ABOUT OUR TEAM

Native Climate Project Team

Maureen McCarthy

Project Director

Email: Maureen.Mccarthy@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Kyle Bocinsky

Climate Data and Resource Coordinator

Email: kyle.bocinsky@umt.edu
Website: University of Montana

Kelsey Jencso

Montana State Climatologist

Email: Kelsey.Jencso@mso.umt.edu
Website: Montana Climate Office

Staci Emm

Tribal Extension and Agricultural Producer Coordinator

Email: emms@unr.edu
Website: University of Nevada Reno Extension

Trent Teegerstrom

Tribal Extension and Agricultural Producer Coordinator

Email: tteegers@ag.arizona.edu
Website: University of Arizona Extension

Vicki Hebb

Native Climate Agricultural Producer Fellow

Email: vhebb@unr.edu
Website: University of Nevada Reno Extension

Kelsey Fitzgerald

Communications Coordinator

Email: Kelsey.Fitzgerald@dri.edu
Website: University of Nevada Reno

Meghan Collins

Youth Education Coordinator

Email: meghan.collins@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Caiti Steele

Southwest Climate Hub Liason

Email: caiti@nmsu.edu
Website: Southwest Climate Hub

Dannele Peck

Northern Plains Climate Hub Liason

Email: dannele.peck@usda.gov
Website: Northern Plains Climate Hub

Ileah Kirchoff

Educational engagement coordinator

Email: ileah.kirchoff@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Crystal Miller

Native Climate Education Fellow

Email: crystal.miller@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Helena Deswood

Southwest Climate Hub, Tribal Liaison

Email: helena.deswood@usda.gov
Website: USDA Climate Hubs

Annika Mayer

Communications Designer

Email: annika.mayer@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Paige Johnson

Climate Data Fellow

Email: paige2.johnson@umontana.edu
Website: University of Montana

Gina McGuire

Native Climate Research Fellow

Email: Gina.Mcguire@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Sarah Sandoval

Climate Reporter

Email: Sarah.Sandoval@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Robin Smuda

Climate Reporter

Email: robin.smuda@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Mary Cathleen Wilson

Climate Reporter

Email: Mary.Wilson@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Andra Hawk-Valdez

Climate Reporter

Email: Andra.Valdez@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Shecota Rae Nalwood Nez

Climate Reporter

Email: Shecota.Nez@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Kimberlee Blevins

Climate Reporter

Email: Kimberlee.Blevins@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute

Advisory Group

Nikki Cooley

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Climate change program director

Virgil Dupuis

Extension director, Salish Kootenai College

Michael Durglo, Jr.

CSKT Historical Preservation Dept. Head, Climate Change Adaptation Committee

Chris Honahnie

Southwestern Indian Agricultural Association, Board Member

Daniella Hirschfeld

Utah State University, Associate Professor Climate Adaptation Science Program

Brett Hess

Executive Director, Western Association of Agriculture Experiment Station Directors

Doreen Hauser-Lindstrom

Western Extension Directors Association

Paul Lachapelle

Professor, Montana State University and Climate Smart network founder

John Phillips

Executive Director, First American Land-grant Consortium

Erin Riley

USDA-NIFA, National Program Leader for Tribal Programs

James Rattling Leaf, Sr.

North Central CASC Tribal Advisor and Great Plains Tribal Water Alliance Coordinator

Teresa Spaeth

Veden Chair of Rurual Economic Development, University of Minnesota

Tamara Wall

Desert Research Institute, Co-Director California-Nevada Adaptation Program

Stefan Tangen

North Central CASC, Tribal Resilience Liaison