College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science

Staff Listing

Karen Bacula

Karen Bacula

  • Director, Isle Royale Institute
Marjorie Banovetz
""Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.""
—Ralph Waldo Emerson

Marjorie Banovetz

  • Senior Administrative Aide, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
  • Graduate Programs Assistant, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science
Lori Carne

Lori Carne

  • Facility Staff
Jennifer Eikenberry

Jennifer Eikenberry

  • Assistant Research Scientist

Areas of Expertise

  • Stable isotopes
  • Forest ecology
  • Mass spectrometry
Kat Hanson
"If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?"
—T.S. Eliot

Kat Hanson

  • Undergraduate Academic Advisor
Cindy Kela

Cindy Kela

  • Custodian
Erik Keranen

Erik Keranen

  • Assistant Research Scientist

Areas of Expertise

  • Wood protection
  • Wood composites
  • Physical and mechanical properties testing of wood and wood composites
  • Field-testing of wood products for decay and insect resistance
Jim Tolan
"There are no larger fields than these, no worthier games than may here be played."
—Henry David Thoreau

Jim Tolan

  • Manager of Operations Ford Center and Forest
Windy Veker

Windy Veker

  • College Marketing and Communications Manager, University Marketing and Communications

About Windy

  • Windy uses engaging writing and marketing strategies to elevate the stories of students, faculty and staff in both the College of Sciences and Arts and the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science with effective, on-brand content and communications.
  • Her professional background includes copy editing for the Daily Mining Gazette and broadcast journalism experiences as a TV6 bureau reporter.
  • She enjoys watching campy horror movies, listening to podcasts and playing table top roleplaying games with her family and friends.
Sierra Williams

Sierra Williams

  • Outreach Coordinator
Phyllis Williamson

Phyllis Williamson

  • Director of Administration
Shasha Zhang

Shasha Zhang

  • Project Accountant