Three candidates will be visiting campus to meet with us and learn more about us and the position. We welcome your participation! In addition to the meetings below, the candidates will be engaged with a variety of stakeholders from the College, OSU, and the community.
Dr. Cristina Eisenberg | May 24-25
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Dr. Eisenberg is courtesy faculty at Oregon State University (OSU) in the College of Forestry (CoF), where she is an Outstanding Alumna and Alumni Fellow. A Native American and Latinx community ecologist of mixed Raramuri and Western Apache heritage, she is the lead principal investigator on two multi-year projects partnering with Tribal Nations: the Kainai First Nation in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada and the Kainai Reserve; and Aaniiihnen and Nakoda Tribes on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in north-central Montana. These projects take place in forest and grassland ecosystems and braid Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) with Western science to find ecocultural restoration solutions and provide jobs and STEM higher education opportunities for Tribal at-risk youth.
Cristina is a Smithsonian Research Associate and the former Chief Scientist at Earthwatch Institute, where she oversaw a global research program prioritizing ecological restoration, climate resiliency, social justice for Indigenous peoples, and sustainable natural resources production. Dr. Eisenberg has authored numerous journal articles, books, and book chapters. Since 2017 she has served on the Board of Trustees of her alma mater, Prescott College, where she has been the Board Vice-Chair, and chaired the Academic and Student Affairs Committee. She serves as Director at Large on the SER Board of Directors, where she leads the TEK Working Group.
Dr. Stella Hein | May 26-27
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Dr. Hein has a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and a MS in Biology. She has taught inclusive and experiential courses in biology and sustainability for >10 years at three Department of Education designated Minority Serving Institutions. She currently specializes in the development and implementation of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion and access (JEDIA) programs at the University of California Santa Cruz to enhance the participation and success of underserved students in STEM disciplines. Stella’s focus includes mentoring faculty and staff in evidence based, inclusive mentoring and teaching practices; applying social justice frameworks in coursework and research programs; community building; mentorship and research experience. She also designs and implements strategies for measuring the impact of inclusive programming to understand their impact on student outcomes.
Stella comes from a low-income, multicultural family in Arizona. Her research has included over 10 years of collaboration with indigenous Tahitian communities on the South Pacific island of Mo’orea. Her own vibrant and diverse community and experiences with diverse peoples and perspectives around the world, motivate her to implement programs designed to create more equitable, accessible and inclusive spaces in higher education.
Mr. Bodie Shaw | June 1-2
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Mr. Shaw is the current BIA deputy regional director of Trust Services for the Northwest Region, in Portland. Shaw has testified before the U.S. Senate subcommittee on topics that include forests and public land management, tribal resource and environmental issues, as well as briefed the U.S. House of Representatives, House Resource Committee members on tribal land management issues. He has also lectured widely on tribal interests as they pertain to natural resource management.
In 2008, Shaw was the first to participate in an international exchange program between the U.S. and Australian governments. From August 2008 to March 2009, Shaw and his family resided in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, as he developed a new trilateral wildland fire/bushfire agreement between the U.S., Australia and New Zealand.
Previously, Shaw served as acting deputy director, BIA Office of Trust Services, in Washington, D.C. His former positions include assistant director, resource protection, BIA, Office of Trust Services, Division of Forestry, Washington, D.C. (2002-2004); U.S. Sen., Mark O. Hatfield Congressional Fellow for Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR), Washington, D.C. (2001- 2002); BIA forest manager, Warm Springs Agency, Warm Springs (1997-2001); Oregon State University, assistant professor, College of Extension and Natural Resources (1996-1997).
Shaw is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs.
Schedule
Wednesday, June 1
Thursday, June 2
The College of Forestry’s Associate/Assistant Dean for Inclusive Excellence and Director of College of Forestry’s Tribal Initiatives (AD) is essential to achieving the college’s vision for inclusive excellence among students, staff, and faculty, and for building meaningful and lasting academic, economic, ethical, social, and cultural collaborations with underserved people across the globe, with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest region. This position is also integral to Oregon State University’s vision to be a collaborative, inclusive, and caring community that strives for justice and equitable opportunities in everything we do; that creates a welcoming environment and enables success for people from all backgrounds and cultures; and that shares common, fundamental values grounded in social justice, civility, and respect while looking to our diversity as a source of enrichment and strength. This position further complements investments in Native American initiatives across the university in teaching, research, outreach, and student services.
The AD position’s goals are to foster and enhance the cultural humility of the college through their leadership, and to co-generate policies and practices that advance diversity, equity, inclusion and justice for all peoples and cultures. The incumbent provides leadership, management, and direction for the college including setting goals and priorities for DEIJ and student support services; developing and managing budgets; directing personnel, facilities, equipment, programs and other resources; and advising on compliance in principle and practice associated with Indigenous / Tribal sovereignty and related university and college policies, and state and federal regulations. The incumbent works in close collaboration with all communities within the college and reports directly to the dean. The incumbent engages with Indigenous Nations (recognized, non-recognized, and other Indigenous groups) and people on behalf of the college; guides initiatives and programming designed to enhance academic support for and improve outreach, retention, empowerment and graduation rates of underserved graduate and undergraduate students; advises on research, education, and outreach programming that advances both Indigenous Knowledge systems and standard science systems; and collaborates with university partners on shared goals of advancing and sustaining student access and success at OSU. Maintaining professional relationships and collaborations with an array of offices and colleagues is essential for meeting the College’s and this position’s goals.
Search Committee
Chair: Holly Ober, Associate Dean for Science Outreach and Program Leader for FNR Extension
Susan Bernardin, Director of School of Culture, Language and Society, College of Liberal Arts
Spirit Brooks, Research, Evaluation, and Assessment Coordinator, OSU Extension Service Outdoor School Program
Allison Davis-White Eyes, VP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Fielding Graduate University
Zowie DeLeon, Undergraduate Student, Natural Resources, College of Forestry
Chris Dunn, Assistant Professor (Sr. Researcher), Forest Engineering, Resources & Management
Michele Justice, International Programs Manager and DEI Workgroup Lead, College of Forestry
John Sessions, University Distinguished Professor, Strachan Chair of Forest Operations Management, College of Forestry
Search Advocate: Tonya Johnson, Instructor, Public Health and Human Sciences
Search Administrator: Jen Elston, Assistant to the Dean and Associate Deans