The CCI Team

Vice President

Lindsay Rosa

Lindsay Rosa

Vice President

geospatial analysis, remote sensing, biodiversity conservation, invasive species ecology

Staff

Aimee Delach

Aimee Delach

Senior Policy Analyst for Climate Adaptation

climate change adaptation, renewable energy development, conservation biology

Ted Weber

Ted Weber

Climate Adaptation Policy Analyst

climate change mitigation and adaptation, forest ecology, conservation biology

Laura Nunes

Laura Nunes

Senior GIS Analyst

species distribution models, landscape ecology, species invasions, conservation planning

Rob Anderson

Rob Anderson

Landscape GIS Analyst

landscape and community ecology, conservation planning, climate change adaptation, geospatial analysis

Andrew Carter

Andrew Carter

Director, Conservation Policy

environmental governance, environmental law and policy, coastal and marine habitats

Talia Niederman

Talia Niederman

Staff Scientist

conservation biology, human wildlife coexistence, coastal and marine ecosystems

Naanibah Begay

Naanibah Begay

CCI Coordinator

conservation biology, marine and coastal habitats, water rights

Heather Harl

Heather Harl

Conservation Policy Analyst

Environmental Policy, Wildlife Mitigation, Conservation on Private Lands

Alex Borowicz

Alex Borowicz

Director, Conservation Data Science

remote sensing, machine learning, data deficient landscapes, coastal and marine ecosystems

Alison Gainsbury

Alison Gainsbury

Director, Conservation Science

biodiversity conservation, climate change, urban ecology

Becca Settele

Becca Settele

Conservation GIS Analyst

geospatial analysis, habitat mapping, building GIS web applications

Dave Jennings

Dave Jennings

Senior Conservation Policy Analyst

community ecology, environmental law, conservation biology

Natalie Madden

Natalie Madden

Conservation Science and Policy Analyst

conservation biology, human-wildlife coexistence, environmental policy

Pui Yu Ling

Pui Yu Ling

Conservation Data Scientist

dynamics of ecological and economic systems, optimization of ecosystem services, private sector engagement, land use and land cover change

Alumni

Madelyn Garcia

Madelyn Garcia

2023 Summer Landscape Intern

Julianne Aronson

Julianne Aronson

2023 Summer Intern in Conservation Science

Meg Evansen

Meg Evansen

Previous Conservation Science and Policy Analyst

conservation biology, environmental policy, conservation genetics

Mae Lacey

Mae Lacey

Previous Conservation GIS Analyst

geospatial analysis, cartography, data visualization

Heather Harl

Heather Harl

Conservation Policy Analyst

Environmental Policy, Wildlife Mitigation, Conservation on Private Lands

Jacob Malcom

Jacob Malcom

Previous Director

conservation policy, administrative data, community ecology, evolution, genomics

Gillian Cannataro

Gillian Cannataro

2019 Fall Intern in Conservation Science

Jennie Miller

Jennie Miller

Previous Senior Scientist

conservation science, human-wildlife conflict and coexistence, carnivores, spatial risk modeling

Michael Evans

Michael Evans

Previous Senior Conservation Data Scientist

geoinformatics, machine learning, conservation policy, administrative data, spatial ecology

Matthew Moskwik

Matthew Moskwik

Previous Conservation GIS Scientist

Chelsea Proctor

Chelsea Proctor

2018 Fall Intern in Geospatial Analysis and Conservation Tool Development

Kathryn Kay

Kathryn Kay

2017 Fall Innovation Intern

Annie Moore

Annie Moore

2021 Summer Intern in GIS

Taylor Minich

Taylor Minich

2019 Summer Intern in Geoinformatics

Robb Krehbiel

Robb Krehbiel

Previous CCI Affiliate, Defenders NW Rep.

grizzly bear conservation, orca conservation, landscape-level planning, wildlife corridors, stakeholder engagement

