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ACCAP  |  Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness
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Our Team

Leadership

Sarah Trainor Director
Nathan Kettle Deputy Director

Core Team

Adelheid Herrmann Co-Investigator
Caroline Erickson Research Assistant
Crystal Frank-Welker Engagement Specialist
Ed Plumb Weather and Flood Specialist
Heather McFarland Science Communicator
Rick Thoman Alaska Climate Specialist
Zav Grabinski Geospatial Analyst & Data Visualization Specialist

Affiliates

Alison York Alaska Fire Science Consortium Coordinator
Anjali Shah Alaska Fellow
Davin Holen (UAF photo by JR Ancheta) Davin Holen Sea Grant Coastal Resilience Specialist
Eleanor Greenbaum Alaska Fellow
Elizabeth Figus Consultant
Greta Goto Research Associate
John Walsh Climate Scientist
LaVerne Xilegg Demientieff UAF Department of Social Work Chair
Malinda Chase Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center Tribal Liaison

Students

Eva Dawn Burke Eva Dawn Burk Graduate Student
Sherri Wall Sherri Wall Graduate Student
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ACCAP is part of the International Arctic Research Center on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Troth Yeddha' Campus.

ACCAP is one of several CAP/RISA teams within the NOAA Climate Program Office.

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