Our Team

SWFireCAP Steering Committee

Sarah LeRoy


Coordinator, SWFireCAP;

Science Applications and Communications Coordinator, Southwest Climate Aadaptation Science Center​

Alicia Azpeleta Tarancón


School of Forestry Professor, Northern Arizona University

Clare Aslan

Associate Professor, Northern Arizona University

Nikki Cooley


Program Manager, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals - Tribal Climate Change Program​


Emile Elias


Director, USDA Southwest Climate Hub​

Carolyn Enquist


Federal Director​ (Acting), U.S. Geological Survey - Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Don Falk


Professor, University of Arizona

Courtney Peterson


Coordinator​, Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change; Colorado State University

Lauren Kramer   

Biological Science Technician, USDA Southwest Climate Hub

Rachel Loehman


Research Landscape Ecologist​, U.S. Geological Survey


Molly McCormick 

Program Manager, Southwest Fire Science Consortium; Northern Arizona University

Tzeidle Wasserman       

Sr. Research Coordinator, Ecological Restoration Institute; Northern Arizona University

Anita Rose


Regional Air Program Manager and Climate Change Coordinator, USDA Forest Service Southwestern Region

Andi Thode


Professor, Norther Arizona University; Southwest Fire Science Consortium

Learn More About Members of the SWFireCAP Roundtables

Contact Sarah LeRoy at swfirecap@gmail.com to find out how you can get involved with SWFireCAP!