ABOUT OUR TEAM

Native Climate Project Team

Maureen McCarthy

Maureen McCarthy

Project Director

Kyle Bocinsky

Kyle Bocinsky

Climate Data and Resource Coordinator

Kelsey Jencso

Kelsey Jencso

Montana State Climatologist

Staci Emm

Staci Emm

Tribal Extension and Agricultural Producer Coordinator

Trent Teegerstrom

Trent Teegerstrom

Tribal Extension and Agricultural Producer Coordinator

Vicki Hebb

Vicki Hebb

Native Climate Agricultural Producer Fellow

Kelsey Fitzgerald

Kelsey Fitzgerald

Communications Coordinator

Meghan Collins

Meghan Collins

Youth Education Coordinator

Caiti Steele

Caiti Steele

Southwest Climate Hub Liason

Dannele Peck

Dannele Peck

Northern Plains Climate Hub Liason

Ileah Kirchoff

Ileah Kirchoff

Educational engagement coordinator

Crystal Miller

Crystal Miller

Native Climate Education Fellow

Helena Deswood

Helena Deswood

Southwest Climate Hub, Tribal Liaison

Annika Mayer

Annika Mayer

Communications Designer

Paige Johnson

Paige Johnson

Climate Data Fellow

Gina McGuire

Gina McGuire

Native Climate Research Fellow

Sarah Sandoval

Sarah Sandoval

Climate Reporter

Robin Smuda

Robin Smuda

Climate Reporter

Mary Cathleen Wilson

Mary Cathleen Wilson

Climate Reporter

Andra Hawk-Valdez

Andra Hawk-Valdez

Climate Reporter

Shecota Rae Nalwood Nez

Shecota Rae Nalwood Nez

Climate Reporter

Kimberlee Blevins

Climate Reporter

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