Colin is an environmental scientist and natural resource geographer with a passion for forests, water, and food systems. He is currently completing an M.S. in Natural Resource Management with a focus in Geospatial Data Sciences and has key interests in watershed management, landscape ecology, and land use planning and the application of GIS tools and landscape-level models in these domains.

Previously, Colin received his B.S. in Environmental Science from Iowa State University and has a background in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with experience working for private, local/state government, and non-profit entities in research & technician roles.

Paul is a graduating Masters student at the University of Michigan School of Environment and Sustainability with concentrations in Conservation Ecology, Geospatial Data Science, and Environmental Policy and Planning. His primary academic interests lie in watershed conservation, urban ecology, landscape connectivity, and in the insights that ecosystem modelling can provide into these.

Previously, Paul received his B.A. in Political Science and History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, after which he worked as a political staffer in positions which ranged from congressional campaigns to Capitol Hill.

Ashley is a graduating Masters student studying Conservation Ecology and Environmental Justice. Her primary academic interests lie in traditional ecology knowledge, human-wildlife interactions, and species management. 

Previously she went to Brandeis University for undergrad and received a degree in Environmental Science and History. Her past work experience has ranged from working as a farm assistant to doing interpretation for the US Park Service and field work for the US Forest Service.  

Gavin is a Masters student at the University of Michigan in the School for Environment and Sustainability specializing in Conservation Ecology and Behavior, Education, and Communication. His academic interests are the connectivity and collaboration between conservation based field work and geospatial data sciences. 

Gavin earned his B.A. in the Environment Program from the University of Michigan in 2018, with a specialization in energy science. Prior to and throughout attending graduate school, he worked as a renewable energy development consultant, primarily acting as a lead GIS technician.  

Vanessa Decker is a master’s student at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability studying Conservation Ecology and Environmental Informatics. Her career interests include wildlife and land conservation and ecosystem restoration.

She received her B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan in 2017 and was previously employed in a chemistry research lab where she worked on creating sensors for chemicals in groundwater. She has several additional years of undergraduate research and teaching experience in various departments across the University of Michigan.

Allyson Holman is currently a Masters student with a focus in Conservation Ecology at the University of Michigan School of Environment and Sustainability. Her primary academic interests are wildlife conservation, endangered species management, and human-wildlife interactions.

Before starting at SEAS, Allyson received her B.S. in Environmental Science from Stephen F. Austin State University. She has past professional experience with regulatory management regarding endangered species, migratory birds, and eagles.