Natural Resource Management Faculty and Staff

Your teachers are experienced in real-world natural resource management issues

You will learn from faculty and staff who are experienced in solving real world problems for industry, non-profit groups, and government.

Your instructors are professionals who work in local land reclamation projects, assist the government, monitor water quality and assess environmental impacts. Their expertise is especially strong in real-world environmental and natural resource management issues.

NRM Faculty

Kato Tsosie Dee
Natural Resource Management Department Faculty
Office: 719-486-4222
Cell: 719-221-0892
kdee@coloradomtn.edu

Mr. Dee obtained his Bachelor and Master’s of Science in Geology from the University of Kansas and is currently pursuing a PhD in Geochemistry from the Colorado School of Mines. Mr. Dee’s current research involves the role of the various types of dissolved organic carbon on the toxicity of heavy metals in aquatic systems in the Rocky Mountains. Mr. Dee has over five years of experience in the environmental consulting industry with The RETEC Group Inc., and MFG Inc. His expertise’s are in the areas of environmental geochemistry and hydrogeology. He participated in projects that involved hydrocarbon remedial efforts in petroleum refineries in Wyoming and Missouri, geochemical assessments for environmental heavy metals (i.e. lead, zinc, uranium, cadmium, etc), Phase I and II RCRA environmental site assessment activities, GIS, and various hydrologic assessments (TMDL’s, flow characterization, and contaminate transport). Mr. Dee also was an instructor of Geology at Front Range Community College in Fort Collins, CO for two and half years

NRM Staff

Catherine Patti
Contract Administrator CMC/NRM Student Internship Program
Office: 719-486-4232 
cpatti@coloradomtn.edu

Ms. Patti obtained her Bachelor of Science in Marketing / Finance from the University of Southern California. Ms. Patti has over 12 years experience in public administration including grant and contract management with local government entities. Additionally, she has successfully written, was awarded and administered over $2.5 million dollars in grants for projects ranging from environmental restoration to construction and historic preservation.

Melissa Wolfe
Assistant Project Manager and Adjunct Faculty Member
Office: 719-486-4239
mwolfe@coloradomtn.edu

Ms. Wolfe obtained her Bachelor of Science in Geology from the University of Puget Sound in 2005 and her Master of Science in Geology from the University of Kansas in 2009. Her research completed for her M.S. degree included extensive geochemical research in the field of thermochronometry. She joined the NRM team in 2009 and currently helps manage the CMC NRMI program. In this position, she oversees various aspects of projects from field team management, sample collection, data analysis to risk assessment. She also helps manage the Timberline Analytical Laboratory and with administration and facilitation of the Lake Fork Watershed Working Group. As adjunct faculty she has taught soil and water chemistry (CHE215) and environmental geology (GEY135). She enjoys trail running, cooking and gardening, and watching sunrises in the Upper Arkansas Valley.

Science Faculty

Dr. Sandra Harting
Dr. Mark Cole
Joe Nachtrieb
Nancy Cain