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ITEP Team and contact information:
(all phone numbers are in the 928 area code except where noted)

Front Office/Administration and Support
Ann Marie Chischilly Vice President, Office of Native American Initiatives Ann-Marie.Chischilly@nau.edu
Mehrdad Khatibi Co-Director 523-0946 Mehrdad.Khatibi@nau.edu
Nikki Cooley Co-Director 523-7046 Nikki.Cooley@nau.edu
Melinda Yaiva Assistant Manager 523-6408 Melinda.Yaiva@nau.edu
Zane Jacobs Events Coordinator Zane.Jacobs@nau.edu
Clarence C Application System Analyst Clarence.Cooley@nau.edu
Kimberly Dalton Social Media Specialist Kimberly.Dalton@nau.edu
Vacant Accounting & Admin. Assistant

Air Quality
Christal Black Assistant Manager 523-8410 Christal.Black@nau.edu
Sharlene Brown Administrative Assistant, Sr. 523-5504 Sharlene.Brown@nau.edu
Marissa Adams Program Coordinator Sr. Marissa.Adams@nau.edu

Environmental Education Outreach Program
Mansel Nelson Manager 523-1275 Mansel.Nelson@nau.edu
Vacant Program Coordinator Int.
Marissa Adams Program Coordinator Sr. Marissa.Adams@nau.edu

National Environmental Information Exchange Network
Lydia Scheer Manager 523-6887 Lydia.Scheer@nau.edu
Vacant Program Coordinator Int.
Vacant Program Coordinator, Sr.

National Tribal Water Council
Elaine Wilson Manager 480/340-2306 Elaine.Wilson@nau.edu
Elaina Doral Program Coordinator Int. 602/826-0779 Elaina.Doral@nau.edu

National Tribal Air Association
Vacant Manager
Vacant Program Coordinator Int.
Davina Whitethorne Project Assistant Davina.Whitethorne@nau.edu

Tribes & Climate Change Program
Nikki Cooley Co-Director 523-7046 Nikki.Cooley@nau.edu
Karen Cozzetto Manager 523-6758 Karen.Cozzetto@nau.edu
Kelsey Morales Assistant Manager 523-7793 Kelsey.Morales@nau.edu
Ashley Gries Program Coordinator, Sr. 699-9238 Ashley.Gries@nau.edu
Cara Corbin Sr. EJ TCTAC Coordinator Cara.Corbin@nau.edu
Kieren Daley Laursen Sr. Coordinator Kieren.Daley-Laursen@nau.edu
Laureen Lewis Administrative Assistant 523-6327 Laureen.Lewis@nau.edu
Kelsey Jensen Research Associate Kelsey.Jensen@nau.edu
Taryn Bell Research Assistant Taryn.Bell@nau.edu
Kim Shaw Internship Coordinator Kim.Shaw@nau.edu

TAMS Center
Christopher Lee Manager 702/784-8278 Christopher.Lee@nau.edu
Darlene Santos Administrative Assistant, Sr. 702/784-8264 Darlene.Santos@nau.edu
Vacant Program Coordinator
Angelique Luedeker Technical Training Analyst 282-8101 Angelique.Luedeker@nau.edu
Michael King Technical Training Analyst 505/672-8612 Michael.King@nau.edu
Melinda Ronca-Battista Research Associate 602/616-2218 Melinda.Ronca-Battista@nau.edu

Tribal Pesticide Program Council
Mark Daniels Manager 523-8897 Mark.Daniels@nau.edu
McKenna King Project Assistant mck243@nau.edu

Tribal Clean Transportation Program
Vacant Program Coordinator, Sr.

Waste & Response Management
Todd Barnell Manager 523-3840 Todd.Barnell@nau.edu
Julie Meikowski Assistant Manager 523-9404 Julie.Meikowski@nau.edu
Amanda Kapp Program Coordinator, Sr. 526-0583 Amanda.Kapp@nau.edu

Office of Native American Initiatives
Ann Marie Chischilly Vice President, Native American Initiatives 523-3849 Ann-Marie.Chischilly@nau.edu
Ron Lee Assistance Vice President for Native American Initiatives 523-6058 Ron.Lee@nau.edu
Dr. Ora Marek-Martinez Executive Director, Native American Cultural Center 523-8532 Ora.Marek-Martinez@nau.edu

ITEP Faculty & Research Affiliates
Bill Auberle Professor, Retired
WAUBERLE@msn.com
Dr. Laura Huenneke Professor, NAU School of Earth Sciences & Environmental Sustainability 523-2599 Laura.Huenneke@nau.edu
Dr. Octaviana Trujillo Professor of Applied Indigenous Studies 523-8788 Octaviana.Trujillo@nau.edu
Bridget Bero Professor & Chair 523-2051 Bridget.Bero@nau.edu
Ron Hubert, MBA, MS Sustainable Economic Development Initiative of Northern Arizona
rhubertaz@gmail.com
Dr. Thomas Acker Professor, NAU Mechanical Engineering 523-8363 Tom.Acker@nau.edu
Dr. Jani Ingram Professor, NAU Chemistry & Biochemistry 523-7877 Jani.Ingram@nau.edu
Dr. Catherine Propper Professor, NAU Biological Sciences 523-1374 Catherine.Propper@nau.edu
Dr. Stefan Sommer Director, Colorado Plateau Biodiversity Center 523-4463 Stefan.Sommer@nau.edu
Dr. Paul Gremillion Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering 523-5382 Paul.Gremillion@nau.edu