Christina Urbina Gargus

Tina Gargus is the IRes Grants & Project Coordinator whose work focuses on the development and implementation of program components of the IRes Climate Hub. In her role, she administers community mini grants, provides grant writing technical support, and manages post-award activities for tribal community and non-profit organizations to address climate impacts. 

Prior to joining IRes, Tina was a Program Manager supporting the advancement of key Native American initiatives at the University. Her experience at the University includes the administration of grant application cycles for several environmental research grants, and managing the Carson Scholars Graduate Program dedicated to training the next generation of environmental researchers in the art of public communication. Tina also provided academic coordination for the Global Change Graduate Interdisciplinary Minor Program. 

Tina began her career at the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, a program of the Morris K. Udall Foundation. There she provided federal contract administration and small group meeting facilitation for national environmental projects that included federal Tribal Consultation policy guidelines. She provided programmatic support to the National Environmental Conflict Resolution Advisory Committee to develop their final report on the implementation of Section 101 of the National Environmental Policy Act.  

Tina holds a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona, combining her passion for storytelling and community advocacy with her commitment to environmental and Native American community justice.