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Fausto Durazo

Communications and Podcast Assistant

The University of Arizona

fdurazoperez@arizona.edu

Katherine Ko

Program Manager

The University of Arizona

katherineko@arizona.edu

Aaron Lien

SW CASC Host Institution Director

Assistant Professor, Rangeland Ecology and Adaptive Management

The University of Arizona

alien@arizona.edu

Jenny Bacon

ORISE Research Fellow

USGS

jbacon@usgs.gov

John Tull

John Tull

Assistant Regional Administrator

USGS

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Lauren White

University Communications Specialist

The University of Arizona

laurenmwhite@arizona.edu

Sierra Brown

Sierra Brown

ORISE Communications Fellow

USGS

sbrown@usgs.gov

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Kerstin Niedermaier

Science Needs Assessment Fellow

kniedermaier@usgs.gov

Kinzie Bailey

Kinzie Bailey

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Arizona

kinziebailey@arizona.edu

Dr. Stephanie “Steph” McAfee

Stephanie McAfee

Regional Administrator

USGS

smcafee@usgs.gov

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