Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (GC-CESU) facilitates collaborative research, education and technical assistance pertaining to the human and natural environment, within and beyond the region, among federal and state agencies, universities and non-governmental organizations.
Host: Texas A&M University, AgriLife Research, Natural Resources Institute
Year Established: 2002
Host CESU Website
Director
Program Manager, Gulf Coast CESU
Natural Resources Institute
Phone: (979) 229-7734
Email: gccesu@tamu.edu
Federal Partners
Technical Representative
Crystal Keys
Contract Specialist
crystal.keys@bia.gov
Administrative Representative
Jo Ann Metcalfe
Grant Officer
Jo.Metcalfe@bia.gov
Technical Representatives
Anthony Bobo
Associate Deputy State Director of Natural Resources
a1bobo@blm.gov
Mike Setlock
jreganvienop@blm.gov
msetlock@blm.gov
Administrative Representatives
Ramon (Luis) Burgos-Candelaria
Grants Management Officer
rburgoscandelaria@blm.gov
Patricia Glass
pglass@blm.gov
Technical Representatives
Jennifer Ewald
Science Communication Outreach Liaison
Jennifer.Ewald@boem.gov
Melanie Damour
Marine Archaeologist
melanie.damour@boem.gov
Michael Rasser
Marine Biologist
michael.rasser@boem.gov
Administrative Representative
Briana Robinson
briana.robinson@boem.gov
Technical Representative
G.R. Rocky Gillette
Director, Partnerships & Innovation, DPAA
george.r.gillette.civ@mail.mil
Administrative Representative
Michael Dolski
michael.r.dolski.civ@mail.mil
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 Representative
Clay Porch
Southeast Fisheries Science Center Director
clay.porch@noaa.gov
Administrative Representative
Kadija Baffoe-Harding
kadija.baffoeharding@noaa.gov
Technical Representative
Reggie Tiller
CESU Research Coordinator
reggie_tiller@nps.gov
Administrative Representative
Steven Sponaugle
Chief of Contracting
steven_sponaugle@nps.gov
Technical Representative
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
Marty Daniel
marty.b.daniel.civ@army.mil
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
Administrative Representative
Lori Kruse-Johnson
lori.m.kruse-kohnson@usace.army.mil
Technical Representative
Cesar Blanco
cesar_blanco@fws.gov
Administrative Representative
Anna-Marie York
Grants Management Specialist
anna-marie_york@fws.gov
Technical Representative
Donna Ray
Supervisory Scientist
donna.ray@usda.gov
Administrative Representative
Plez West
Grants Agreement Specialist
plez.west@usda.gov
Technical Representative
Lynn Copeland
Center Director, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
lcopeland@usgs.gov
Administrative Representative
Faith Graves
Contract Specialist
fgraves@usgs.gov
Academic Partners
Technical Representative
Keerthi Mandyam
Professor
keerthi@alcorn.edu
Administrative Representative
Alfred Galtney
agaltney@alcorn.edu
Technical Representative
Jennifer Bouldin
Dean
jbouldin@astate.edu
Administrative Representative
Latonya Tidwell
ltidwell@astate.edu
Technical Representative
Daowei Zhang
Professor
zhangd1@auburn.edu
Administrative Representative
Gene Taylor
taylol2@auburn.edu
Technical Representative
Julie Ballenger
Limited Term Faculty
ballenger_julie@columbusstate.edu
Administrative Representative
Laneika Musalini
musalini_laneika@columbus.edu
Technical Representative
Alma DeRojas
Grant Specialist for Strategic Initiatives
derojaam@eckerd.edu
Administrative Representative
Jeffrey Goessling
goessljm@eckerd.edu
Technical Representative
Eric Chassignet
Director of the Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies and Professor
echassignet@fsu.edu
Administrative Representative
Pamela Ray
pray2@fsu.edu
Technical Representative
Robert Luckett
Professor
robert.luckett@jsums.edu
