The Californian CESU was established at the University of California (Berkeley) in 2003. Originally consisting of four federal agency and eight non-federal partners, the CESU has grown to include a total of 13 federal partners and 27 non-federal partners.
The mission of the Californian CESU is to provide research, technical assistance and education across the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences to address natural and cultural resource management issues at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context in California and nationally as appropriate.
Host: University of California (Berkeley)
Year Established: 2003
Host CESU Website
Leadership
Executive Associate Dean and Professor of Biometeorology
Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
University of California (Berkeley)
Phone: (510) 642-2874
Email: baldocchi@berkeley.edu
Financial Analyst - Dean's Office
Rausser College of Natural Resources
University of California, Berkeley
Email: naluig@berkeley.edu
Federal Partners

Technical Representatives
Crystal Keys
Contract Specialist
crystal.keys@bia.gov
Elisha Flores
Pacific Regional Tribal Climate Resilience Coordinator, Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience
elisha.flores@bia.gov

Technical Representatives
Mike Setlock
jreganvienop@blm.gov
msetlock@blm.gov
Elin Pierce
CA Lead for Landscape Ecology, NRDAR and Soils Programs, California BLM
epierce@blm.gov
Administrative Representative
Ramon (Luis) Burgos-Candelaria
Grants Management Officer
rburgoscandelaria@blm.gov

Technical Representatives
Michael Rasser
Marine Biologist
michael.rasser@boem.gov
Abby Ryder
Environmental Studies Coordinator, Pacific OCS Region
Abigail.Ryder@boem.gov

Technical Representative
Jabaid Kabir
Chief, Decision Analysis Branch
jkabir@usbr.gov
Technical Representative
Nick Murdock
Agency Natural Resources, NEPA, NESS Program Manager
nicholas.a.murdock@nasa.gov
Administrative Representative
Jessica Burnett
jessica.burnett@nasa.gov

Technical Representatives
Kristen Koch
Deputy Director, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
kristen.c.koch@noaa.gov
Meghan Donahue
Director of Operations, Management and Information, SWFSC
meghan.donahue@noaa.gov
Kadija Baffoe-Harding
CESU Program Director
kadija.baffoeharding@noaa.gov

Technical Representative
Ben Becker
CESU Research Coordinator
ben_becker@nps.gov

Technical Representative
Charlie Rewa
Wildlife Assessments Leader
Charles.rewa@usda.gov
Administrative Representative
Aileen Anderson
Grants Management Specialist
aileen.anderson@usda.gov

Technical Representatives
Kathy Mitchell
CESU Project Manager
Kathy.S.Mitchell@usace.army.mil
Jennifer (Jenn) Seiter-Moser
Technical Director, Environmental Engineering and Sciences
Jennifer.M.Seiter-Moser@usace.army.mil
Administrative Representative
Sherry Whitaker
CESU Program Manager
sherry.l.whitaker@usace.army.mil

Technical Representatives
Joshua Friers
Natural and Cultural Resources Programs Manager
joshua.friers.2@us.af.mil
Liz Galli-Noble
Legacy Resource Management Program Director
elizabeth.j.galli-noble.civ@mail.mil
Derrick Golla
Natural Resources Lead Associate
golla_derrick@bah.com
Kimberly O'Connor
Conservation Program Manager, Commander - US Pacific Fleet
kimberly.oconnor@navy.mil

