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!

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   

Alyssa Morris


Annishinabe Nêhiyawak/ Chippewa Cree

Climate Planning Specialist

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience

Region: National focus


Work cell: 202-494-0907

Email: Alyssa.Moriss@bia.gov

Coral Avery


Shawnee Tribe

Natural Resource Specialist, BIA Branch of Tribal Climate Resilience

Tribal Youth and Climate Liaison, Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Region: National focus


Work cell: 505-917-5536

Email: coral.avery@bia.gov 

Julie Maldonado


Consultant, Tribes and Climate Change Program

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

Northern Arizona University

Region: National focus


Office: 859-523-5056

Email: jmaldonado@likenknowledge.org 

Jerilyn Kelly


Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison

Native American Fish and Wildlife Society

Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network (AK TRLN)


Email: JKelly@nafws.org 

Kaitlyn Demoski


Assistant Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison

Native American Fish and Wildlife Society 

Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network (AK TRLN)


Office: 907-242-4789

Email: Kdemoski@nafws.org 

Tess Hostetter


Assistant Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison

Native American Fish and Wildlife Society 

Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network (AK TRLN)


Email: THostetter@nafws.org 

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

Kelsey Morales


Assistant Manager, Tribes and Climate Change Program

Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals

Northern Arizona University

Region: National focus


Office: 928-523-7793

Email: Kelsey.Morales@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 

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 

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 

Rosalie Debenham


Fish and Wildlife Biologist

Alaska Tribal Resilience, Point of Contact

Alaska Region Branch of Natural Resources

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Region: Alaska


Office: 907-310-9935

Email: Rosalie.Debenham@bia.gov