Organizing committee
The following people serve on the Biennial Conference organizing committee, helping to identify keynote speakers, symposium and session organizers, and potential sponsors. In addition to organizing the conference, these people are the point of contact for their organizations and can help answer your questions. The 15th Biennial Conference would not be possible without their hard work!
James Allen
Executive Director, NAU School of Forestry Director
Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Todd Chaudhry
Research Coordinator, Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, National Park Service
Adjunct Faculty, NAU School of Forestry
Nikki Cooley
Assistant Director, NAU Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals
Teo Melis
Deputy Director, Southwest Biological Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Erika Nowak
Assistant Research Faculty, NAU School of Earth and Sustainability & NAU Department of Biological
Sciences Herpetologist, Colorado Plateau Research Station
Carolyn Sieg
Plant Research Ecologist, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service