Emile Elias
Director
Area of Expertise: water quantity and quality, hydrologic modeling, climate impacts to agriculture and forestry, climate adaptation and mitigation
Emile.Elias[@]usda.gov
Skye Aney
Coordinator
Area of Expertise: GIS, soils
Angus.Aney[@]usda.gov
Staff
Jackelyn “Jackie” Alessi
Communications Coordinator
Area of Expertise: scientific writing focused on natural resources management
jalessi[@]nmsu.edu
Guillermo Alvarez
AgRisk Viewer Fellow
Area of Expertise: conservation ecology
guillermo.alvarez1[@]montana.edu
Brandon Bestelmeyer
ARS Co-Lead
Research Leader, USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range
Area of Expertise: rangeland ecology
Brandon.Bestelmeyer[@]usda.gov
Joel Brown
Senior Science Advisor
Area of Expertise: rangeland management, soil carbon dynamics, shrub invasion, ecological sites
joelbrow[@]nmsu.edu
Reanna Burnett
Educational Resources Coordinator
Area of Expertise: creative media
reannab[@]nmsu.edu
Erin Connolly
Science Writer
Area of Expertise: science communication
erincon[@]nmsu.edu
Susan Cordell
USFS Co-Lead
Director and Research Ecologist, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry
Area of Expertise: restoration ecology
Susan.Cordell[@]usda.gov
Ericha Courtright
Program Specialist
Area of Expertise: data management, website building and maintenance, app testing, IT support
Ericha.Courtright[@]usda.gov
Helena Deswood
Tribal Coordinator
Area of Expertise: tribal engagement and outreach
Helena.Deswood[@]usda.gov
Katherine Fernald
Research Assistant
Area of Expertise: geology, geomorphology, atmospheric sciences, remote sensing
kfernald[@]nmsu.edu
Mason Gagliardi
Research Assistant
Area of Expertise: water resources / water scarcity
masonrg[@]nmsu.edu
Christian Giardina
USFS Co-Lead
Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service
Area of Expertise: climate change impacts on forest function and dynamics, the extent that different forestry and agroforestry practices mitigate climate change, climate change impacts on watershed functioning
Christian.p.Giardina[@]usda.gov
Jennifer Holguin
Postdoctoral Research Biologist
Area of Expertise: impacts of diverse anthropogenic threats, including invasive plant species, nitrogen deposition, and climate change
jholguin14[@]miners.utep.edu
Akriti Khadka
ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow
Area of Expertise: climate vulnerability and adaptation; human dimension of natural resource management
Akriti.Khadka[@]usda.gov
Amy Koch
NRCS Co-Lead
Area of Expertise: soil science
Amy.Koch[@]usda.gov
Lauren Kramer
Biological Science Technician
Area of Expertise: science synthesis and adaptation planning in forests
Lauren.Kramer[@]usda.gov
Ashley McGuigan
Hawai’i USAPI Coordinator
Area of Expertise: Pacific Island agroforestry, nutritional ecology, functional diversity and resilience, social-ecological resilience, climate adaptation and mitigation, climate resilient food systems
aamcguig[@]hawaii.edu
Lia Ossanna
Postdoctoral Researcher
Area of Expertise: restoration ecology and rangeland management
Courtney Peterson
Climate Adaptation Specialist
Area of Expertise: climate change adaptation, adaptive forest management, adaptive silviculture for climate change, human dimensions of natural resources.
Courtney.Peterson[@]colostate.edu
Paige Ramsey
Program Specialist
Area of Expertise: geography and GIS
Paige.Ramsey[@]usda.gov
Kelly Sayanagi
Education Director, Asombro Institute for Science Education
Area of Expertise: K-12 science education and curriculum
kelly[@]asombro.org
Noah Silber-Coats
Research Scientist
Area of Expertise: social Science, human-environment geography, water policy and institutions
noahsc[@]nmsu.edu
Emily Slaughter
Student Assistant
eslaught[@]nmsu.edu
Caiti Steele
Strategic Science Coordinator
Area of Expertise: climate impacts on water resources, cropland agriculture, and rangelands, climate adaptation in agroecosystems, remote sensing and spatial analysis
caiti[@]nmsu.edu
Maxwell Kay Strain
Postdoctoral Scientist
Area of Expertise: fire ecology, invasive species ecology, Great Basin ecosystems, dryland ecology, and biogeochemistry
kstrain[@]unr.edu
Sara Thompson
NRCS Co-Lead
NRCS NHQ Natural Resources Specialist
Area of Expertise: natural resources
Sara.Thompson[@]usda.gov
Maria Vicini
Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) Network Coordinator and Climate Adaptation Specialist with the Northern Institute of Applied Climate Science (NIACS)/Northern Forests Climate Hub
Area of Expertise: adaptive forest management
maria.vicini[@]colostate.edu
Marisa Wall
ARS Co-Lead
Director of the U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center
Area of Expertise: plant genetic resource management, crop improvement, pest and disease management, and postharvest technologies for tropical horticultural crops in the U.S. Pacific Basin
Marisa.Wall[@]usda.gov
