Dr. Jorns is the Program Manager for the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA). In her role, she provides day-to-day leadership and administration of GLISA operations to ensure the goals of the 2015-2020 program are being achieved, supervises staff and students and coordinates faculty research, and represents GLISA at local, regional, and national meetings. Prior to joining GLISA in January 2017, Dr. Jorns worked as a Policy Associate with The Climate Registry in Los Angeles to maintain existing and develop new greenhouse gas accounting policies. She previously worked to improve energy efficiency and clean energy initiatives in Los Angeles with Global Green USA. She has a PhD in Geosciences from Princeton University and a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.