	Patti Caton Administrative Manager Box 1943 Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Patti_Caton@Brown.edu Patti came to Brown in 1989 as a Resumed Undergraduate Education Student. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies in 1992 and her Master's Degree in Environmental Studies in 2002. When not at CES, she can be found at her sewing machine, quilting. AB Environmental Studies Center for Environmental Studies Brown University 1992 Thesis: "The Consumption of the Colorado River: Water Supply Management in the Southwestern United States" MA Environmental Studies Center for Environmental Studies Brown University 2002 Thesis: Developing an Effluent Trading Program to Address Nutrient Pollution in the Providence and Seekonk Rivers
	Betsy Barlow Administrative Assistant UEL
	Lynn Carlson GIS/Systems Manager Lynn_Carlson@Brown.edu Box 1846 Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Environmental and Remote Technologies Lab Office: MacMillan Hall Room 111 Phone: (401) 863-9917 Lynn Carlson came to Brown in October of 1998 to manage the Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System lab in MacMillan Hall and to provide technical support, instruction through courses and workshops, project management, and GIS-related services to the Brown University community. Prior to taking this position, she was employed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management for ten years, first as staff in the Nonpoint Source Pollution Management Program, and for the last six years, as the Department's GIS Coordinator. Lynn has served on the Executive Board of the Northeast Arc User's Group, and as Chair of the Rhode Island Geographic Information System Executive Committee. Her goals here at Brown are to integrate the use of GIS technology throughout the campus, and provide students, faculty, and staff with assistance in utilizing the technology in their courses and research. Lynn holds an undergraduate degree in Biology from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon; her graduate degree is in Marine Affairs from the University of Rhode Island. She is a native of the State of Colorado and is a die-hard Broncos fan. EARTH Lab Homepage
	David Murray Environmental Science Curricular and Technical Manager/Senior Research Associate dmurray@brown.edu Box 1943 Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Office: MacMillan Hall Room 114 Phone: (401) 863-3531
	Oscar Tennille Department Computer Coordinator UEL, BioMed

CES Graduate Students

	Naira Aslanyan Naira Aslanyan’s is an Edmund S. Muskie Scholar from the Republic of Armenia. She completed her bachelor’s degree at Yerevan State University in 1999 and worked for several United Nations environmental programs since 2003. She served the longest with the National Capacity Self-Assessment for Global Environmental Management (NCSA) Project. The first of its kind in the region, the NCSA worked in close cooperation with the Ministry of Nature Protection in Armenia to identify and prioritize the most critical national environmental issues. Naira’s many interests focus primarily on climate change, sustainable development, and environmental policy. Naira_Aslanyan@Brown.edu
$C:\Users\Tara Gancos\Desktop\Graduate Student Coordinator\Incoming Student Pictures\kathryn_birky.JPG$	Kathyrn Birky Kathryn graduated from Goshen College in 2009 with a degree in journalism and environmental science. Her childhood on the shores of Lake Michigan prompted her to intern with the Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance, volunteer at United Nations environmental conferences, and manage an earth-friendly lawn service for eight years. She is interested in promoting a global mindset of compassionate environmental activism and plans to be an environmental writer.
	Kimberly Damm Since graduating from Rollins College in 2006 with a B.A. in Philosophy, Kim Damm has worked as a Senior Corps Member with City Year Rhode Island, Mayoral Fellow for the Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs with City of Providence, where she helped draft the city's first environmental sustainability report The Greenprint, Executive Assistant to the President at Conservation Law Foundation in Boston, MA and most recently with the Education Department at Heifer International's Learning Center at Overlook Farm in Rutland, MA. Kim is most interested in researching corporate environmental responsibility, and in her spare time she enjoys traveling with her family, the outdoors, cooking, yoga and dance parties.
$C:\Users\Tara Gancos\Desktop\Graduate Student Coordinator\Incoming Student Pictures\noah_fischer.JPG$	Noah Fisher Noah graduated from Hamilton College in 2007 where he majored in Public Policy and minored in Education. He wrote his senior thesis for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on green building certifications for small business. His work in education focused on Outward Bound’s Expeditionary Learning Schools. After graduation, Noah moved to New York City for two years where he taught first grade, third grade, and environmental science at an all boys school in Manhattan. He has spent previous summers guiding backpacking trips in New York and California, and feels most at home when in the wilderness. He is interested in alternative energies and the policy necessary to implement their use.
