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.

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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.

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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

FirstLastSemester StartYear StartSemester EndYear End
DevinHuntFall2022Spring2023
JustinHollisFall2021Spring2023
AmandaHastingsFall2021Spring2023
OliviaDoehrFall2021Spring2022
WesPooleFall2021Spring2022
KristinKarashinskiSpring2021Summer2022
BillyFabrociniSummer2020Summer2022
SherriLebedaFall2019Spring2022
JoshuaReylingFall2018Summer2022
BenHurtSummer2021Fall2021
KatieWilliSummer2021Summer2021
MeganSearsSummer2021Summer2021
SamStruthersSummer2021Fall2021
TaraAtwoodSpring2021Summer2021
MaryWilliamsSummer2020Fall2021
JuliaLedfordSummer2020Spring2021
ArianBrazenwoodSpring2020Spring2021
LukeChamberlainFall2019Spring2021
MarcBragoliFall2020Fall2020
LiamMcKeeSummer2020Summer2020
SamGudmestadFall2019Spring2020
RyanUncapherFall2019Spring2020
NatalieVogelFall2019Fall2020
LouisaMarkowFall2019Spring2020
CarolineNorrisFall2019Summer2020
NicolasVogelSpring2019Fall2020
TabithaCoveySpring2019Spring2020
HannaJohnsonSpring2019Spring2019
JoshGlennFall2019Fall2019
EricJensenFall2019Fall2019
BradleySimmsSpring2019Spring2019
BenNewellSpring2019Summer2019
MJRedwineSpring2019Spring2019
WesleyHartmanFall2018Spring2019
NedMolderFall2018Spring2019
MariahWangFall2018Spring2019
DanielleDavisFall2016Fall2019
RileyRossFall2014Spring2019
MichaelTakemotoFall2018Fall2018
KristinDavisFall2018Fall2018
LiamSeagleSpring2018Summer2018
PhilliposAdmasuSpring2018Fall2018
PatrickHoehneFall2017Spring2018
SydneyBrunerFall2017Spring2018
ElyseRobertsFall2017Summer2018
MarcosRosell PerezSummer2017Spring2018
GregBaroshSummer2017Spring2018
MackenzieFrySummer2017Fall2018
JoshuaOtisSpring2017Summer2018
MattEdrichSpring2017Spring2018
RobertOwerSpring2017Spring2018
P.J.SeelFall2016Summer2018
JuliaSullivanFall2016Fall2018
KirkSaylorSummer2016Fall2018
HenryJoynerFall2017Fall2017
JillianLaRoeSpring2017Spring2017
MadisonWoodSpring2017Summer2017
Samantha (Sami)SlenkerSpring2017Spring2017
ThaddStromSpring2017Spring2017
CarsonKellerSpring2017Spring2017
Alexandra (Alex)StoneburnerSpring2017Spring2017
JoanithaVoglFall2016Spring2017
JohnCommissarisFall2016Summer2017
ColinRandallSummer2016Summer2017
EvanPhillippiFall2016Fall2016
StevenSpenceSummer2016Summer2016
AnthonyLunaSpring2016Spring2016
LukeMartinSpring2016Spring2016
AlexNelsonSpring2016Spring2016
KristopherRogersSpring2016Spring2016
KevinMcCartneySpring2016Spring2016
ClaireMessnerSpring2016Summer2016
KaramAhmadFall2015Spring2016
JordanLestinaFall2015Spring2016
ChrissyEspositoFall2015Spring2016
BrandonLemireSpring2015Fall2016
MaxwellCookSpring2014Spring2016
HeatherJuddSpring2015Spring2015
JoshEisenbergSpring2015Summer2015
PhillipEatonFall2015Fall2015
KatelynBristolFall2015Fall2015
Ch'askaHuayhuacaSpring2015Spring2015
Alfonsode LaraSpring2015Spring2015
JordanTurpinSpring2015Spring2015
AjayMoreSpring2015Spring2015
NataliyaPivovarFall2014Spring2015
JeanFleurySummer2014Spring2015
TimRileySpring2014Spring2015
ErickKellySpring2014Spring2015
AllenGilbertSpring2014Spring2015
KyrieHillSpring2014Spring2014
JenniferMujaFall2013Summer2014
BillQuinnFall2014Fall2014
Zigeng (Richard)ChenSpring2014Spring2014
SkySkachSpring2014Spring2014
LeanaSchwartzSpring2014Spring2014
IanReilingSpring2014Spring2014
EricRoundsSpring2014Spring2014
EmmaGilesSpring2013Spring2014
ZakPetersenSpring2013Spring2014
Camilo (Milo)GomezFall2013Fall2013
ShannonMcCoyFall2013Fall2013
PaulMartinSummer2013Summer2013
BenTracySpring2013Summer2013
LeiRongSpring2013Fall2013
LucasVecchioFall2012Fall2012
ErikRaabSummer2012Fall2012
MichaelConnellySpring2012Spring2012
AaronYuhasSpring2012Spring2012
SteveChignellFall2011Summer2012
KiraPuntenneySpring2012Summer2012
KenBuckoFall2011Spring2012
JaredPappert-StocktonSummer2011Spring2012
JiaLingFall2010Spring2011
LizaBodistowSummer2011Fall2011
AimeeWardSummer2011Summer2011
RobertSchmittSpring2011Spring2011
LucusSimsSpring2011Spring2011
JakeCrawfordSpring2011Spring2011