Members of the Climate, Forests and Woodlands Community of Practice (CoP) core leadership team are listed below. Members shown here are those who have guided the CoP topics and direction, contributed by developing content, assisted with editing and reviewing content, and answered user questions. Additional members of the CoP have contributed content, reviews, and expertise; they are listed as authors and reviewers in the pages of the CoP.
Leadership Team
Valerie Barber, Assistant Research Professor, Director of University of Alaska Fairbanks Forest Products Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Forest Sciences.
Michael Crimmins, Climate Change Subject Team Leader. Climate Science Extension Specialist, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
Amy Grotta, Assistant Professor and Extension Forester, Oregon State University, Extension Forestry and Natural Resources Program.
Chris Jones, Associate Agent, University of Arizona Gila County Extension
Mark Megalos, COP Lead Contact and Principal Investigator, Extension Associate Professor, North Carolina State University Extension Forestry. Co-Lead contact: mark_megalos@ncsu.edu.
Eric Norland, CoP CSREES Liaison. National Program Leader, Forest Resource Management, USDA, Natural Resources and Environment, CSREES.
Chris Schnepf, Area Extension Educator-Forestry, University of Idaho Extension, Forestry.
Kristi Sullivan, Extension Associate, Wildlife Conservation and Management, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources.
Eric Taylor, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Texas AgriLife Research & Extension Center. Specialization: Forest Management.
Initial LaunchPlanning Team ( 2011)
Peter Kolb, Montana State University Extension Forestry Specialist and Associate Professor of Forest Ecology, University of Montana College of Forestry and Conservation, Department of Ecosystem Science and Management.
Martin Twer, Web-Based Communications Specialist, Forestry Instructor, University of Montana College of Forestry and Conservation.
Edward Martin, CoP Administrative Advisor. Associate Director of Programs, University of Arizona, Cooperative Extension.
Eric Norland, CoP CSREES Liaison. National Program Leader, Forest Resource Management, USDA, Natural Resources and Environment, CSREES.
Gregg Garfin, Deputy Director for Science Translation, University of Arizona, Institute of the Environment.
Ben Jackson, Professor, University of Georgia, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.
Melanie Lenart, Translational Science Extension Consultant, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
Eli Sagor, Extension Educator, Forest Ecology and Management.
Bill Stewart, Forestry Specialist, University of California Cooperative Extension, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management.
Cindy Miner, Communications and Applications Program Manager, United States Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station.
Chris Schnepf, Area Extension Educator-Forestry, University of Idaho Extension, Forestry.
Kristi Sullivan, Extension Associate, Wildlife Conservation and Management, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources.
James Johnson, Associate Dean, Outreach and International Programs/Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Program Leader, Oregon State University, College of Forestry.
Valerie Barber, Assistant Research Professor, Director of University of Alaska Fairbanks Forest Products Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Department of Forest Sciences.
Amy Grotta, Assistant Professor and Extension Forester, Oregon State University, Extension Forestry and Natural Resources Program.
Glen Ahrens, Extension Forester. Oregon State University.