Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Federal Agencies

The PNW CESU has 13 federal agency partners.

  TECHNICAL
REPRESENTATIVE
ADMINISTRATIVE
REPRESENTATIVE
 
Bureau of Indian Affairs ACTING TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE

Wenona Wilson, Division Chief
Division of Environmental Services and Cultural Resources Management
Bureau of Indian Affairs / Office of Trust Services
Phone: 505-879-9579 | Email: wenona.wilson@bia.gov
Division of Environmental Services and Cultural Resources Management | Indian Affairs

Andi Wilson
Grants Management Officer
Division of Acquisition Management 
U.S Department of the Interior, Indian Affairs
12201 Sunrise Valley Drive
Mail Stop – 244
Reston, VA 20192
(571) 560-0398
andrea.wilson@bia.gov
Bureau of Land Management

ACTING TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE

James (Jim) Regan-Vienop
GS0401 – Section Chief
Branch of Planning, Monitoring, and Social Sciences
Bureau of Land Management
jreganvienop@blm.gov

Stephanie McBride
Grants Management Specialist
Bureau of Land Management
(303) 916-1202
smcbride@blm.gov
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Dr. Rodney E. Cluck
Division Manager, Environmental Sciences
Environmental Studies Program
Office of Environmental Programs
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Department of the Interior
45600 Woodland Road
Suite #361, MS: VAM-OEP
Sterling VA 20166
Rodney.Cluck@boem.gov
571-296-4061
Briana Smith
Business Operations Manager
Office of Environmental Programs
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Department of the Interior
Briana.Smith@boem.gov
Department of War Todd A. Zuchowski
Wildlife Biologist
JBLM – Public Works – Environmental Division
Fish and Wildlife (F&W) Program
1210 Mann Ave, Box 339500
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98433-9500
todd.a.zuchowski.civ@army.mil

Forrest Cobb
Natural Infrastructure Coordinator
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War (Environmental Management & Restoration)
Office of the Assistant Secretary of War (Energy, Installations, and Environment)
forrest.h.cobb2.civ@mail.mil

Jessica Foiles
Deputy Branch Chief, Military, Interagency and Environmental Branch (MIEB)
Acting, Section Chief CESU
USACE Regional Planning & Environmental Center
Jessica.J.Foiles@usace.army.mil

Jennifer Oelke Farley
Manager, DoW Natural Resources Program
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of War (Environmental Management & Restoration)
Office of the Assistant Secretary of War (Energy, Installations, and Environment)
jennifer.l.oelkefarley.civ@mail.mil

Derrick Golla
DoW Environmental Planning and Conservation CTR
golla_derrick@bah.com

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ACTING TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE

Michael Liddel, PhD 
Acting Director, Science Information Division (ST6), Office of Science and Technology 
NOAA Fisheries | U.S. Department of Commerce
Office: 301-427-8139
michael.liddel@noaa.gov

Julie Whitaker
Chief, Acquisitions, Grants, and Agreements Division
Management & Budget Office
National Ocean Service
(808) 725-5296 (Office)
‪(302) 930-0166‬ (Google voice)
(301) 461-5698 (Cell)
julie.whitaker@noaa.gov
National Park Service Ben Becker, Ph.D.
Co-Lead Pacific Northwest CESU
National Park Service Ecologist for the Californian, Hawai’i Pacific Islands, and Great Basin CESUs
Ben_Becker@nps.gov
Pending
Natural Resources Conservation Service TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE AND COUNCIL MEMBER

Jonathan H. Smith Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Soil Science and Resource Assessment
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(301) 215-0347
Jonathan.smith@usda.gov

Jonathan H. Smith Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Soil Science and Resource Assessment
Natural Resources Conservation Service
(301) 215-0347
Jonathan.smith@usda.gov

Tessa Garcia
Grants Management Specialist
USDA Farm Production and Conservation-Business Center
tessa.garcia@usda.gov
651-602-7872

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jennifer Seiter-Moser
Technical Director
Civil Engineering Programs
Engineer Research and Development Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Phone: (601) 634-3750
jennifer.m.seiter-moser@usace.army.mil
Sherry Whitaker
CESU Program Manager
Engineer Research and
Development Center
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Phone: (601) 634-2990
sherry.l.whitaker@usace.army.mil
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Nate Moeller, MPA
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior
nmoeller@usbr.gov 
Office: (208)378-5211
Cell: (986)256-2916​
Nate Moeller, MPA
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
Columbia-Pacific Northwest Region
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior
nmoeller@usbr.gov 
Office: (208)378-5211
Cell: (986)256-2916
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nanette W. H. Seto
Chief, Migratory Birds and Habitat Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service​, Pacific Region (WA, OR, ID, and Pacific Islands)
911 NE 11th Avenue
Portland, OR 97232
Cell: 503-505-4358
Pronouns: she/her
nanette_seto@fws.gov
ACTING ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE

Mike Slattery
Acting Deputy Assistant Director
Science Applications
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
177 Admiral Cochrane Drive
Annapolis, MD 21401
(202) 870-1072 – mobile
michael_slattery@fws.gov

U.S. Forest Service National Forest System Amarina Wuenschel
Blue Mountains Area Ecologist
Malheur, Umatilla, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests
U.S. Forest Service
1550 Dewey Avenue
Baker City, OR 97814
Phone: 541-523-1232
amarina.e.wuenschel@usda.gov
Jessica Clark
Grants Management Specialist
Pacific Northwest Region
U.S. Forest Service
1220 SW Third Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
jessica.clark@usda.gov
U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station Simon Kihia
Research Program Manager
Pacific Northwest Research Station
U.S. Forest Service
400 N 34th Street, Suite 201
Seattle, WA 98103-8600
Phone: (206) 732-7846
Fax: (206) 732-7801
simon.kihia@usda.gov
Nick Tarvin
Partnership Liaison Specialist
Pacific Northwest Research Station
U.S. Forest Service
jerry.tarvin@usda.gov

Vi Ta
Supervisory Grants Management Specialist 
U.S. Forest Service Station Director’s Office (SDO)
Pacific Northwest Research Station
c: 202-981-4690
vi.ta@usda.gov

U.S. Geological Survey Mark A. Ricca, Ph.D.
Supervisory Biologist
USGS-Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
777 NW 9th St #400
Corvallis, OR 97330
541-750-1038
571-926-7003 (mobile) note new #.
Mark A Ricca | U.S. Geological Survey (usgs.gov)
Email: mark_ricca@usgs.gov
Sherri Ly Bredesen
Chief, National Grants Branch
U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Acquisition and Grants, MS 205
Reston, VA 20192
Phone: (703) 648-7485
Email: sbredesen@usgs.gov