Contact the RMP Coordinator Cohort Planning Team 

Planning for the cohort has been a collaborative effort between the cohort Scoping Group, Steering Committee, and the planning team, which includes BIA's Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience, the Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network, BIA's Alaska Region Branch of Natural Resources, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals. Please feel free to contact the planning team below with any questions or thoughts!

BIA Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience

Alexis Wagner

Tsimshian/ Haida/ Tlingit

Environmental Protection Specialist

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience

Region: National focus

Work cell: 505-917-1177

Email: Alexis.Wagner@bia.gov   

Matthew B. Laramie

Sinixt (Colville Confederated Tribes)

Regional Climate Resilience Coordinator

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience

Regions: Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regions

Office: 208-830-8530

Email: matthew.laramie@bia.gov 

Jennifer Robinette

Regional Climate Resilience Coordinator

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience

Regions: Alaska

Email: jennifer.robinette@bia.gov 

Janna Black

Regional Climate Resilience Coordinator

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience

Regions: 

Email: Janna.Black@Colorado.edu

Kynser Wahwahsuck

Regional Climate Resilience Coordinator

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience

Regions: 

Email: Kynser.Wahwahsuck@Colorado.edu 

Steph Courtney

Regional Climate Resilience Coordinator

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience

Regions: 

Email: SCourtney@usetinc.org

Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network

Malinda Chase

Tribal Liaison

Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center

Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network (AK TRLN)

Affiliated with: BIA Tribal Climate Resilience Program

Region: Alaska

Office: 907-474-2768 

Cell: 907-460-8438 

Email: mjchase@alaska.edu 

Jerilyn Kelly

Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison

Native American Fish and Wildlife Society

Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network (AK TRLN)

Region: Alaska

Email: JKelly@nafws.org 

Jolene Auliye

Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison

Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network (AK TRLN)

Region: Alaska

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians

Kylie Avery

Shawnee Tribe

Assistant Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI)

Region: Pacific Northwest

Email: KAvery@atnitribes.org 

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

Nikki Cooley

Diné (Navajo) Nation

Interim Assistant Director, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP)

Co-Manager, Tribes and Climate Change Program, ITEP

Northern Arizona University

Region: National focus

Office: 928-523-7046

Email: Nikki.Cooley@nau.edu

Karen Cozzetto

Co-Manager, Tribes and Climate Change Program

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

Northern Arizona University

Region: National focus

Office: 928-523-6758

Email: Karen.Cozzetto@nau.edu

Taryn Bell

Research Assistant, Tribes and Climate Change Program

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

Northern Arizona University

Region: National focus

Office: 928-523-4740

Email: Taryn.Bell@nau.edu