Steering Committee Members
![Mark Brunson](https://greatbasinfirescience.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/JPEG-Image-215-×-145-pixels.jpg)
Mark Brunson
Professor, Environment and Society, Utah State University.
Coordinates with academic partners; sageSTEP liaison; co-leads evaluation.
Don Major
Fire and Landscape Ecologist, Idaho BLM.
Leads website function and updates, co-leads network of experts.
![Elizabeth Leger](https://greatbasinfirescience.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/eliza.jpg)
Elizabeth Leger
Associate Professor Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Nevada-Reno.
Leads project management.
![Francis Kilkenny](https://greatbasinfirescience.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Kilkenny.jpg)
Francis Kilkenny
Research Biologist, USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station.
Leads development of syntheses.
![Eva Strand](https://greatbasinfirescience.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/EvaStrand-1024x1024.jpg)
Eva Strand
Assistant Professor Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences, University of Idaho.
Leads web-based training.
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Christina Restaino
Assistant Professor, Natural Resources State Specialist, University of Nevada, Reno Extension.
Coordinates with extension; leads program effectiveness assessments.
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Duncan Leao
Bridgeport District Ranger (acting), USFS Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.
Leads field-based connections.
![Beth Newingham](https://greatbasinfirescience.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/beth.jpg)
Beth Newingham
Research Ecologist, ARS.
Leads development of agency mentors and cadres.
![Jeremy Maestas](https://greatbasinfirescience.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/jeremy.jpg)
Jeremy Maestas
Sage Ecosystems Specialist, NRCS.
Coordinates with management partners; leads field workshops.
![BenKlink](https://greatbasinfirescience.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BenKlink.jpg)
Ben Klink
Natural Resource Program Manager, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Nevada Division of Forestry.
Coordinates with state forestry management partners.