Kynser Wahwahsuck Bell is a member of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas and is a descendant of Shoshone and Sac & Fox Tribes. She received her B.S. degree in Environmental Science from Haskell Indian Nations University and her M.A. degree from the University of Kansas with a focus on nitrogen cycling in headwater streams affected by land-use change. She loves spending time outdoors with her family and being creative through sewing and arts. 

Contact: kynser.wahwahsuck@colorado.edu 

Janna Black, of Koyukon Athabaskan descent, from the Caribou clan, earned her M.S. in Environment, Natural Resources, and Society from University of Wyoming with a Minor in Collaborative Practice. Janna's research experience is in Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge, Sense of Place, Social-Ecological Systems, Land-Based Education, Resilience Building, Sustainable Farm Mgmt & Permaculture Design. In her free time, she loves spending time in the sun with her family. 

Contact: janna.black@colorado.edu 

• Develop climate vulnerability assessments, adaptation plans, proposals and grant applications, and implementation projects
• Connect Tribal resource managers to data, information, and tools
• Facilitate connections and partnerships between Tribes, TCU’s, researchers, and Tribal Organizations
• Support coordination of Tribal workshops, meetings, and gatherings
• Support capacity building by facilitating trainings
• Facilitate knowledge sharing between Tribes and partners
• Organize Tribal community education and youth engagement
• and so much more!