Current Interns

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Daniel Rice | Intern

Daniel is a current fourth-year at CSU majoring in Wildlife Biology and minoring in GIS for Natural Resources. Daniel has been pursuing his interests in how new GIS technologies can be used to develop more effective management strategies for wildlife, especially in the conservation of endangered species and regarding wildlife detection. He is also a past officer and active member of the CSU Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. Outside of the school year, Daniel has been a wildlife research technician for Colorado Parks and Wildlife for two seasons and will be moving on to work with Oregon State University on endangered Humbolt martens and threatened Pacific fishers. Daniel loves to hike, camp, cook, and spend time with friends.

Rio Teuber

Rio Teuber | Intern

Rio is a fourth-year student at CSU, majoring in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources and minoring in GIS for Natural Resources. With a passion for environmental stewardship, Rio embarked on her GIS journey following recommendations from United States Forest Service employees. Currently, she immerses herself in the intricacies of GIS while supporting daily operations at the Centroid. Rio Teuber is currently leading a project with the City of Fort Collins, crafting a StoryMap to narrate the development of their paved trail system, merging GIS technology with storytelling. Beyond academics, Rio is actively engaged in various extracurricular activities, including a STEM sorority, Women in Technical Studies, Natural Resource Honor Society (Xi Sigma Pi), and an FSL Honor Society. When not hitting the books or mapping data, Rio dedicates her time to weightlifting, being with friends, and exploring the wonders of National Parks. Her summers are spent at Chatfield State Park, where she continues her commitment to environmental conservation and public service. Passionate, driven, and dedicated, Rio is poised to make a significant impact in the field of natural resource management.

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Connor Siegfreid | Intern

Connor is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Ecosystem Science and Sustainability with a minor in GIS at CSU. His career objectives include plans to use geospatial ecology, remote sensing, and GIS technologies to assist in agricultural production in face of climate change. Previously attending the Colorado Film School and Denver School of the Arts for cinematography and digital design, Connor has created content for Rocky Mountain PBS, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the Denver Film Society. Outside of the Centroid, Connor serves as a CSU Ecoleader and volunteers with Wildlands Restoration. In his down time, he enjoys playing ambient guitar, creating bicycle restoration videos, building Linux kernels, and practicing digital illustration.

Madzie

Madzie Boyles | Intern

Madzie is in their fourth year at CSU majoring Ecosystem Science and Sustainability in the Warner College of Natural Resources at CSU with minors in Geospatial Information Science and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Natural Resources. They are passionate about the intersection of environmental justice and sustainability, and plan on pursuing a career in data-driven sustainability policy and geospatial data analytics post-graduation. During their time at CSU, Madzie has been involved with the Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Club, is an Honors Program Peer Mentor, and is an undergraduate representative on the Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Diversity, Equity, and Diversity Committee. In their free time, Madzie enjoys hiking, camping, spending time with friends, and reading outside in their hammock.

Lucas

Lucas Roy | Intern

Lucas is a fourth-year Watershed Science major with a minor in GIS. He is excited to be working for the Centroid this year and seeks to develop GIS skills for presenting scientific research to non-scientists. He studied abroad in Tasmania, Australia during the fall of 2022 and is the president of the CSU Club Baseball team. After graduating, Lucas hopes to travel and explore hydrology and GIS career opportunities abroad.

Colin Murphy

Colin Murphy | Intern

Colin Murphy is a fourth year political science student with a minor in GIS for natural resources. He has an interest in progressing environmental legislation by assessing environmental impacts and vulnerabilities utilizing GIS. He hopes to use this intersection between political science and GIS to help educate and bring awareness to urgent climate issues. In his free time Colin enjoys skiing and hiking with his friends.

