The Soil and Plant Science Division (SPSD) provides national direction for the soil and ecological science that supports conservation and leadership of the National Cooperative Soil Survey.
Address
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
Room 4816 South Building
14th & Independence Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20250
Employee Directory
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Neil Dominy
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Acting Director
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Kevin Norwood
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National Resource Soil Scientist
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Vacant
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Associate Director for Soil Operations
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Cindy Sultenfuss
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Program Analyst
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Alex Dado
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National Correlator
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Vacant
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National Leader for Soil Taxonomy
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Cory Owens
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Acting Associate Director for Soil Program Management
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Tiffany Allen
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National Resource Soil Scientist for Federal Lands
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Vacant
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Supervisory Management Analyst
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Benjamin Hannibal
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Management Analyst
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Heather Emmons
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Natural Resources Communication Specialist
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Vacant
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Natural Resources Communication Specialist
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Cory Owens
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Acting Associate Director
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Dylan Beaudette
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Soil Scientist, Data Modeler
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Vacant
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GIS Specialist
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Bob Dobos
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Soil Scientist (Interpretations)
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Charles Ferguson
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Soil Scientist, Cartographer
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Vacant
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Resource Soil Scientist - Dynamic Soil Properties
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Vacant
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Data Scientist, Statistician
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Charles Kome
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Soil Scientist
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Francine Lheritier
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National Resource Soil Scientist – Dynamic Soil Properties
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Vacant
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National Resource Soil Scientist for Training Compliance
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Jason Nemecek
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National Soil Data Applications Scientist
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Cory Owens
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National Resource Soil Scientist for Partner Training
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Andy Paolucci
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Soil Scientist, Data Modeler
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Sharon Perrone
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Biological Scientist
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Shaunna Repking
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Resource Soil Scientist - Dynamic Soil Properties
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Alex Dado
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Acting National Leader Standards
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Kelly Harris
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Editor/Writer
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Melanie Harrison
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Editor/Writer
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Vacant
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Visual Information Specialist
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Greg Taylor
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Senior Soil Scientist for Special Projects
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Erik Dahlke
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Soil Data Quality Specialist
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Matthew Dorman
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GIS Specialist
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Vacant
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Management Analyst
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Jordan Kim
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Soil Scientist
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Austin Price
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Soil Scientist
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Randy Riddle
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Senior Soil Scientist for Urban Soil Survey
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Rob Tunstead
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Senior Soil Scientist for Coastal Zone Soil Survey
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A. Reuben Wilson
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Soil Scientist
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Additional Information
The National Soil Survey Center is a center within the Soil and Plant Science Division.
National Soil Survey Center
The National Soil Survey Center manages the national soils, laboratory, ecological, and botanical databases—the world’s largest collection of natural resources data!
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