Chas Jones Email & Phone Number

Philomath, OR, US

Philomath, Oregon

Dr. Jones is the Principal Climate Resilience Scientist at PICEA and has been a trusted partner to Tribes and Indigenous Peoples for over twenty-five years. In 2023, he was awarded CleanTech Alliance's Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Award. He is a recognized expert in the Tribal Climate Resilience and Tribal Clean Energy communities. He was the.

United States

• As a volunteer, elected Mayor, Dr. Jones provides strategic internal & external facing leadership, while providing oversight & guidance to the City Manager who manages our staff & budget. In this role, Chas develops &.
• Provides inclusive leadership during city meetings which can include challenging, yet public facing situations.
• Has served on the following committees & boards: City of Philomath’s Finance & Administration, Budget ($36M annual budget), Public Works, & Inclusivity Committees; Benton County’s Budget Committee ($242M annual.
• Leads with an approach leaning on inclusive leadership, when appropriate, with a lens on environmental justice

Philomath, Oregon

• Elected to City Council in the November 2018 election
• Member of Finance and Administration Committee; Budget Committee; and Public Works Committee
• Appointed Board member of Oregon Cascade West Council of Governments

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

I was selected by the County Commissioners to serve on their budget committee and continue to serve.

Albany, Oregon, United States

• Ensures that the OCWCOG provides a high level of service to our clients which includes low income, marginalized, elderly and other marginalized groups, as well as cities and local governments in the tri-county region.
• Provides strategic leadership and visioning for the OCWCOG, its Board, Executive Leader, and its staff.
• Serves on Finance, Budget ($41M), and Strategic Planning Committees.
• Pushing forward the tri-county region’s bias response initiatives in an effort to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Humbly serve on the Advisory committee for this amazing group.

Philomath, Oregon, United States

• Chas’ level of detail & ability to facilitate important conversations on important topics like climate resilience and energy sovereignty has been integral to the progress that Tribal Nations in the Northwest have had.
• Managed a strong Climate Resilience program for ATNI & increased the national visibility of Tribal climate issues in the Northwest.
• Established strong, trusted relationships with many of the Tribal leaders in the Northwest & key Tribal & non-tribal leaders in the climate & energy-related fields across the not only the northwestern U.S., but also.
• Gathered Tribal leaders to empower them through formal & informal knowledge sharing efforts. He has led the efforts to plan & convene ATNI’s annual National Tribal Leaders Climate Summit, ATNI’s Tribal Clean Energy.

Corvallis, OR

I served as the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians' (ATNI) Tribal Liaison with the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC). ATNI is a network of 57 tribes in Northwestern U.S. The NW CASC combines academic expertise with federal resources to advance climate science development and delivery for managers and policy makers in the Northwest.

Corvallis, OR

• Treasurer of Board of Directors, 2020-2021
• President of Board of Directors, 2019 -2020
• Vice-President of Board of Directors (2018 - 2019)
• Chair of Executive, Development, and Finance Committees at various times
• Led the hiring initiative and process to hire a new Executive Director; lead the staff appreciation efforts
• Serve on the supervisory Board for the organization’s highly trained Executive Director and evaluate their performance in collaboration with the Executive Committee

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Dr. Jones developed a conceptual model based upon Hydrologic Landscapes to develop tools that quantify water resource vulnerability indices (drought, flooding, & changes to snowfall) & assess resilience of.
• Developing vulnerability maps for the contiguous U.S. in relation to future climate projections relative to historic observations for temperature, precipitation, potential evapotranspiration, water availability.
• Performing time-series analyses of climatic impacts on precipitation seasonality, rainfall intensity, snowfall, seasonality of runoff, & climate.
• Authoring one publication as primary author & three articles as co-author.

Fairbanks, Alaska

• During his PhD studies, Chas integrated traditional knowledge & science to investigate the social-ecological impacts of climate-related changes in hydrology on indigenous Alaskans. In doing so, he raised over $225,000.
• Convened, organized, & led successful science-based conversations in rural communities with diverse interests & cultures.
• Communicated complex scientific information in community forums that include interagency science forums, national or international meetings, public lectures, & at briefings of high-level officials.
• Interacted with decision-makers & stakeholders in the design, conduct, & analysis of complex interdisciplinary research in the field of arctic science.

Stockholm, Sweden

Studied global regime shifts and provided documentation of hydrologic regime shifts

Albuquerque, New Mexico Area

• While working as a consultant, Chas served as a restoration hydrologist & ecologist for the ecological restoration branch of Parametrix. In this role, Chas collaborated on developing river restoration designs &.
• Conducted ecological risk assessments to inform habitat restoration plans to mimic historic ecological function & processes.
• Developed & conducted large-scale ecosystem monitoring plans to assess habitat restoration implementation programs.
• Developed habitat restoration plans for the Middle Rio Grande.
• Developed hydraulic & flood routing models (HEC-RAS & FLO-2D) to provide water resource, hydrology, & sediment transport solutions.
• Produced GIS maps & geodatabases including geodatabase. development; Created bathymetric maps for sediment transport studies.

Sacramento, California Area

• Served as the senior stream ecologist on river restoration studies in support of FERC relicensing studies, which involved:
• Performing field research related to stream restoration & hydro-power relicensing [i.e., fish & wildlife habitat mapping, vegetation mapping, GIS support, geomorphology surveys, topographic surveys, hydraulic modeling.
• Evaluating physical, biological, & climatic data to recommend best management practices during construction & restoration activities to minimize impacts to endangered southwestern willow flycatcher.
• Coordinating field monitoring efforts between three, eight-person multi-disciplinary field teams, federal & state agencies, contractors, local utility companies & helicopter pilots.

Stillwater, Oklahoma

• Chas assessed the ecological impacts associated with a proposed water extraction project from the Kiamichi River watershed in Oklahoma by assessing water resource development alternatives & modeling potential habitat.
• Measured flow rates, analyzed flow records, & developed stage discharge relationships & flow exceedance curves for the Kiamichi River
• Reconstructed USGS stream discharge records by correlating records with neighboring watersheds.
• Developed in-stream flow requirements & habitat models for endangered mussel species using PHABSIM & ArcGIS to evaluate resource management options & potential impacts.
• Surveyed topography & bathymetry while supervising a field technician.

Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Northern Arizona University - Taught two 16-week graduate and undergraduate environmental science labs per semester over 5 semesters (ENV 101, ENV 230, ENV 280, ENV 330, ENV 540) - Coordinated and led field trips with up to 65 students into unpredictable and harsh desert and high altitude terrain - Taught biology, ecology, hydrology, atmospheric science.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Hydrology, 3.83/4.0

Activities and Societies: UAF Community Garden (Garden Committee Chair; Founder): 2012-Present, UAF RISE (Review of Infrastructure.

Professional Certificate In Tribal Relations

Master Of Science (M.S.), Environmental Science & Policy, 3.72/4.0

Activities and Societies: Organizer; Environmental Science Graduate Student river trips: 2001&2002, NAU College of Liberal Arts and.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, 3.87/4.0

Activities and Societies: Aquatic Ecology EmphasisExamined the impacts of dams on river ecosystems. I modeled the ecological response of.

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Pre-Engineering

Studied engineering physics, calculus, differential equations, and organic chemistry.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Track; short distance sprint relays; hurdles