Dr. Cheryl Rosa is Deputy Director and Anchorage-based Alaska Director of the United States Arctic Research Commission (USARC), an independent federal agency of Presidential appointees that advises the White House and Congress on Arctic research matters and works with executive branch agencies to establish and execute a national Arctic research plan. The Commission also facilitates cooperation with local and state governments and recommends means for developing international scientific cooperation in the Arctic. Dr. Rosa is trained as a Wildlife Veterinarian and Wildlife Biologist and has worked with subsistence communities on the North Slope and in the Russian Far East on a wide range of studies involving wildlife health and zoonotic disease, marine mammal stranding response, subsistence food safety and oil spill/offshore discharge research. She is a member of the International Whaling Commission’s Scientific Committee, as well as numerous other federal and non-federal boards and steering committees. Presently, she is involved in running USARC’s Alaska Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group, the Arctic Renewable Energy Working Group and the Arctic Mental and Behavioral Health Working Group. Dr. Rosa received a PhD in Biology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Tufts University and a BS in Animal Science and a BS in Zoology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. (April 2017) Cheryl's Sitka Activities

• KCAW on-air visit during Raven Radio's spring fundraising drive
• Natural History Seminar: "Rapid Arctic Change: why does it matter to you?"
• Interview with Sitka Sentinel, Sitka's daily newspaper
• Collaboration with Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Sciences program
• Presentation in Blatchley Middle School 8th grade classes on topic of stable isotopes and bioenergetics
• "Walk through a whale" activity with elementary-age homeschool group
• Participated in the Earth Day "Parade of the Species", hosted by Sitka Conservation Society and SSSC