State Office Contacts
Kansas State Office
Location
760 S Broadway Blvd
Salina, KS 67401-4604
Salina, KS 67401-4604
Phone
Mailing Address
760 S Broadway Blvd
Salina, KS 67401-4604
Salina, KS 67401-4604
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The state office staff provides overall leadership for the activities of Kansas NRCS to help people conserve, maintain and improve our natural resources and environment.
Welcome to NRCS in Kansas!
David Doctorian, State Conservationist
David Doctorian has been employed with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for 21 years. David has served in various agronomic, soil health, technical, and leadership positions at the Area, State, and National levels.
Prior to NRCS, David worked almost a decade in the plant protection industry, conducting and managing research and development projects across the United States.
David grew up in rural northern Missouri and will be coming to Kansas from the farm outside of Macon, where he and his family operate a grain and livestock operation.
Employee Directory
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David Doctorian
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State Conservationist
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Andrea Brown
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Executive Assistant
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Gaye Benfer
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Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
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Timothy Weltmer
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Resource Conservationist
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Jeffery Olson
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Resource Conservationist
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Zomarys Dumeng Roman
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Resource Conservationist
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Ashley Visocsky
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Resource Conservationist
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Rebecca Briggs
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Resource Conservationist
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Dean Krehbiel
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State Resource Conservationist
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Andy Burr
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Biologist
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Vacant
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State Water Quality Specialist
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Vacant
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State Agronomist
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Brandy Dacus
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Archaeologist
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Vacant
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Natural Resource Specialist - Plant Materials/Forestry
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Doug Spencer
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State Grazing Specialist
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Tricia Friesen
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Administrative Support Assistant
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David Driscoll
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Easement Program Manager (Acquisitions)
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Megan Lambert
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Easement Program Manager (Stewardship)
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Matthew Carey
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Easement Specialist
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Kayla Mitchell
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Easement Specialist (Acquisitions)
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Dominic Pianalto
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Easement Specialist (Stewardship)
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Robert Stalbaum
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Easement Specialist (Stewardship)
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Fred Cummings
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Plant Materials Center Manager
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Jason Waite
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Agronomist
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Vacant
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State Conservation Engineer
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Paul Larson
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Civil Engineer
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Peter Clark
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Civil Engineer
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Laura Gray
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Dam Safety Engineer
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Lea Tipton
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Geologist
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Jared Wagoner
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Civil Engineering Technician
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Megan Reisinger
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Water Resources Planning Specialist
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David Kohake
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State Soil Scientist
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Casey Guetter
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Wetland Conservationist
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Dale Younker
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Soil Conservationist
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Chad Volkman
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Assistant State Conservationist for Technology
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Levi Gibson
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Business Tools Coordinator
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Nate Osborn
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GIS Specialist
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Tom Sullivan
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Cartographer
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D. Mike Mortimer
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Specialist (ACES)
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Zachery Hlad
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Technology Transfer Specialist
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Joel Thompson
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Technology Transfer Specialist
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Jessie Lamont
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Technology Transfer Specialist
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Jack Fitzgerald
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Assistant State Conservationist for Partnerships
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Allison Luchnick
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Public Affairs Specialist
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Kari Holt
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Management Analyst for Partnerships
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Tami Yost
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Assistant State Conservationist for Management & Strategy
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Alexandra (Alex) Ascher
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Financial Resources Specialist
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Andrea Brown
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Management and Program Analyst
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Kris Etheridge
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Acting Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations, Hays Area
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Kris Ethridge
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Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations, Hutchinson Area
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Justin Kneisel
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Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations, Emporia Area
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Daniel Faulkner
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Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations, Manhattan Area
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