	Tara Gancos Tara graduated from the University of Georgia in 2006 with a BS in Ecology. Afterwards she joined the Peace Corps and served as the Programmes Coordinator for a parish-based environmental NGO in St. Thomas, Jamaica. While there her activities focused on raising community awareness of environmental issues, organizing environmental events and advocacy activities, and liaising with various officials and organizations regarding related topics. She is personally and professionally interested in integrating goals of conservation with those of development and incorporating environmental stewardship into all levels and aspects of society.
$C:\Users\Tara Gancos\Desktop\Graduate Student Coordinator\Incoming Student Pictures\Dayanch_mountains.jpg$	Dayanch Hojagyeldiyev Dayanch is an Edmund S. Muskie Scholar from Turkmenistan. He graduated from the Turkmen State University with B.Sc. in Biology in 2007. In 2008, Dayanch started his work as the Public Relations Specialist at the “Hazar Wetlands” project of the United Nations Development Programme, Global Environment Facility, and Ministry of Nature Protection of Turkmenistan. As the PR person, Dayanch worked on facilitating local communities and institutions towards participatory environmental governance over globally significant biodiversity of the Caspian Sea wetlands. Dayanch also managed projects that involved youth in various environmental education activities, including the first Turkmenistan World Water Monitoring Day celebration in 2006. Dayanch is interested in environmental economics, sustainable development, and climate change.
	Tim Huth Tim graduated from Cornell University in May 2008, receiving a BA in Science of Earth Systems with a concentration in biogeochemistry. His undergraduate research investigated silica weathering budgets in streams and subsurface waters on the Big Island of Hawaii. While he is interested in exploring perspectives from other fields of study like sociology and ecology, his main interests are geology and biogeochemistry. As a former oarsman for Cornell's heavyweight crews, the Norfolk, Massachusetts native devotes the majority of his spare time to training for rowing, but remains a passionate fan of the Patriots and Red Sox.
$C:\Users\Tara Gancos\Desktop\Graduate Student Coordinator\Incoming Student Pictures\jeremy_knee.JPG$	Jeremy Knee Jeremy is concurrently a student at Boston University School of Law and Brown's Center for Environmental Studies. He worked with the Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on the Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture in drafting a comprehensive electronic waste recycling program. Jeremy also helped draft regulations for Massachusetts' modified feed-in tariff program for renewable energy development. At Brown, he looks forward to exploring legal and policy mechanisms--especially in the realm of electricity generation and transmission--with the potential to reconcile environmental and economic goals.
	Ellie Leonard Ellie Leonard completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies at Vassar College in 2006. Her senior theses focused on environmental justice issues in relation to the Hurricane Katrina disaster, beginning with a volunteer trip to the area and culminating in a multi-media photography installation. After graduation, she further pursued her photography, in addition to completing an Student Conservation Association Americorps term teaching ecology of the Hudson River. Most recently, she worked as a Project Manager at Ecosystem Strategies, an environmental consulting firm based out of the Hudson Valley. Her primary interests lie in the intersection between environmental and social issues.
	Loreana Marciante Loreana’s work experience is concentrated on major urban transportation development projects, including the Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica and the Sound Transit Link Light Rail System in Seattle, Washington. An affinity for living near to city centers, and the realization that an ever increasing majority of the world's population now lives in an urban setting, have led her to an exploration of urban sustainability issues at Brown University. Loreana earned her undergraduate degree in Engineering from the University of Costa Rica and holds a certificate in Construction Management from the University of Washington.
$C:\Users\Tara Gancos\Desktop\Graduate Student Coordinator\Incoming Student Pictures\Cicely Marshall.JPG$	Cicely Marshall Born and raised in London, England, Cicely graduated from Oxford University in 2009 with a BA in Biological Sciences. She comes to Brown with the help of the Garden Club of America, having won an exchange fellowship to study in the States. She is interested in the interface between people and plants, particularly in the context of global change and development. As an undergraduate she presented an essay on the potential for highly stress-tolerant succulent plants to act as biofuels, ameliorating the current conflict with food crops because they could be grown on land unsuitable for traditional crops. She is also a keen kickboxer, and as a black belt has fought in National and intercollegiate competitions. At Brown, she hopes to pass her time more peaceably by spending many hours in the community garden.
