Crystal Raymond

Dr. Crystal Raymond is the Deputy Director of Policy and Management for the Western Fire and Forest Resilience Collaborative. Crystal has a MS and PhD in fire ecology from University of Washington. Since completing her graduate studies, she has spent 15 years working at the boundary of science and management holding positions in local government, federal government, and most recently as a Climate Adaptation Specialist with the Climate Impacts Group at University of Washington. There she co-produced research on climate impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation with decision-makers, practitioners, and natural resource managers across the Pacific Northwest.


Crystal’s role in the Western Fire and Forest Resilience Collaborative is to connect the science of the collaborative with the needs of decision makers and resource managers. She will lead stakeholder engagement and develop broader management and policy implications of the team’s research. She hopes to amplify the impact of the Collaborative to move society towards living more sustainably with fire.