Oklahoma State Office

Welcome to NRCS in Oklahoma!

Jeanne Hamilton, State Conservationist

Hamilton was introduced to NRCS in high school as an FFA Agronomy Team member. She was hired as a Student Career Experience Program intern after graduation in a small ag community in Northeast Montana and continued as a student intern while in college. She has worked as a Soil Conservationist in many locations across Montana, District Conservationist in Arizona, Area Resource Conservationist for programs and State Financial Assistance Program Manager in Montana, and Assistant State Conservationist for field operations in South Dakota. As the Assistant State Conservationist for field operations in Pierre, South Dakota, Hamilton served on the state leadership team and provided leadership and guidance to field and area staff across 26 counties in central South Dakota for six years.

Hamilton has a passion for developing and expanding her leadership skills and understanding 
of the agency, agriculture, and NRCS partners on a broader scale. She has served in long-term 
leadership details in Colorado, Idaho, and Oklahoma and was also Acting Branch Chief for the national Environmental Quality Incentives Program and Acting State Conservationist in Kansas. Hamilton has completed the National Strategic Leadership Development Program and served as a member of the National Appeals Cadre and the National CART Policy Team and is currently assisting with the development of the agency’s strategic plan.

Hamilton continually looks for opportunities to help improve conservation delivery to NRCS customers, training and support for agency staff, outreach to the public, and collaboration with partners.

She graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana, with a degree in crop science. Hamilton is a lifetime member of the National Organization of Professional Women in NRCS and currently serves as president. She is also an active member of the Soil and Water Conservation Society.