Team Members

Ben Hoen
Research Scientist (Project PI)
Joe Rand
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate (Co-PI)
Salma Elmallah
Graduate Student Research Assistant
Sydny Fujita
Senior Scientific Engineering Associate
Kristina S LaCommare
Program Manager
Robi Nilson
Postdoctoral Fellow
Dana Robson
Program Manager
Zach Ancona
Zach Ancona
Physical Scientist
U.S. Geological Survey
Doug Bessette
Assistant Professor
Department of Community Sustainability
Michigan State University
Eric Brunner
Eric Brunner
Professor and Director of Graduate Programs
School of Public Policy
University of Connecticut
Jay Diffendorfer
Jay Diffendorfer
Research Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey
Christopher Garrity
Christopher Garrity
Supervisory Cartographer
U.S. Geological Survey
Karl Hoesch
Karl Hoesch
PhD Research Assistant
University of Michigan
Tandie Gautreau
Tandie Gautreau
Student Contractor
U.S. Geological Survey
Louisa Kramer
Louisa Kramer
Physical Science Technician/GIS Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey
Jordan Macknick
Jordan Macknick
Lead Energy-Water-Land Researcher
Environmental Science
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Sarah Mills
Sarah Mills
Senior Project Manager
University of Michigan
Gail Mosey
Gail Mosey
Senior Researcher
Land Reuse, Arctic Energy Solutions
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dani Salyer
Professional III-Program Coordinator
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
David Schwegman
David Schwegman
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Administration and Policy
American University
Mary Straka
Mary Straka
Student Contractor
U.S. Geological Survey
Jake White
Jake White
Masters Research Assistant
Michigan State University
Aditi Bansal
Aditi Bansal
Project Director
Initiative for Energy Justice
Alison Bates
Alison Bates
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
Colby College
Celia Burke
Celia Burke
Equity Programs Manager
Urban Sustainability Directors Network
Douglas Jester
Douglas Jester
Managing Partner
5 Lakes Energy
David Kay
David Kay
Senior Extension Associate
Department of Global Development
Cornell University
Jennifer Kuiper
Associate Program Director, Resilient Economies & Communities
National Association of Counties
Catherine Morris
Catherine Morris
Senior Mediator
Consensus Building Institute
Lissa Pawlisch
Lissa Pawlisch
Director
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
University of Minnesota
Parker Sloan
Parker Sloan
Senior Manager, Community and Economic Development
Cypress Creek Renewables
Richard Stedman
Richard Stedman
Professor and Chair
Natural Resources and the Environment
Cornell University
Dahvi Wilson
Dahvi Wilson
Founder, Siting Clean Project
Grace Wu
Grace Wu
Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies
University of California Santa Barbara