USGCRP National Coordination Office Print E-mail

The U.S.Global Change Research Program National Coordination Office (USGCRP NCO) works to support the various programs and initiatives for USGCRP through a team of dedicated professionals with expertise in administration, coordination, planning, writing, and climate and environmental policy.

USGCRP NCO Staff

    • Dr. Thomas Armstrong, Executive Director, U.S. Global Change Research Program, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
    • Kathy Jacobs, Assistant Director for Climate Assessment and Adaptation, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Director of the National Climate Assessment 
    • Dr. Fabien Laurier, Deputy Director of the National Coordination Office
    • David Allen, Program Associate for International Research and Cooperation 
    • Maya Buchanan, SGCR Executive Secretary & Implementation Planning Coordinator
    • Bryce Golden-Chen, Program Specialist for the National Climate Assessment
    • Emily Therese Cloyd, Engagement Coordinator for the National Climate Assessment 
    • Dr. Melissa Kenney, Lead Principal Investigator, National Climate Assessment Indicator System
    • Dr. Fred Lipschultz, Regional Coordinator for the National Climate Assessment
    • Tanya Maslak, Operations Manager for the National Coordination Office 
    • Megan McVey, Communications Coordinator & Web Content Manager for the National Coordination Office
    • Dr. Julie Morris, Technical Coordinator for Strategic Planning
    • Emily Seyller, Program Associate, Inform Decisions & Adaptation Science 
  • Dr. Gyami Shrestha, Coordinator Carbon Cycle Science 
  • Aaron Smith, I.T. Manager and System Administrator 
  • Dr. Curt Tilmes, Technical Lead for the Global Change Information System
  • Dr. Chris Weaver, Program Lead, Advance Science

Staff of Co-located Organizations


IPCC Working Group II Technical Support Unit-East

U.S. Climate Variability and Predictability Program