Chas Jones

Chas Jones is a prominent climate resilience scientist and community leader with over twenty-five years of experience working with Tribes and Indigenous Peoples. As the Founder and Principal Climate Resilience Scientist at PICEA Consulting Group since January 2024, Chas provides expertise on climate resilience strategies. In addition, as the elected Mayor of Philomath since January 2019, Chas offers strategic leadership and oversight to city management. Chas has served in various roles including as a City Councilor, Benton County Budget Committee member, and Executive Committee member for the Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments. Previous roles include Program Director and Senior Tribal Climate Resilience Liaison for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, post-doctoral research fellow at the US Environmental Protection Agency, and board positions at the Corvallis Environmental Center. Chas holds a Ph.D. in Hydrology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and has engaged in extensive research integrating traditional knowledge with scientific inquiry.