Technical Representative
Cesar Blanco
cesar_blanco@fws.gov
Academic Partners
Technical Representative
Benjamin Ruttenberg
Professor, Biological Sciences Department
bruttenb@calpoly.edu
Technical Representative
James Howard
Dean, College of Natural Resources
cnrsdean@humboldt.edu
Technical Representative
Jayson Smith
Professor, Biological Sciences
jaysonsmith@cpp.edu
Technical Representatives
Donald Rodriguez
Associate Professor and Chair, Environmental Science and Resource
Donald.Rodriguez@csuci.edu
Sean Anderson
Professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management
Sean.Anderson@csuci.edu
Technical Representative
Richard Tafalla
Professor, Psychology Department
rjtafalla@csuchico.edu
Technical Representatives
Aric Mine
Associate Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences
amine@csufresno.edu
Doug Carey
Director, Research and Sponsored Programs
dcarey@mail.fresnostate.edu
Technical Representative
Jennifer Burnaford
Associate Profesor, Department of Biological Sciences
jburnaford@fullerton.edu
Technical Representative
Andres Aguilar
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
aaguil67@calstatela.edu
Technical Representative
James Lindholm
Professor and Chair, Department of Marine Science
jlindholm@csumb.edu
Technical Representative
Chris Sanford
Associate Vice President, Research and Sponsored Programs
christopher.sanford@csun.edu
Technical Representative
Susan Crawford
Professor and Chair, Chemistry Department
scrawford@csus.edu
Technical Representatives
Patrick Kelly
Professor and Coordinator, Endangered Species Recovery Program
pkelly@esrp.csustan.edu
Joyce Bell
Director, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs
Belljbell6@csustan.edu
Technical Representative
Ivano Aiello
Professor and Chair, Moss Landing Marine Laboratory
ivano.aiello@sjsu.edu
Technical Representatives
Daniel Pondella, II
Associate Professor, Biology Department
pondella@oxy.edu
Chelsea Williams
Assistant Director, Vantuna Research Group
cmunoz@oxy.edu
Technical Representatives
Mary Anastasi
Grants Officer
mary.anastasi@pepperdine.edu
Florybeth La Valle
Professor of Biology
florybeth.lavalle@pepperdine.edu
Technical Representative
Rebecca Lewsion
Associate Professor, Biology Department
rlewison@mail.sdsu.edu
Technical Representative
Gretchen LeBuhn
Professor, Department of Biology
lebuhn@sfsu.edu
Technical Representative
Matthew Clark
Professor and Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Analysis
matthew.clark@sonoma.edu
Technical Representative
Adriana Stowell
Budget and Research Coordinator
Adriana.Stowell@csulb.edu
Technical Representative
Robert Jackson
Douglas Provostial Professor and Chair, Department of Earth System Science
rob.jackson@stanford.edu
Technical Representative
Albert Ruhi
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Policy, and Managment
albert.ruhi@berkeley.edu
Technical Representatives
Daniel Potter
Professor, Department of Plant Sciences
dpotter@ucdavis.edu
Jim Quinn
Professor Emeritus, Director - Information Center for the Environment
jfquinn@ucdavis.edu
Gary Bucciarelli
Director of the Davis Laasen Field Station, Adjunct Professor
garyb@ucdavis.edu
Technical Representative
Travis Huxman
Director, Center for Environmental Biology
thuxman@uci.edu
Technical Representatives
H. Bradley Shaffer
Distinguished Professor, Department of Ecology anf Evolutionary Biology
brad.shaffer@ucla.edu
David Blake
Assistant Director for UCLA'S Stunt Ranch Santa Monica Reserve
dblake0405@g.ucla.edu
Technical Representative
Jeffrey Jenkins
Assistant Professor, Department of Management of Complex Systems
jjenkins8@ucmerced.edu
Technical Representatives
Lynn Sweet
Asisstant Research Ecologist, Center for Conservation Biology
lynn.sweet@ucr.edu
Emma Aronson
Associate Professor, Environmental Microbiologist, Director of the Microbiology Graduate Program
emma.aronson@ucr.edu
Technical Representative
David Holway
Professor of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution
dholway@ucsd.edu
Technical Representative
Marion Wittman
Executive Director, UC Santa Barbara Natural Reserve System
mwittmann@nrs.ucsb.edu
Technical Representative
Dan Costa
Director, Institute of Marine Science
costa@biology.ucsc.edu
Technical Representative
Robyn Hejmej
Director of Research Stategy and Development
robyngil@usc.edu
Non-Profit Partners
Technical Representative
Rebecca Johnson
Co-Director, Center for Biodiversity
rjohnson@calacademy.org
Technical Representative
Nancy Wahl-Scheurich
Executive Director
nancy-wahlscheurich@carcd.org
Technical Representative
Doug Johnson
Executive Director
dwjohnson@cal-ipc.org
Technical Representatives
Aaron Sims
Rare Plant Program Director
asims@cnps.org
Brock Wimberley
Sr. Director of Operations
bwimberley@cnps.org
Technical Representatives
Rodney Siegel
Executive Director
rsiegel@birdpop.org
Steve Albert
Director for Demographic Monitoring Programs
salbert@birdpop.org
Technical Representative
David Garcelon
President
garcelon@iws.org
Technical Representatives
Gregory Schorr
President
gschorr@marecotel.org
Brenda Rone (CA)
Research Scientist
brenda.rone@marecotel.org
Administrative Representative
Gregory Schorr
President
gschorr@marecotel.org
Technical Representatives
Valerie Grussing
Executive Director
valerie@nathpo.org
Melissa Madrigal
Operations Director
melissa@nathpo.org
Technical Representative
James Sulentich
Executive Director of the National Communities Coalition
jsulentich@occonservation.org
Technical Representative
Dan Robinette
Coast Marine Program Leader, Point Blue Vandenberg Field Station
drobinette@pointblue.org
Technical Representative
Kevin Clark
Ecologist
kclark@sdnhm.org
Technical Representative
Ronald Swaisgood
Brown Chair/Director of Applied Animal Ecology, Institute for Conservation Research
rswaisgood@sandiegozoo.org
Technical Representatives
Steve Windhager
Executive Director
swindhager@sbbg.org
Lang Waters
President, Board of Directors
alltheyearscombine@gmail.com
Heather Schneider
Director of Conservation and Research
hschneider@sbbotanicgarden.org
Technical Representative
Jeff Lauder
Interim Executive Director
jeff@sierrastreamsinstitute.org
Technical Representatives
Pierre Comizzoli (GP, RM)
comizzolip@si.edu
Scott Miller (PSAC)
Chief Scientist
MillerS@si.edu
Javier Mateo Vega (SFC)
Assistant Under Secretary of Research Programs and Partnerships
Administrative Representative
Karen Otiji (CA)
Director
Otijik@si.edu
Technical Representatives
Jeff Boehm
Chief External Relations Officer
boehmj@tmmc.org
Dominic Travis
Chief Programs Officer
travisd@tmmc.org
Mariah Tengler
Research Program and Data Manager
tenglerm@tmmc.org
Other Partners
Technical Representative
Zia Schatz
Program Coordinator, Watershed Stewards Program
Zia.Schatz@ccc.ca.gov
Technical Representative
Katherine Brandy
DWR Project Manager
katherine.bandy@water.ca.gov
Technical Representative
Melissa Russo
Museum Director
Melissa.Russo@sbcm.sbcounty.gov
