{"id":24,"date":"2018-08-07T02:04:45","date_gmt":"2018-08-07T09:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/biennial-conference-of-science-management\/organizing-committee\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T22:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T22:33:10","slug":"organizing-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/biennial-conference-of-science-management\/organizing-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizing Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Organizing committee<\/h1>\n<p>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 17th Biennial Conference would not be possible without their hard work!<\/p>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-525 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/01\/clare_aslan_website-167x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<h2>Clare Aslan<\/h2>\n<p>Director, School of Earth and Sustainability, and\u00a0Co-Director, Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Clare.Aslan@nau.edu\">Clare.Aslan@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-tall-banner-image-sm wp-image-571\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/02\/David_Auty_profile_photo_WEB-1-167x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<h2>David Auty<\/h2>\n<p>Executive Director, NAU School of Forestry Director<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:David.Auty@nau.edu\">David.Auty@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-519 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/01\/elder-150x195-1-150x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<h2>Diana Frances Elder<\/h2>\n<p>Associate Dean, College of the Environment, Forestry, &amp; Natural Sciences, and Director, Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Diana.Elder@nau.edu\">Diana.Elder@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-tall-banner-image-sm wp-image-565\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/02\/Geiger-SBSC_web-167x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<h2>Erika L. Geiger<\/h2>\n<p>Supervisory Biologist,\u00a0USGS Southwest Biological Science Center<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:egeiger@usgs.gov\">egeiger@usgs.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-524 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/01\/Catherine_Gehring_web-167x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<h2>Catherine Gehring<\/h2>\n<p>Regents\u2019 and Lucking Family Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, and\u00a0Co-Director, Center for Adaptable Western Landscapes<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Catherine.Gehring@nau.edu\">Catherine.Gehring@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-tall-banner-image-sm wp-image-23\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2018\/08\/Ted-Melis-photo-ek-167x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<h2>Teo Melis<\/h2>\n<p>Deputy Director,\u00a0USGS Southwest Biological Science Center<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:tmelis@usgs.gov\">tmelis@usgs.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-tall-banner-image-sm wp-image-562\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/02\/Jackson_Leonard_Head-shot_web-167x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<h2>Jackson Leonard<\/h2>\n<p>Research Ecologist and\u00a0Scientist-in-Charge, Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest,\u00a0USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:jackson.m.leonard@usda.gov\">jackson.m.leonard@usda.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-512 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/01\/2023-Rensink-portrait-black-white_web-167x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<h2>Brenden W. Rensink<\/h2>\n<p>Professor of History &amp; Associate Director,\u00a0BYU Redd Center for Western Studies<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:bwrensink@byu.edu\">bwrensink@byu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-516 size-tall-banner-image-sm\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2025\/01\/Megan-Swan-167x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<h2>Megan Swan<\/h2>\n<p>Botanist, Southern Colorado Plateau I&amp;M Network, National Park Service<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Megan_Swan@nps.gov\">Megan_Swan@nps.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-tall-banner-image-sm wp-image-19\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/94\/2018\/08\/Barbara-Ralston-ek-167x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"186\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-2\">\n    <\/p>\n<h2>Amy Waltz<\/h2>\n<p>Director, Ecological Restoration Institute<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Amy.Waltz@nau.edu\">Amy.Waltz@nau.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organizing committee The following people serve on the Biennial Conference organizing committee, helping to identify keynote speakers, symposium and session organizers, and potential sponsors. 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