widder CEO / President ewidder@teamorca.org |
Warren Falls Managing Director wfalls@teamorca.org |