2023-24 Cohort 

Community Teams (Number of Participants)

Course Primary Instructor:

Dr. Elena Sparrow, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Workshop Instructors:

Dr. Katie Spellman, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Malinda Chase, Association of Interior Native Educators & Alaska Regional Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison at the Alaska Climate Center 

Christina Buffington, Geographic Information Network of Alaska, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Emily Sousa, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Travel and Logistics:

Tohru Saito, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Guest Instructors and Speakers:

Mary Walker, Elder Speaker and Knowledge Holder, Holy Cross/Anchorage, Alaska

Kenneth Frank, Elder Speaker and Knowledge Holder, Venetie, Alaska

Fawn Jelinek, Association of Interior Native Educators, Fairbanks, Alaska

Brooke Woods, Woodwell Climate Research Center, Rampart, Alaska

Matthew Balazs, Arctic Coastal Cooperative, Fairbanks, Alaska

Casey Ferguson, Arctic Coastal Cooperative, Fairbanks, Alaska

Jeff Muehlbauer, Alaska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Fairbanks, Alaska

Nicole James, Association of Interior Native Educators, Fairbanks, Alaska

Hajo Eicken, International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Wade Albright, Alaska Satellite Facility, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Glenna Gannon, Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Extension, University of Alaska Fairbanks

Guests:

Kelly Kealy, Evaluator, Goldstream Group LLC.

Core Resources

• Workshop Agenda

• Workshop Framing Presentation

• Project Planning Guide