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ABOUT OUR TEAM
Native ReSILIENCE Project Team
Kyle Bocinsky
Climate Data and Resource Coordinator
Email: kyle.bocinsky@umt.edu
Website: University of Montana
Kelsey Jencso
Montana State Climatologist
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
Vicki Hebb
Native Climate Agricultural Producer Fellow
Kelsey Fitzgerald
Communications Coordinator
Meghan Collins
Youth Education Coordinator
Email: meghan.collins@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute
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
Gina McGuire
Native Resilience Research Fellow
Email: Gina.Mcguire@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute
Mary Cathleen Wilson
Resilience Reporter
Email: Mary.Wilson@dri.edu
Website: Desert Research Institute
Shecota Rae Nalwood Nez
Climate Reporter
Email: Shecota.Nez@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