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The Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies

Staff Resources

Need help with administrative functions? Refer to the list below to contact the correct individual.

Name/Title	Function	Contact
John Horne Executive Director	Overall leadership of CICOES research, education and administration Principal Investigator of CICOES cooperative agreement from NOAA	jhorne@uw.edu
Joe Resing Deputy Director	Liaison for OSU Manage CICOES Council, Fellows, and Senior Fellows Point of contact for PMEL administration queries Manage Postdoctoral Scholarship review panel	resing@uw.edu 206-526-6184
Muyin Wang Deputy Director	Liaison for UAF Point of contact for Principal Investigator queries Promote outreach activities Coordinate summer intern application reviews Manage Research Grant reviews	muyin@uw.edu 206-526-4532
Ivonne Ortiz Associate Director	Point of contact for AFSC administration and PI queries Academic mentor for Summer Intern Program	ivonne.ortiz@noaa.gov 206-526-4692
Fred Averick Assistant Director – Finance & Administration	Manage the financial, administrative and education/outreach teams Approvals for proposals, purchasing, travel, petty cash, etc. Access to UW systems (ASTRA, etc.) Annual report General business systems and office management Academic hires (e.g. postdocs) Space allocation RCR allocations NOAA CI national network contact CICOES Council’s ex-officio member UW’s Online Accident and Injury Reporting System (OARS)	faverick@uw.edu 206-616-6763
Deborah Malarek Grants & Contracts Manager	Grant proposals Funding agency guidelines contact eGC1 Creation GCA, OSP, and sponsor contact Federal funding opportunities contact Subcontracts Federal reports Budget/sub-budget setup (including transpasus) Budget projections Expense transfers Financial policy contact Cost sharing contact Budget closure advising Keys Editing annual report Cash/check deposits	dmalarek@uw.edu 206-200-3342
Nomie Torres Fiscal Specialist	Purchasing Expense reimbursements Domestic travel Budget reconciliation Expense transfers CTA/ProCard reconciliation PI reports BPO’s Non-PO invoices Subawards Equipment inventory Employee phones CICOES phone	nrtorres@uw.edu 206-685-3673
Collen Marquist Administrative Specialist	Assistant to the Executive Director Health and Safety coordinator Publications contact (CICOES and JISAO contribution numbers and database) Foreign Travel Facilities Event planning Visitor arrangements Support for Post-doc search committees and CICOES Council	marquist@uw.edu 206-685-6548
M. Jones Payroll Coordinator	Payroll Grant and contract certification reports	merlej@uw.edu 206-616-1407
Jed Thompson Education/Outreach & Communications Specialist	Webmaster: provide web updates, new information/content and maintain some technical aspects of CICOES website Graphic design Internship program coordination Initiate and manage educational and collaborative activities with UW, NOAA and community partners Represent JISAO’s outreach program at professional conferences Media/press contact Staff writer (web and hard copy materials) Creator of Science in 180 video series Serve on College of Environment Communications Committee Connect with other professional communications networks, including NOAA’s OAR Communications Office	jedthom@uw.edu Cell: 970-618-5845
Abby Zorn HR Manager	HR processes (hiring, promotions, employee relations) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Professional development Workplace culture and community-building Onboarding Visa management	azorn@uw.edu 206-543-5216