Our Team
Core Faculty
Jeffrey Andresen
Co-Principal Investigator, Michigan State University
Derek Van Berkel
Principal Investigator, University of Michigan
Maria Carmen Lemos
Principal Investigator, University of Michigan
Michael Notaro
Co-Principal Investigator, University of Wisconsin
Jennifer K. Gauthier
Co-Principal Investigator, College of Menominee Nation Sustainable Development Institute
Richard Rood
Co-Principal Investigator, University of Michigan
Staff & Researchers
Jenna Jorns
Director, University of Michigan
Tori Field
Sustained Engagement Specialist, University of Michigan
Kim Channell
Senior Climatologist, University of Michigan
Rachel Kelly
Climatologist, University of Michigan
Omar Gates
Climatologist, University of Michigan
Lisa Maillard
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Michigan
Beth Gibbons
Practioner in Residence
Anima Scott Kalafatis
Consultant, University of Washington
Alison Meadow
External Evaluator
Matt Naud
Practitioner in Residence
Sara Smith
Midwest Tribal Resilience Liaison, College of Menominee Nation
Yafang Zhong
Research Scientist, Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Advisory Boards
Our Science Advisory Committee (SAC) and Practitioner Working Group (PWG) have contributed to our Great Lakes Ensemble project for several years and will soon more broadly serve all of GLISA’s work. The following members have committed to 2.5 year terms beginning in 2021.
Science Advisory Committee
- Deanna Fielder, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Lauren Fry, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
- Drew Gronewold, University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability
- Hannah Panci, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Practitioner Working Group
- Ankur Desai, University of Wisconsin
- Bill Beriner, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
- Dan Brown, Huron River Watershed Council
- Dennis Todey, USDA Midwest Climate Hub
- Devon Brock-Montgomery, Savanna Institute
- Greg Mann, National Weather Service
- Michele Richards, Michigan Army National Guard
- Nathan Stinette, RS&H