Hub Staff

David W. Dickson, National NEMO Network Coordinator
david.dickson@uconn.edu

Dave Dickson is the coordinator of the National NEMO Network. As coordinator, he works with each of the NEMO Network programs nationwide and strives to facilitate the open exchange of resources, expertise, educational materials and war stories between the programs. He also assists non-member states seeking to start a NEMO program and join the Network.

Dave has both a J.D. and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Colorado, where he served as a notes and comments editor of the Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy. Dave is also a UCONN alum, with a BA in Anthropology and Political Science. His pre-NEMO professional experience includes: coordinating environmental policy and education projects for the National Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals (NALGEP), representing municipalities before Congress and federal agencies, serving as a liaison between the University of Colorado and both the state legislature and Congress and coordinating an international project that sought to uncover unethical marketing practices in developing countries.

Kara M. Bonsack, National NEMO Network Communicator
kara.bonsack@uconn.edu

As the NEMO National Network Communicator, Kara Bonsack's responsibilities include the design and production of new websites and publications including fact sheets, brochures, posters and flyers. Kara is responsible for maintaining and updating the NEMO and National NEMO websites. She also designs and distributes electronic publications and communications including presentations, logos, multimedia CDs and e-news updates via email. Kara assists the National Coordinator with yearly conferences and training sessions, the CT NEMO Coordinator with program marketing and communications and the Geospatial Technologies Program Coordinator with website and materials design. Kara is also considered the primary designer for the Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR).

Kara is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a bachelor of Fine Arts, specializing in graphic design.

Chester L. Arnold, Jr., NEMO Program Co-Founder
CLEAR Program Co-Director
Water Quality Educator
chester.arnold@uconn.edu

Chester Arnold is a Water Quality Educator for the University of Connecticut Department of Extension, and the Associate Director of UConn’s Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR), established in 2002. Since 1991, Mr. Arnold has been Co-Director of the NEMO Program, a national award-winning effort that uses remote sensing and geographic information system (GIS) technology to educate local land use decision makers about the relationship between land use and water resource protection.

From 1987 to 1994, Chester led the public outreach program of the Long Island Sound Study National Estuary Program. He has authored numerous publications, including national award-winning journal articles and a newspaper column entitled On Long Island Sound. Chester has a B.S. in Environmental Sciences from Wesleyan University and a M.S. in Oceanography from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

John S. Rozum, Connecticut NEMO Program Director
john.rozum@uconn.edu

John Rozum is the director of the Connecticut NEMO program. As director, he delivers workshops and training to Connecticut's 169 towns, assisting them to implement land use practices that protect water resources.

John is a certified planner (AICP) with a M.S. in Land Use Planning and a M.S. in Ecology both from the University of Arizona. He has professional experience in land use planning, scientific research, and ecological field science. As a planning consultant, he prepared land use and watershed plans, wrote regulations, and completed technical reports for numerous municipalities. John served on his town's planning and zoning commission and the board of directors of the East Haddam Land Trust.

Emily Wilson, Geospatial Educator, NEMO Program
emily.wilson@uconn.edu

Emily Wilson is the Geospatial Technology Specialist for the NEMO program. Since joining UConn in 2000, her role has been to provide GIS remote sensing information and support to the NEMO project, the Geospatial Technology program and other related research and outreach efforts. She also does a significant amount of web work with the goal of providing easy access to geospatial information and maps. 

Emily is a graduate of Connecticut College with a BA in environmental science and botany. She received her M.S. in forestry and remote sensing from the University of Maine.

Cary B. Chadwick, Geospatial Technology Analyst  
cary.chadwick@uconn.edu

Cary Chadwick joined the UConn team in 2006 as a member of the Geospatial Technology Program. As the Geospatial Technology Analyst, her role is to contribute to the hands-on technical training classes offered by the program on the use of geographic information systems and global positioning systems. Cary is also actively involved in a number of collaborative research projects that integrate geospatial technologies to better manage and understand natural resource systems.

Cary is a graduate of Gettysburg College with a B.S. in Environmental Studies. She also holds a M.S. in Environmental Science from the University of New Haven.