USGS Rocky Mountain Region
Colorado | New Mexico | Utah
Colorado
Denver Federal Center—Lakewood, CO
Jessica Driscoll, Hydrologist, jdriscoll@usgs.gov, 303-236-4979
Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center—Lakewood, CO
Jade Crosbie, Geophysicist, kcrosbie@usgs.gov, 303-236-1351
JoAnn Holloway, Research Physical Scientist, jholloway@usgs.gov, 303-236-2449
Christopher Holm-Denoma, Research Geologist, cholm-denoma@usgs.gov, 303-236-5454
Chris (he/him/his) is a Research Geologist in the Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center in Denver. His research interests are in Geochronology using Laser Ablation ICPMS and Ion Probe methods and Tectonics of orogenic and mineralizing systems. Chris is involved in research projects throughout the U.S. but mainly focused in Alaska and the Appalachians—he is also involved in projects overseas in western Africa and Asia. He has participated in the URGE (Unlearning Racism in the Geosciences) program and hopes that what he learned through the URGE curriculum and other experiences at the USGS make him a positive contributor to the Peer Support Worker Program.
New Mexico
New Mexico Water Science Center—Albuquerque, NM
Tyson Hatch, Hydrologic Technician, hatcht@usgs.gov, 505-331-7940
Rebecca Travis, Hydrologist, rtravis@usgs.gov, 505-830-7991
Rebecca Travis started her USGS career in 2012 working at the former Indiana Water Science Center as a Physical Scientist. In 2016, she began work as a Hydrologist at the New Mexico Water Science where she has focused her efforts on studying anthropogenic contamination and focuses studies in the designated Urban Waters area of Albuquerque, NM. In her free time, she enjoys hiking in the Sandia Mountains and is an avid reader. She became a peer support work in hopes of raising awareness and providing her coworkers with safe and equitable environment.
Utah
National Climate Adaptation Science Center—Salt Lake City, UT
Elda Varela Minder, Research Associate, evarelaminder@usgs.gov, 801-908-5009
Morgan McDonnell, Hydrologist, mcmcdonnell@usgs.gov
Morgan (she/her) is a Hydrologist at the Utah Water Science Center, where her work includes Great Salt Lake and Colorado River Basin studies. In her spare time, she enjoys hiking and birding throughout Utah.