Former Interns

FirstLastYearStartSemesterEndYearEndGrad_Undergrad
JakeCrawford2011Spring2011Undergrad
LucusSims2011Spring2011Undergrad
RobertSchmitt2011Spring2011Undergrad
AimeeWard2011Summer2011Undergrad
JaredPappert-Stockton2011Spring2012Grad
LizaBodistow2011Fall2011Undergrad
KenBucko2011Spring2012Undergrad
KiraPuntenney2012Summer2012Undergrad
SteveChignell2011Summer2012Grad
AaronYuhas2012Spring2012Undergrad
MichaelConnelly2012Spring2012Undergrad
ErikRaab2012Fall2012Undergrad
ZakPetersen2013Spring2014Undergrad
LeiRong2013Fall2013Undergrad
EmmaGiles2013Spring2014Undergrad
BenTracy2013Summer2013Undergrad
JiaLing2010Spring2011Grad
PaulMartin2013Summer2013Undergrad
LucasVecchio2012Fall2012Undergrad
AllenGilbert2014Spring2015Undergrad
EricRounds2014Spring2014Grad
ErickKelly2014Spring2015Undergrad
IanReiling2014Spring2014Undergrad
LeanaSchwartz2014Spring2014Grad
MaxwellCook2014Spring2016Undergrad
ShannonMcCoy2013Fall2013Undergrad
SkySkach2014Spring2014Grad
TimRiley2014Spring2015Undergrad
Zigeng (Richard)Chen2014Spring2014Grad
JeanFleury2014Spring2015Undergrad
BillQuinn2014Fall2014Other
RileyRoss2014Spring2019Undergrad
JenniferMuja2013Summer2014Grad
KyrieHill2014Spring2014Undergrad
Camilo (Milo)Gomez2013Fall2013Undergrad
NataliyaPivovar2014Spring2015Undergrad
AjayMore2015Spring2015Grad
JordanTurpin2015Spring2015Undergrad
Alfonsode Lara2015Spring2015Grad
Ch'askaHuayhuaca2015Spring2015Grad
BrandonLemire2015Fall2016Undergrad
ChrissyEsposito2015Spring2016Grad
JordanLestina2015Spring2016Undergrad
KaramAhmad2015Spring2016Grad
KatelynBristol2015Fall2015High school
PhillipEaton2015Fall2015High school
ClaireMessner2016Summer2016Grad
KevinMcCartney2016Spring2016Grad
KristopherRogers2016Spring2016Undergrad
AlexNelson2016Spring2016Grad
LukeMartin2016Spring2016Grad
AnthonyLuna2016Spring2016Undergrad
JoshEisenberg2015Summer2015Undergrad
HeatherJudd2015Spring2015Grad
ColinRandall2016Summer2017Undergrad
StevenSpence2016Summer2016Undergrad
KirkSaylor2016Fall2018Grad
JohnCommissaris2016Summer2017Grad
DanielleDavis2016Fall2019Other
EvanPhillippi2016Fall2016Grad
JuliaSullivan2016Fall2018Undergrad
JoanithaVogl2016Spring2017Other
Alexandra (Alex)Stoneburner2017Spring2017Undergrad
CarsonKeller2017Spring2017Undergrad
P.J.Seel2016Summer2018Undergrad
RobertOwer2017Spring2018Undergrad
ThaddStrom2017Spring2017Undergrad
Samantha (Sami)Slenker2017Spring2017Grad
MadisonWood2017Summer2017Undergrad
JillianLaRoe2017Spring2017Undergrad
MattEdrich2017Spring2018Undergrad
JoshuaOtis2017Summer2018Undergrad
MackenzieFry2017Fall2018Grad
GregBarosh2017Spring2018Undergrad
MarcosRosell Perez2017Spring2018Undergrad
HenryJoyner2017Fall2017Undergrad
ElyseRoberts2017Summer2018Undergrad
SydneyBruner2017Spring2018Undergrad
PatrickHoehne2017Spring2018Grad
PhilliposAdmasu2018Fall2018Undergrad
LiamSeagle2018Summer2018Undergrad
JoshuaReyling2018Summer2022Grad
KristinDavis2018Fall2018Grad
MariahWang2018Spring2019Undergrad
MichaelTakemoto2018Fall2018Undergrad
NedMolder2018Spring2019Grad
WesleyHartman2018Spring2019Undergrad
MJRedwine2019Spring2019Undergrad
TabithaCovey2019Spring2020Grad
NicolasVogel2019Fall2020Undergrad
BenNewell2019Summer2019Undergrad
BradleySimms2019Spring2019Undergrad
CarolineNorris2019Summer2020Grad
EricJensen2019Fall2019Grad
JoshGlenn2019Fall2019Undergrad
LukeChamberlain2019Spring2021Grad
LouisaMarkow2019Spring2020Undergrad
NatalieVogel2019Fall2020Undergrad
RyanUncapher2019Spring2020Undergrad
SamGudmestad2019Spring2020Undergrad
HannaJohnson2019Spring2019Undergrad
SherriLebeda2019Spring2022Other
ArianBrazenwood2020Spring2021Grad
JuliaLedford2020Spring2021Undergrad
LiamMcKee2020Summer2020Undergrad
MaryWilliams2020Fall2021Undergrad
BillyFabrocini2020Summer2022Undergrad
MarcBragoli2020Fall2020Undergrad
TaraAtwood2021Summer2021Undergrad
KristinKarashinski2021Summer2022Undergrad
SamStruthers2021Fall2021Undergrad
MeganSears2021Summer2021Grad
KatieWilli2021Summer2021Grad
BenHurt2021Fall2021Undergrad
AmandaHastings2021Spring2023Grad
WesPoole2021Spring2022Undergrad
OliviaDoehr2021Spring2022Undergrad
JustinHollis2021Spring2023Undergrad
ConnorSiegfried2022Undergrad
RioTeuber2022Undergrad
DevinHunt2022Spring2023Undergrad
DanielRice2022Spring2024Undergrad
ParkerWaterman2023Summer2023Undergrad
LucasRoy2023Spring2024Undergrad
MadzieBoyles2023Spring2024Undergrad
ClaireWalther2023Fall2023Undergrad
ShayleeWarner2023Spring2024Grad
ColinMurphy2024Undergrad
GavinHawkes2024Undergrad
MikkoJimenez2024Grad