Administrative Representative
Michael Gates
michael.e.gates@jsums.edu
Technical Representative
Randall Terry
rgterry@lamar.edu
Administrative Representative
Randall Terry
rgterry@lamar.edu
Technical Representative
Sam Bentley
Professor
sjb@lsu.edu
Administrative Representative
Darya Courville
ddcourv@lsu.edu
Technical Representative
Mike Salassi
Director
msalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu
Administrative Representative
Wade Baumgartner
wbaumgartner@agcenter.lsu.edu
Technical Representative
Wes Burger
Dean
w.burger@msstate.edu
Administrative Representative
Jonathan Tucker
jtucker@controller.msstate.edu
Technical Representative
Debi Benoit
Director
debi.benoit@nicholls.edu
Technical Representative
Chad Hargrave
Vice President
cwhargrave@shsu.edu
Administrative Representative
Clayton Cottle
cottle@shsu.edu
Administrative Representative
Norma Frank
norma_frank@subr.edu
Technical Representative
Pat Stephens Williams
Professor
stephensp@sfasu.edu
Technical Representative
Louis Harveson
harveson@sulross.edu
Administrative Representative
Eric Funasaki
Dean
eric.funasaki@sulross.edu
Technical Representative
Ali Saleh
Director
saleh@tarleton.edu
Administrative Representative
Julie Bishop
jbishop@tamu.edu
Administrative Representatives
Paula Mathers
contracts@ag.tamu.edu
Debbie Danford
debborah.danford@ag.tamu.edu
Technical Representative
Loretta Battaglia
Director
loretta.battaglia@tamucc.edu
Administrative Representative
Julie Bishop
jbishop@tamu.edu
Technical Representative
Dimitris Lagoudas
Professor and Interim Department Head
lagoudas@tamu.edu
Administrative Representative
Crissy Stratta
cstratta@tamu.edu
Technical Representative
Katherine Kissmann
Associate Executive Director
kkissmann@tamu.edu
Administrative Representative
Crissy Stratta
cstratta@tamu.edu
Technical Representative
Antonietta Quigg
Regents Professor
quigga@tamug.edu
Administrative Representative
Crissy Stratta
cstratta@tamu.edu
Technical Representative
Bart Ballard
Associate Dean of Research and Department Chair
bart.ballard@tamuk.edu
Administrative Representative
Diana Polendo Luna
diana.luna@tamuk.edu
Technical Representative
Mohamed Abdelrahman
Provost and Senior Vice President
mabdelrahma@tamusa.edu
Administrative Representative
Patricia Zibluk
patricia.zibluk@tamusa.edu
Technical Representative
Siegfried Harden
Lecturer
sbharden@troy.edu
Administrative Representative
Leigh Ann Paramore
paramore@troy.edu
Technical Representative
Joshua Lewis
Research Associate Professor
jlewis9@tulane.edu
Administrative Representative
Kathleen Kozar
kkozar@tulane.edu
Technical Representative
Michael Fedoroff
Director
mpfedoroff@ua.edu
Administrative Representative
Angie Brown
angie@ua.edu
Technical Representative
Jean-Francois Meullenet
jfmeull@uark.edu
Administrative Representative
Michael Sisco
Associate Grants Officer
msisco@uark.edu
Technical Representative
Robert Ficklin
Professor and Associate Dean of Academic Institutions
ficklin@uamont.edu
Administrative Representative
Crystal Halley
halleyc@uamont.edu
Technical Representative
Michael Eggleton
Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
eggletonm@uapb.edu
Administrative Representative
Ebo Tei
teib@uapb.edu
Technical Representative
John Davis
Senior Associate Dean
jmdavis@ufl.edu
Administrative Representative
Stephanie Gray
ufawards@ufl.edu
Administrative Representative
Jill Frazier Tincher
jill.tincher@uga.edu
Technical Representative
Kumer Das
Interim VP for Research and Innovation
kumer.das@louisiana.edu
Administrative Representative
Jessica Baudoin
jessica.baudoin@louisiana.edu
Technical Representative
Kim Marie Tolson
tolson@ulm.edu
Administrative Representative
LaWanna Gilbert-Bell
Director
lbell@ulm.edu
Technical Representatives
