Center for the Environment Staff

Patrick Bourgeron is the Director of the Center for the Environment. A native of France and US citizen for 21 years, Patrick is an internationally recognized ecosystem researcher and scientist. He comes to PSU from the University of Colorado’s Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, where he has served as research Fellow since 1997. He has over three decades of experience in environmental research, planning, land use policy and teaching in the U.S., France, Canada and Africa.

Office: 203 Russell House Phone: 603.535.3179 Fax: 603.535.3004 or psbourgeron@plymouth.edu

Brian Eisenhauer

Office: 004 Memorial Hall Phone: 603.535.2497 Fax: 603.535.3180 or bweisenhauer@plymouth.edu

Betsy Ayotte serves as the Center's Financial Manager and as Program Coordinator for Master of Science programs at PSU. Her background is in wildlife management with a special interest in human impacts on population trends.

Office: 211 Russell House Phone: 603.535.3346 Fax: 603.535.3004 or seayotte@plymouth.edu

Adam Baumann is a Senior Laboratory Technician in the Environmental Research Laboratory. His background is in environmental chemistry and instrumental analysis.

Office: 205 Boyd Science Center Phone: 603.535.3269 Fax: 603.535.3180 or ajbaumann@plymouth.edu

Lisa Doner is a Research Assistant Professor with the Center for the Environment. She studies lake sediments to decipher past watershed changes.

Office: 219 Boyd Science Center Phone: 603.535.3256 Fax: 603.535.3180 or ladoner@plymouth.edu

June Hammond Rowan is the Outreach and Development Coordinator for the Center. The interaction of people and the environment and environmental issues are her long standing interests.

Office: 212 Russell House Phone: 603.535.3218 Fax: 603.535.3004 or jhammondrowan@plymouth.edu

Steve Kahl is a Professor in the new PSU Department of Environmental Science and Policy and serves as the chief scientist for the Center’s Environmental Research Laboratory. He was the founding director of the Center from 2004 -2008. His research interests include acid rain, lake chemistry, mercury cycling, paleolimnology, and the intersection of science and public policy.

Office: 218 Boyd Science Center Phone: 603.535.3154 Fax: 603.535.3180 or jskahl@plymouth.edu

Mary Ann McGarry is an Associate Professor of Science Education with the Center for the Environment and Graduate Studies. For the past 10 years she has specialized in water resource outreach.

Office: 202 Boyd Science Center Phone: 603.535.3209 Fax: 603.535.3180 or  mmcgarry@plymouth.edu

Kevin McGuire is an Assistant Professor of Hydrology with the Center for the Environment at Plymouth State University. This is a joint position with the USDA Forest Service. His research interests focus on understanding how water moves through terrestrial ecosystems and into the stream environment.

Office: 208 Boyd Science Center Phone: 603.535.3250 Fax: 603.535.3180 or  kmcguire1@plymouth.edu

Janet Towse

Office: 205 Boyd Science Center Phone: 603.535.3269 Fax: 603.535.3180 or jetowse@plymouth.edu

Angie Uhlman is the Center's Administrative Assistant. A graduate of Plymouth State, Angie is an active member of the PSU community, serving as Chair of the Student Employee of the Year program and a member of the Hiking Club.

Office: 208 Russell House Phone: 603.535.3179 Fax: 603.535.3004 or aluhlman@plymouth.edu