People
Researchers, Specialists, Partners, Sponsors, Teams and Others

	Jennifer Read Ph.D. Assistant Director, Research Coordinator Phone: (734) 936-3622 Email: jenread@umich.edu See: Profile
	Brandon Schroeder Extension Educator, Northeast District, Tawas City Phone: (989) 984-1056 Email: schroe45@msu.edu See: Profile

Project Partners

Agency sponsors include: Northeast Michigan Council of Governments, NOAA Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Many other partners and participants contributed to the project. For a complete list of NEMIA specialists, partners, sponsors, teams and others, see: Project Partner and Participant List

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Integrated Assessment Project Roles

The following are the primary roles of the project leaders, specialists and participants:

• Stakeholders (Participants): Anyone affected by or interested in the issue, including community, business and government leaders and representatives from different user groups (e.g., anglers) or citizen groups (e.g., lake association).
• Principal Investigator: Coordinator of the assessment who helps integrate the results.
• Outreach Coordinator: Specialist with community connections who helps identify, engage and maintain contact with stakeholders, agencies and the media.
• Agency Sponsor: One or several natural resource managers or policy-makers who plan to use the results of the assessment. They help determine the focus and scope of the project.
• Technical Assessment Team: Inter-disciplinary team(s) of scientists that gathers and analyzes data needed for the assessment.