Linda Nagel (GP)
lnagel@umn.edu
Megan Guerber (GP)
guerber@umn.edu
Kristen Nelson (GR)
Department Head, Professor, and GLNF CESU Co-director
nelso468@umn.edu
Administrative Representatives
Kelsey Grachek
Grants and Contracts Officer
grach013@umn.edu
Megan Guerber (GP)
guerber@umn.edu
Technical Representative
Martin O'Connell
Professor
moconnel@uno.edu
Technical Representative
Philip Carr
pcarr@southalabama.edu
Administrative Representative
Allen Parrish
awards@southalabama.edu
Technical Representative
Christopher Kiahtipes (GC)
kiahtipes@usf.edu
Administrative Representative
Patricia Michelle Twitmyer (GC)
mtwitmyer@usf.edu
Technical Representative
Marcia Landen
marcia.landen@usm.edu
Administrative Representative
Kelly Lucas
kelley.lucas@usm.edu
Technical Representative
Jay Banner
banner@jsg.utexas.edu
Administrative Representative
Renee Gonzales
rkgonzales@austin.utexas.edu
Technical Representative
Matthew Lee
matthew.lee@uthct.edu
Administrative Representative
Lisa Bush
lbush@uttyler.edu
Technical Representative
Alejandro Fierro
alejandro.fierrocabo@utrgv.edu
Technical Representative
Jeffery Merida
jmerida@uwa.edu
Administrative Representative
Rodney Granec
rgranec@uwa.edu
Technical Representative
Matthew Schwartz
mschwartz@uwf.edu
Administrative Representative
Jerry Lin
jlin@uwf.edu
Technical Representative
J. Mitchell Lockhart
jmlockha@valdosta.edu
Administrative Representative
Elizabeth "Ann" Olphie
ewolphie@valdosta.edu
Non-Profit Partners
Technical Representative
Chris Farmer
cfarmer@abcbirds.org
Administrative Representative
Daniel Lebbin
dlebbin@abcbirds.org
Technical Representative
Mylea Bayless
mbayless@batcon.org
Administrative Representative
Michael Nakamoto
mnakamoto@batcon.org
Technical Representatives
David Evers
Chief Scientist
david.evers@briwildlife.org
Dustin Meattey (GB, GR)
Director of Waterfowl Progam
dustin.meattey@briwildlife.org
Administrative Representatives
Lori Davis
Finance Director
lori.davis@briwildlife.org
Sharon Oehmig (GB, GR)
A/R and Budget Manager
Sharon.Oehmig@briwildlife.org
Technical Representative
John Valentine
jvalentine@disl.org
Administrative Representative
David England
dengland@disl.org
Administrative Representative
Aaron Pierce
apierce@ducks.org
Technical Representative
Rene Baumstark
rene.baumstark@myfwc.com
Administrative Representative
Charlotte Jerrett
charlotte.jerrett@myfwc.com
Technical Representative
Rebecca Bracken
rbracken@gcbo.org
Administrative Representative
Tricia Patton
tpatton@gcbo.org
Technical Representative
John Hall
jhall@HARCresearch.org
Administrative Representative
Robert Travis
btravis@HARCresearch.org
Technical Representative
Nicole Cormier
nicole@scienceforourcoast.org
Technical Representative
Carol Denhof
President
carol@longleafalliance.org
Administrative Representative
Anne Rilling
anne@longleafalliance.org
Technical Representative
Seth Blitch
sblitch@tnc.org
Administrative Representative
Rosanne Roegner
rroegner@tnc.org
Technical Representative
Christian "Alec" Jarboe
ajarboe@savethebuzztails.org
Technical Representative
Steve Duncan
dunbarcreek@gmail.com
Administrative Representative
Chera Willett
cwillett.trrcd@gmail.com
Technical Representative
Anthony DeNicola
tony.denicola@whitebuffaloinc.org
Administrative Representative
Jason Boulanger
jason.boulanger@whitebuffaloinc.org
Technical Representative
David Sumpter
dsumpter@wildlandsconservation.org
Other Partners
Administrative Representative
Garrick Dugger
garrick.dugger@agfc.ar.gov
Technical Representative
David Hayden
dhayden@wlf.la.gov
Administrative Representative
Bryan McClinton
bmcclinton@wlf.la.gov
Technical Representative
Katie Blount
kblount@mdah.ms.gov
Administrative Representative
Robert Benson
rbenson@mdah.ms.gov