Regional Conservationists
Regional Conservationists Directory
USDA, NRCS
14th and Independence Ave., SW, Room 5204-S
Washington, DC 20250
Fax: 202-690-2257
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Name
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Position
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Telephone
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Room
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Vacant
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Administrative Assistant
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5204-S
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Boozer, Astor
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Regional Conservationist - West
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202-690-2196
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5204-S
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Vacant
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Chief of Staff
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202-690-0593
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5204-S
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Cerretani, Katie
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Management Analyst
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202-720-4719
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5213-S
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Christensen, Thomas
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Regional Conservationist - Central
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202-690-2196
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5204-S
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Dubendorf, Jennifer
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Management Analyst
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202-720-3360
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5217-S
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Flynn, Paul
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Jordan, Leonard
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Regional Conservationist - Southeast
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202-690-2198
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5204-S
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McLeod, Sheila |
Executive Assistant |
202-690-2197 |
5204-S |
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Moore, Amanda
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Management Analyst
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202-720-0244
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5213-S
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Miles, Deborah
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Executive Assistant
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202-690-2196
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5204-S
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Sims, Richard
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Regional Conservationist - North East
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202-690-2197
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5204-S
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Sweeney, Paul
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Rushing, Yvette
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Operations Analyst
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202-690-2190
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5217-S
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Vacant
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Budget Analyst
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5213-S
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Turchiano, Karen
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Executive Assistant
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202-690-2198
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5204-S
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Wilson, Meghan
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Management Analyst
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202-690-2191
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5213-S Regional Conservationists
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NRCS Regional Conservationists
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is organized into four regions: Northeast, Southeast, Central, and West. Each region is led by a Regional Conservationist who is the management representatives of the Chief and is responsible for providing overall direction of NRCS programs and activities consistent with the Chief’s guidance. The Regional Conservationists also act as representatives of the Chief as needed, and supervises the State Conservationists and the Directors of the Pacific Islands and Caribbean Areas.
More specifically, each Regional Conservationists serves as the leader and spokesperson for his/her designated region and advises the Chief on key policy and operational matters, natural resources issues, and partnership opportunities. The Regional Conservationists collaborate with one another, the Associate Chiefs, and their staffs to ensure the natural resource needs of the region are addressed in overall agency planning, budgeting, and operations. Working as a team, each Regional Conservationist is responsible for the following functions in his/her Region:
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Overall planning, formulation, direction, and accountability of program and technical policies, procedures, guidelines, standards, and activities.
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Leadership, direction, management, and direct supervision of State Conservationists in the administration and delivery of NRCS programs and activities.
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Guiding state resource assessments and providing leadership with regard to state funding allocations, allowance changes, performance, and accountability.
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Accountability officer for State-centered oversight and evaluation responsibilities in the region, including supervision of the National Oversight and Evaluation (O&E) Team Leader and responsibility for the O&E function.
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Overall point of collaboration with States for strategic planning that result in meeting immediate and long-range objectives, time tables, and plans of operation to best utilize available resources and facilities.
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Represents the Chief in meetings, conferences, and functions with a wide variety of national, regional, or state agencies and private organizations and groups on problems, opportunities, and activities of mutual interest relating to natural resource conservation.
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Keeps partnerships informed relative to developments broadly affecting the programs and activities of NRCS while maintaining cooperative relations and seeking leveraging opportunities.
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Provides overall leadership and direction for all conservation initiatives, including watershed-based and landscape-scale special funding initiatives.
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Coordinating development and maintenance of payment schedules at designated geographic scales to support financial program implementation.
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Coordinating agency certainty and safe harbor approaches to facilitate effective and efficient involvement and support for state and locally-led efforts.
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Provides overall leadership and direction for all Farm Bill conservation compliance activities related to Highly Erodible Lands and Wetlands.
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Keeps the Chief and other National leadership advised of significant problems, opportunities, trends, and developments that affect NRCS nationally and/or in the region. Develops and recommends prevention and/or remedial actions as necessary to overcome such problems and to capitalize on opportunities.
Regional Conservationists and States served:
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Richard Sims, Northeast Region: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia
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Leonard Jordan, Southeast Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Caribbean Area, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia
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Thomas Christensen, Central Region: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin
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Astor Boozer, West Region: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Pacific Islands Area, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming
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Conservation Initiatives Staff
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Name
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Position
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Phone
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Room
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Tim Griffiths
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Conservation Initiatives Coordinator (Field)-Sage-Grouse
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406-587-6812
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Bozeman, MT
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Luther Jones
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Conservation Initiative Coordinator
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202-690-3501
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5214-S
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Vacant |
Great Lakes Coordinator (Term)
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Madison, WI
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Monte Hawks |
Conservation Initiative Coordinator |
202-720-7245 |
5214-S |
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Martin Lowenfish
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Team Leader
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202-690-4979
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5204-S
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Thomas Morgart
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Chesapeake Bay Coordinator
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443-482-2927
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Annapolis, MD
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Vacant
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Administrative Assistant
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202-690-2198
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5204-S
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Michael Mormon
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Conservation Initiative Coordinator (Great Lakes Restoration Initiative)
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202-205-7703
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5214-S
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Jon Ungerer
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Conservation Initiatives Coordinator (Field)-Lesser Prairie Chicken
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785-823-4547
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Manhattan, KS
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Karma Anderson
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Conservation Initiative Coordinator
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202-720-9615
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5214-S
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Vacant
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Management Analyst
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5214-S
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Vacant |
Conservation Initiative Coordinator |
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5214-S |
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Hall Galon
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Working Land for Wildlife Coordinator
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202-690-1588
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5214-S
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