$C:\Users\Tara Gancos\Desktop\Graduate Student Coordinator\Incoming Student Pictures\CourtneyMattison.jpg$	Courtney Mattison Courtney is a California native with an interdisciplinary BA in marine ecology and ceramic sculpture from Skidmore College. Her interests in both fields emerged from her studies at San Francisco University High School, where she gained hands-on experiences in the marine sciences and ceramic arts. SCUBA diving, underwater photography, and field research trips along the Pacific coasts of California, Costa Rica, and Mexico, as well as a study abroad semester at James Cook University in Queensland, Australia and summer internships at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station and the California Academy of Sciences, have motivated Courtney to create a large body of ceramic work inspired by the fragile beauty of our endangered marine ecosystems. She believes that art has the ability to make the public appreciate the vibrancy and vulnerability of marine organisms, moving us to conserve them.
	Irma Melikishvili Irma is an Edmund Muskie Program fellow from the Republic of Georgia. She was born and raised in the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. She graduated from Tbilisi State University with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, in 2001 and later in 2003 she received her Master’s degree in Chemistry of Oil and Natural Gases. Upon graduation, Irma worked at Tbilisi State University, in the Center for Environmental Monitoring and Research, and participated in the “NATO” Science Program, Science for Peace, South Caucasus River Monitoring. Irma has experience of working in different governmental organizations like Georgian National Forensics Bureau at the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources. Irma is interested in water quality monitoring and integrated water resources management.
$C:\Users\Tara Gancos\Desktop\Graduate Student Coordinator\Incoming Student Pictures\sarah_mersha.JPG$	Sara Mersha Sara Mersha was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts, and has been living in Providence, Rhode Island since 1993. She studied International Health and Human Rights during her undergraduate years at Brown, and was Visiting Faculty in the Department of Ethnic Studies in 2008, teaching the "Activism Practicum" course. On May 1 of this year she made a transition from her position as Executive Director of DARE - Direct Action for Rights and Equality, a grassroots community organizing group in Providence where she had been working for the past twelve years. During this time, Sara organized around a variety of issues, including low-wage worker organizing, youth organizing, anti-criminalization, and anti-gentrification work, along with political education and broader movement-building work. Sara's involvement with national networks has included the Right to the City Alliance, Grassroots Global Justice, and Jobs with Justice (of which she is a former board member). After wrapping up her transition from DARE, Sara took some time off this summer to garden with her father and spend time with her 11 nieces and nephews. Sara is interested in exploring issues of climate justice on local and international levels.
	Heidi Nutters Heidi hails from San Francisco, CA where she has worked as Botanist, traveling throughout the state of California assisting on ecological restoration, land management and research projects for different agencies. In 2006, she completed an internship in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area working in a watershed-based native plant nursery, conducting environmental education programs and learning about ecological restoration. Heidi earned a BA in Environmental Studies from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, OH, where she studied ecology and land management internationally through study abroad and internships opportunities in the Bahamas, Ecuador and Brazil. Her interests are in plant ecology, climate change, land management, and their intersections.
$C:\Users\Tara Gancos\Desktop\Graduate Student Coordinator\Incoming Student Pictures\jpagan photo.jpg$	Jessica Pagan Jessica graduated from Drexel University in June 2009 with a BS in History and Politics. Her senior research focused on the environmental and legal history of the Delaware River Basin. For three years, she worked with the Philadelphia Water Department as an environmental educator at the historic Fairmount Water Works, America’s first municipal water pumping station. Interest in environmental management and policy, including problems like limited access to clean surface and groundwater resources began in South Florida where she grew up.
	Sarah Thomas Sarah Thomas is a native Rhode Islander with a love for travel and adventure. She earned her B.Sc. in Biology at McGill University in Montreal before moving back to Providence, where she has been working full-time as the biosafety specialist at Brown since April 2007. Sarah has a strong interest in public health as well as environmental health and would like to see increases in bicycle transportation as a solution to problems in both fields. Outside of work, Sarah is an avid runner and triathlete and is a board member of the Brown Running Club. She hopes to one day ride her bicycle around the world.