Amanda West Fordham is the associate director of science and data for the Colorado State Forest Service. She is an expert in strategic planning, ecology, geospatial analytics, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. She develops innovative methods to improve science delivery and outreach. 

West Fordham has a Ph.D. in ecology from Colorado State University and 20 years of experience in natural resource science, from field data collection to science-based policy. She also has 19 peer-reviewed publications.