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Staff2026-08-24T17:33:47+00:00

Staff Directory

The Executive Leadership Team

Andrew Sánchez Meador
Andrew Sánchez MeadorERI Executive Director
Bio
(928) 523-3448
Room 121
Melanie Colavito
Melanie ColavitoDeputy Director
Bio
(928) 523-6651
Room 120
Maria Saurer
Maria SaurerAssistant Director
(928) 523-6981
Room 125B
Tayloe Dubay
Tayloe DubayAssistant Director, Communications
Bio
(928) 523-5088
Room 118

The Strategic Leadership Team

Han-Sup Han
Han-Sup HanDirector of Forest Operations and Biomass Utilization
Bio
(928) 523-1049
Room 206
Jonathan Martin
Jonathan MartinDirector of Tribal Forest Restoration Program
Bio
(928) 523-4583
Room 233
Aaron Kimple
Aaron KimpleSWERI Program Director of Cross-Boundary Fire and Fuel Treatment Assessments and Application
Bio
(928) 523-3776
Anson Call
Anson CallEcological Restoration and Resilience Program Manager
Bio
(928) 523-2334
Room 212
Tris O'mara
Tris O'maraWildfire Insurance and Resilient Economies (WIRE) Program Manager
(928) 523-3352
Room 210
Kyle Rodman
Kyle RodmanDisturbance Ecology and Recovery Program Manager
Bio
(928) 523-5481
Room 207

Niki vonHedemann
Niki vonHedemannHuman Dimensions Program Manager
Bio
(928) 523-7854
Room 119

Staff

Sarah Devenport
Sarah DevenportResearch Associate
(928) 523-6132
Bio
Room 028
Meagan Dreher
Meagan DreherResearch Associate
(928) 523-2965
Bio
Room 028
Jake Fitzharris
Jake FitzharrisResearch Associate
Bio
(928) 523-3396
Room 131
Aidan Franko
Aidan FrankoCommunications Manager, ReSHAPE
(928) 523-6195
Bio
Room 108
Scott Franz
Scott FranzResearch Associate
(928) 523-7949
Bio
Room 029
Dipita Ghosh
Dipita GhoshPost Doctoral Researcher
Bio
(928) 523-7992
Room 030
Jennifer Harrell
Jennifer HarrellFinancial Oversight Analyst, Intermediate
(928) 523-5842
Room 139
Tucker Herbert
Tucker HerbertResearch Associate
Bio
(928) 523-6746
Room 32
Wendy Howell
Wendy HowellCommunications Manager
(928) 523-2044
Room 138
Madison Litzenberger
Madison LitzenbergerResearch Associate
(903) 262-5672
Room #028
Heath Norton
Heath NortonMarketing and Communications Coordinator, Senior
Bio
(928) 523-7180
Emily Rabung
Emily RabungPost Doctoral Researcher
Bio
Leah Shaffer
Leah ShafferResearch Coordinator, Sr.
(928) 523-3305
Room 132
Mike Stoddard
Mike StoddardResearch Associate
Bio
(928) 523-5910
Room 028
Wally Covington
Wally CovingtonEmeritus Founding Executive Director and Emeritus Regents' Professor of Forestry
Bio
(928) 523-7182
Room 2
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