Sasha Patsel

Sasha Patsel

Previous Web Developer

web development, technology

Liv Davis

Liv Davis

2020 Summer Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Olivia Lewis

Olivia Lewis

2020 Summer Intern in GIS

Kethelyn Papp

Kethelyn Papp

2020 Spring Intern in GIS: Refined Range Mapping

Evelyn Gorey

Evelyn Gorey

2020 Summer of Maps Fellow

Jared Hocking

Jared Hocking

2019 Summer Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Alex Shaller

Alex Shaller

2020 Spring Intern in Geoinformatics

Ya-Wei Li

Ya-Wei Li

Previous Director of the Center for Conservation Innovation

Adam Eichenwald

Adam Eichenwald

2018 Summer Intern in Geospatial Analysis and Conservation Tool Development

Olivia Windorf

Olivia Windorf

2019 Summer Intern in GIS: Refined Range Mapping

Lee Brann

Lee Brann

2019 Fall Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Shayna Steingard

Shayna Steingard

Previous CCI Coordinator

conservation, environmental justice, outreach and science education, environmental policy

Sarina Weiss

Sarina Weiss

2019 Fall Intern in Geoinformatics

Gian Giger

Gian Giger

2019 Fall Intern in GIS: Refined Range Mapping

Manaas Nukala

Manaas Nukala

2018 Fall Intern in Geospatial Analysis and Conservation Tool Development

Ryan Covington

Ryan Covington

Previous Conservation GIS Specialist

Cyrus Parvereshi

Cyrus Parvereshi

2018 Summer Intern in Policy and Species Conservation

Cora Ottaviani

Cora Ottaviani

2018 Summer Intern in Policy and Species Conservation

Kelsey Blongewicz

Kelsey Blongewicz

2018 Summer Intern in Geospatial Analysis and Conservation Tool Development

Kierra Stewart

Kierra Stewart

2018 Spring Innovation Intern in Geospatial Analysis and Conservation Tool Development

Tiffany Kim

Tiffany Kim

2016 Spring Innovation Intern

Whitney Webber

Whitney Webber

2015 Spring and Summer Innovation Intern

Andrew Pericak

Andrew Pericak

2015 Spring Innovation Intern

Alejandra Montoya

Alejandra Montoya

2022 Spring Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Ashley Xu

Ashley Xu

2022 Summer Intern in Conservation Science

Austin Willoughby

Austin Willoughby

2020 Summer Intern in Geoinformatics

Brynn Rotbart

Brynn Rotbart

2022 Summer Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Christine Chang

Christine Chang

2018 Summer Intern in GIS

Colleen McGee

Colleen McGee

2020 Summer Intern in Conservation Science

Cormac Caughey

Cormac Caughey

2022 Summer Intern in GIS

Debbie Brill

Debbie Brill

2020 Summer Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Eric Hughes

Eric Hughes

2020 Spring Intern in Conservation Science

Frank Halprin

Frank Halprin

2021 Fall Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Hassan Ragy

Hassan Ragy

2021 Summer Intern in GIS

Hutch Tyree

Hutch Tyree

2021 Fall Intern in GIS

Isobel Lu

Isobel Lu

2021 Summer Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Jessica Garcia-Lopez

Jessica Garcia-Lopez

2021 Summer Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Jess Senger

Jess Senger

2023 Summer Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Jessica Stubbs

Jessica Stubbs

2022 Summer Intern in Endangered Species Policy

Jonathan Srinivasan

Jonathan Srinivasan

2022 Summer Intern in Data Science

Kat Close

Kat Close

2021 Summer Intern in User Centered Design

Kaylin McConnell

Kaylin McConnell

2023 Summer Intern in GIS

Lania Salih

Lania Salih

2021 Summer Intern in Data Science

Pasha Feinberg

Pasha Feinberg

Previous Policy Analyst, Renewable Energy and Wildlife, CCI Affiliate

Sarath Kareti

Sarath Kareti

2022 Spring Intern in Data Science

Simon Alam

Simon Alam

2021 Fall Intern in Data Science

Xiaoran Wang

Xiaoran Wang

2020 Fall Intern in GIS