our family of apple experts & enthusiasts
Leadership team
A group of science, education, and outreach experts learning about apples as fast as they possibly can.
Katharine Suding
EBIO faculty
CU-Boulder
Ecology
Lisa Corwin
EBIO faculty
CU-Boulder
Education
Teresa Bilinski
EBIO faculty
CU-Boulder
Education
Paige Littman
SASC Faculty
CU-Boulder
Ecology
Laura Baumgartner
Professor
Front Range Community College
Microbiology
Maggie Prater
Professor
Front Range Community College
Botany
Amy Dunbar-Wallis
Graduate student
CU-Boulder
Education
Manuela Mejia
Graduate student
CU-Boulder
Education
Deidre Jaeger
Postdoctoral researcher
CU-Boulder
Ecology & Education
Sarah Elizabeth Stockman
Research Assistant
CU-Boulder
Ecology
Jonathan Henn
Postdoctoral researcher
CU-Boulder
Ecology
aPPLE R Net Faculty
Educators & experts sharing the Apple Tree Project with emerging scientists across the Rocky Mountain region.
Aurea Cortes-Palomec
Senior Lecturer
Fort Lewis College
Botany
Ross McCauley
Professor
Fort Lewis College
Botany
Kevin Thirouin
Biology Faculty
Red Rocks Community College
Biology
Paul Le
Integrative Biology Faculty
CU Denver
Education
Kelly Worden
Professor
Red Rocks Community College
Biology
John Reese
Assistant Professor
San Juan College
Biology
Emily Holt
Professor
University of Northern Colorado
Biology
Jennifer Lee
Program Director
Front Range Community College
Forestry, Wildlife, Natural Resources & Outdoor Studies
Community Partners
The apple & cultivation experts.
Megan Bowes
City of Boulder
Ecologist
Deryn Davidson
CSU Extension
Horticulture
Brant Clark
Widespread Malus
Apple cultivation
Eric Johnson
Widespread Malus
Apple cultivation
Gayle Volk
USDA Agricultural Research Station
Horticulture
Katy Waechter
City of Boulder Open Space
Cultural Resources
With special thanks to the CU Research and Innovation Office for providing seed funding and to Growing Gardens, the Agricultural Heritage Center for Boulder County, and the Museum of Boulder for hosting events and trees.