MEET OUR TEAM
The Center for Resilient Communities is led by dedicated staff and collaborators.
Bradley Wilson
Director
Bradley Wilson is Associate Professor of Geography and founding director of the CRC at WVU.
Megan Govindan
Program Director, Community Leadership
Megan Govindan is a native West Virginian, with a passion for community nutrition.
Amanda Marple
Program Director, Education and Outreach
Amanda Marple conducts action research focused on cooperatives enterprises as an alternative means of grassroots economic organizing.
Joshua Lohnes
Program Director, Food Policy Research
Joshua Lohnes studies the moral, political and economic place of food in the wider economy.
Fritz Boettner
Program Director, Food System Development
Fritz Boettner has 15 years of experience in a wide array of food system development and implementation activities.
Thomson Gross
Program Director, Community GIS Research
Thomson Gross is originally from West Virginia but spent his formative years in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Heidi Gum
Graduate Research Assistant
Heidi Gum is a Master's student at WVU whose research explores women’s leadership in community food systems.
Alanna Higgins
Provost Fellow
Alanna Higgins is entering her second year with the lab as a Phd candidate in the Geography Department.
Valentina Muraleedharan
Graduate Research Assistant
Valentina Muraleedharan has a deep love for community-building and plans to pursue her Ph.D. research in this light.
Valerie Slone
Graduate Research Assistant
Valerie Slone is an MA candidate in Geography and is passionate about the intersection of food and culture.
Emily Tingler
Graduate Research Assistant
Emily Tingler is pursuing an MA in Geography and divides her energy among many interests.