Contact Us

The Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities (CRGC) is led by the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute in partnership with researchers at the ByWater Institute and the Department of Computer Science at Tulane University; and the Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI). Information about how to contact specific members of our research team is included below.

Consortium Lead Contacts

Melissa Finucane
Melissa Finucane
Consortium Director
412-683-2300, ext. 4279  
Gary Cecchine
Gary Cecchine
Consortium Co-Director
504-299-3482  
Noreen Clancy
Noreen Clancy
Project Manager
703-413-1100, ext. 5272  

Co-Principal Investigators

RAND Corporation

Lynsay Ayer, Ph.D.

Craig Bond, Ph.D.

Anita Chandra, Dr.PH

Noreen Clancy, M.S.

Shanthi Nataraj, Ph.D.

Andrew Parker, Ph.D.

Rajeev Ramchand, Ph.D.


Louisiana Public Health Institute

Barrie Black, M.P.H.

Brittany Fowler

Louisiana State University

Troy Blanchard, Ph.D.

Matthew Lee, Ph.D.

Tim Slack, Ph.D.


Tulane University

Amy Lesen, Ph.D.

Kristen Brent Venable, Ph.D.

Other Consortium Staff

Barrie Black, M.P.H.

Outreach Coordinator

Rachana Seelam

Data Manager