State Office Contacts
Alaska State Office
Location
800 E. Palmer-Wasilla Hwy., Suite 100
Palmer, AK 99645-6546
Palmer, AK 99645-6546
Phone
Fax
907-761-7790
Mailing Address
800 E. Palmer-Wasilla Hwy., Suite 100
Palmer, AK 99645-6546
Palmer, AK 99645-6546
Location Home Page
NRCS Alaska has 7 customer-facing field offices in Delta Junction, Fairbanks, Homer, Juneau, Kenai, Kodiak and Wasilla. The state office is based in Palmer.
Welcome to NRCS in Alaska!
Alan D. McBee, State Conservationist
Alan D. McBee is the NRCS Alaska State Conservationist based in Palmer, Alaska. He has worked for NRCS since 2003. Alan began his career as a rangeland management specialist student trainee in his home state of New Mexico, where his family still owns a small hay farm. He grew up raising cattle and was an active participant in 4H. Throughout his career Alan worked for NRCS in multiple states—Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Washington before coming to Alaska in 2019. Alan has a strong background in process improvement and embraces a philosophy of making small improvements over time to create major positive change.
Key Contacts
Employee Directory
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Amanda Crowe
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Assistant State Conservationist - Programs
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Alex Beaton
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EQIP & CSP Program Manager
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Brandi Richter
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RCPP Coordinator (Detaille)
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Jackie Kragel
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(on detail to NHQ)
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Josh Schrecengost
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State Resource Conservationist
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Jon Oestreich
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Resource Conservationist
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Chris Tcimpidis
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State Forester
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Dean Houchen
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State Biologist
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Karin Sonnen
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State Range Management Specialist
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David Ianson
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State Agronomist
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Lindsay Frith (on temporary detail)
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State Cultural Resource Specialist
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Cory Cole
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State Soil Scientist
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Denise Miller
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GIS Coordinator
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Dennis Mulligan
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Resource Soil Scientist
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Jackson Connors
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Cartographer
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Brett Nelson
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State Conservation Engineer
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Lonnie Steinke
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Design Engineer
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Joe Gasperi
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Geologist (Spokane, WA)
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Ryan Maroney
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Watershed Planner
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Jeff Oatley
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Watershed Planner - Civil Engineer
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Nikia Angevine
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Watershed Planner
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Michael Candler
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Civil Engineer
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Ivan Geroy
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Civil Engineer
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Rob Sherwood
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Environmental Compliance (NEPA) Specialist
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Daniel Fisher
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Snow Survey Director
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Tony DeMarco
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Water Supply Specialist
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Keegan Krantz
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Senior Hydrologic Technician
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Austin Hart
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Hydrologist
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Joseph Vorderbruggen
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Hydrologist
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Ann Fischer
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Assistant State Conservationist for Partnerships
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Tracy Robillard
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Public Affairs Specialist
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Braden Pitcher
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State Outreach Coordinator
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Katie DiCristina
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Assistant Tribal Liaison - Soil Conservationist
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Géraldine Walker
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Assistant Tribal Liaison - Soil Conservationist
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Cassie Storms
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Assistant State Conservationist - Management and Strategy
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Len LaForest
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Budget Officer
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Jay Larson
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Budget Analyst
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Pam Collier
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Business Services Specialist
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Jessica Kirby
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Executive Assistant
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Adam Hooven
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Administrative Support Specialist
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Elizabeth Bezinque
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District Conservationist - North Team Leader
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Steven Cox
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Soil Conservationist
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Emily Donaldson
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Natural Resources Specialist
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Elizabeth Bezinque
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District Conservationist - North Team Leader
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Troy Hildreth
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District Conservationist
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Tyler Mockta
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Soil Conservationist
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Nikki Moffat
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Program Assistant
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Matthew Kugel
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Natural Resources Specialist
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Kathryn (Katie) Schmidt
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Soil Conservationist
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Meg Mueller
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District Conservationist
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Kris Nichols
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Soil Conservationist
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Craig Sanders
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Resource Conservationist
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Kera Venhuizen
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Program Assistant
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Jesse Hunter
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Civil Engineer
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Ben Polley
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Natural Resources Specialist
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Emily MacDonald
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Soil Conservationist
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Jason Linderman
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Natural Resources Specialist
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Drake Laverack
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Soil Conservationist
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| Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Craig Sanders
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Resource Conservationist
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Samia Savell
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District Conservationist
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Katherine (Katie) Russell
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Natural Resources Specialist
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Kathleen (Kathy) Dilley
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Natural Resources Specialist
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