Appendix D
Workshop Planning Committee Biographical Sketches

Brian O’Neill (Chair) is laboratory fellow and earth scientist at the Joint Global Change Research Institute, a collaboration between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland in College Park. His research interests are in human–earth system interactions, in particular the human dimensions of global environmental change. Previously he was professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and also served as director of research at the Korbel School’s Pardee Center for International Futures. Dr. O’Neill led research groups on integrated assessment modeling and on climate and human systems at the U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research, and on population and climate change at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis. He holds a Ph.D. in Earth systems science and an M.S. in applied science, both from New York University. Dr. O’Neill is a convening lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report and was an author on the U.S. Fourth National Climate Assessment.

Jeffery Anchukaitis of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

Anjuli Bamzai is senior science advisor on global climate change in the Directorate for Geosciences, National Science Foundation (NSF). In this role she represents NSF at various leadership positions in interagency working groups (e.g., U.S. Global Change Research Program, Inter-agency Arctic Research Policy Committee, Climate Security Advisory Council, U.S. Climate Variability and Predictability program), as well as ad hoc working groups convened by the Office of Science and Technology Policy (e.g., Fast Track Action Committee on Earth System Predictability Research and Development). Dr. Bamzai earned a Ph.D. in Earth systems and global changes from George Mason University, a Ph.D. in theoretical chemistry and a masters in physics from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay, and bachelor of science degrees in physics, mathematics, and statistics from Fergusson College in Pune, India.

Ana P. Barros is Donald Biggar Willett Chair of engineering and department head for civil and environmental engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School distinguished professor emeritus at Duke University. She also served on the engineering faculty at The Pennsylvania State University and Harvard University. Her primary research interests include remote sensing of the water cycle, hydrology, hydrometeorology, and water prediction across scales. Dr. Barros is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, American Meteorological Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, and American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as a diplomate of the American Academy of Water Resources Engineers. She served on the U.S. National Committee for the International Hydrological Program of UNESCO. Dr. Barros is an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and has served on several National Academies committees, including the Water Science and Technology Board, the Space Studies Board, and the Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate. She currently serves in the Committee for Earth Science and Applications from Space. Dr. Barros earned her Ph.D. in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Washington.

David Holiday is a freelance consultant and policy expert on Central America. He also recently served as regional manager, coordinating work on Central America, at the Open Society Foundations. He has 35 years of professional experience working on democratic governance in Latin America, including experience as an analyst/researcher and international donor on civil society, human rights/justice, transparency, and accountability issues. Holiday earned a B.A. in policy from Princeton University and a master’s in nonprofit management from Regis University.

Maureen Lichtveld is dean of the School of Public Health, Jonas Salk chair in population health, and professor of environmental and occupational health at the University of Pittsburgh; she has more than 35 years of expertise in environmental health. As dean, Dr. Lichtveld oversees seven academic departments and more than 900 students, 165 faculty, and 320 staff. Her research focuses on environmentally induced disease, health disparities, climate and health, environmental health policy, disaster preparedness, public health systems, and community resilience. She is chair of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health. She coauthored the textbook Environmental Policy and Public Health. For her contributions to science, her honors include Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars, and Woman of the Year for the City of New Orleans. Dr. Lichtveld is a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the NAM Council, and a member of many NAM and National Academy of Sciences boards, roundtables, and committees. She serves on the advisory committees for the National Academies Climate Communications Initiative and the Division on Earth and Life Studies. Dr. Lichveld earned an M.D. from Anton de Kom University of Suriname and Leiden University in the Netherlands, and an M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University’s School of Hygiene and Public Health.

Eric L. Olson is director of policy and strategic initiatives for the Seattle International Foundation (SIF). His primary responsibility is to oversee the Foundation’s engagement with the Washington, DC–based policy community. He also provides strategic policy advice to the Foundation’s Central American partners on priority issues such as promoting rule of law and good governance. In addition, Olson is a Wilson Center global fellow. He served as deputy director of the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute and Latin America Program for 10 years. Previously, he worked with the secretariat for political affairs at the Organization of American States as a senior specialist on good governance; at Amnesty International USA as advocacy director for the Americas; and at the Washington Office on Latin America as senior associate for Mexico. He holds a master’s degree in international affairs from the American University’s School of International Service, and a bachelor’s degree in education and history from Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois.