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<br />PROJECT PERSONNEL <br /> <br />Dr. Richard A. Valdez is Senior Scientist with SWCA, Inc. He will serve as Principal <br />Investigator for this project. A short resume for Dr. Valdez is attached to this Scope of Work. He <br />will be the primary contact on this project and will be responsible for meeting all deadlines and <br />schedules. Dr. Valdez will coordinate assimilation of literature, svnthesize information, and will <br />personally conduct many- of the biologist interviews. Dr. Valdez will be principal author of the <br />preliminary. draft, and final reports. <br />Dr. Ronald J. Ryel is a population ecologist affiliated with Utah State University. A short <br />resume for Dr. Ryel is attached to this Scope of Work. He will assist Dr. Valdez in synthesizing <br />pertinent information and conducting biologist interviews. Dr. Ryel will serve as coauthor of the <br />preHminary. draft, and final reports. <br />Dr. Steven W. Carothers is an aquatic ecologist with nearly 30 years of experience in the <br />lower Colorado River Basin and Grand Canyon. Dr. Carothers will assist Dr. Valdez in contacting <br />and interviewing lower basin biologists and agency personnel, and in developing recovery goals for <br />the 100ver basin. Dr. Carothers has been instrumental in much of the development of the Lower <br />Colorado River Basin Multi-Species Conservation Program, and is very familiar with the issues <br />surrounding the MSCP. <br />Mr. Bryan Cowdell will be included in this project to assimilate reports and publications and <br />to help synthesize pertinent information. Mr. Cowdell has degrees in fisheries, computer science, <br />and engineering. He has worked with the fishes of the Colorado River Basin for over 15 years. <br />We will consult with Population Geneticists to assist us in evaluating genetics issues relative <br />to the role of genetics in detennining realistic recovery goals. We expect to contact several <br />geneticists for their opinion on the best way to derive numbers that protect genetic diversity. They <br />\vill also assist us in developing minimum effective population size and determining extinction <br />probabilities. <br /> <br />13 <br />