CEMML Directors

Calvin F. Bagley

Associate Director (GIS/RS, Environmental Planning and NEPA)
Calvin.Bagley@ColoState.EDU
(970) 491-3324

Mr. Bagley is an Associate Director who manages a variety of Army and DoD contracts associated with the Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM) program and Research and Development programs. He manages the Geographic Information Systems Support Team at CEMML, which includes the Western Regional Support Center, providing GIS support, data collection and development, analysis and map production to the Army Environmental Center and installations. He also manages the Planning and Assessment team, which develop Integrated Natural Resources Management Plans (INRMP), Environmental Assessments (EA) and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for DoD customers. Mr. Bagley performs applied research on wind and water erosion, training impacts on vegetation recovery, and GIS / remote sensing applications for natural resources inventory and monitoring of military lands. Mr. Bagley is advisor and project leader for CEMML graduate students from the Range Science and Forest Sciences departments and in the Military Lands Management degree program.

Robert Brozka

Associate Director ( Field Operations)
Robert.Brozka@ColoState.EDU
(970) 491-2673

Since 1988 Mr. Brozka has been involved in the management of natural resources on military lands. He began this association with the Army Corps of Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. There he contributed to development of the Land Condition Trend Analysis program, and was instrumental in fielding the program at the first Army installations. He has been Associate Director for Field Operations at the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands at Colorado State University since 1994. In this capacity, Mr. Brozka oversees CEMML's work in land management at over 50 installations across the United States and Germany. Projects include all components of the Integrated Training Area Management program, environmental monitoring, planning level surveys for floral and fauna, and endangered species surveys.

Dr. Liz Caldwell

Associate Director (Environmental Compliance and Cleanup)
Liz.Caldwell@colostate.edu
(970) 491-8406

Dr. Caldwell is an environmental toxicologist, with experience performing human health and ecological risk assessments in support of evaluation and restoration of contaminated sites. As Associate Director for environmental compliance with CEMML, her responsibilities include environmental compliance management as well as technical support for site investigations and remediation efforts. She also manages CEMML's on-site personnel contracts for environmental compliance specialists and field technicians staffed at various military installations. Areas of technical expertise include: risk assessment, development of cleanup goals, comprehensive EH&S compliance auditing; and stormwater management planning.

Alan Mertens

Associate Director ( Business Operations & Administration)
Alan.Mertens@ColoState.EDU
(970) 491-6620

Mr. Mertens is the Associate Director who manages the business operations of CEMML. He is responsible for administration of budgets, tracking and reporting expenditures, compliance with state and federal regulations, and providing logistical support for employees. Mr. Mertens provides assistance with budgeting, cost estimating, identifying funding mechanisms, and state and federal regulations for contracts with the university. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from Colorado State University.

Angela Thompson

Assistant Director ( Human Resources)
Angela.Thompson@ColoState.EDU
(970) 491-1521

Ms. Thompson is the Assistant Director and manages the human resources operations of CEMML. She is responsible for the management of recruiting and hiring employees, employee relations, and resolution of personnel issues. Ms. Thompson advises, trains and serves as a resource to employees regarding policies and procedures, appraisals, position searches, and compliance with state and federal regulations regarding employment. She holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Sam Houston State University.

Dr. James A. Zeidler

Associate Director ( Cultural Resources)
James.Zeidler@ColoState.EDU
(970) 491-3741

Dr. Zeidler is a Research Scientist and registered professional archaeologist. As Associate Director for Cultural Resources, he serves as the CEMML's chief cultural resources specialist and also holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position in CSU's Department of Anthropology. His responsibilities include the execution of cultural resources management (CRM) planning and technical support efforts for the Army and other DoD services. He also manages CEMML's on-site personnel contracts for cultural resources specialists and field technicians staffed at various military installations. Areas of technical support include: planning level surveys, compliance inventories, and National Register eligibility assessments for historic and prehistoric archaeological resources and historic buildings/structures; Native American consultation; historic context studies; cultural resources data management and analysis; GIS/GPS support; predictive archaeological modeling; and the development of Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plans (ICRMPs). Dr. Zeidler is also actively involved in applied scientific research in the areas of archaeological resource management, predictive modeling, and geoarchaeology.

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