Meet the Collaborative

Project Team

Funding for the Sky Islands-Gila Headwaters Collaborative is being generously provided by the James M. & Cathleen D. Stone Foundation.

Project Leadership

Gregg Garfin

University of Arizona

Director, Science Translation and Outreach, Arizona Institute for Resilience,
Professor and Extension Specialist, School of Natural Resources and the Environment

Kathy Jacobs

University of Arizona

Director, Center for Climate Adaptation Science and Solutions, Professor, Environmental Science

Tom Turner

University of New Mexico

Professor, Biology,
Curator, Division of Fishes, The Museum of Southwestern Biology

Melinda Morgan

University of New Mexico

Professor, Geography and Environmental Studies,
W.K Kellogg Chair in Sustainable Environmental & Food Systems,
Director, Sustainability Studies Program

Project Team

Dave Breshears

University of Arizona (Emeritus)

Founder, Bridging Biodiversity and Conservation Science, Arizona Institute for Resilience,
Regents Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environment

Karletta Chief

University of Arizona

Director, Indigenous Resilience Center,
Professor & Extension Specialist, Department of Environmental Science

Loretta Esquibel

University of New Mexico

Program Coordinator,
Museum Research Traineeship

Don Falk

University of Arizona

Professor, School of Natural Resources and the Environment,
Professor, Laboratory of Tree Ring Research,
Professor, Global Change Graduate Interdisciplinary Program,
Joint Faculty, Arizona Institute for Resilient Environments and Societies