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Mississippi State Office

Location
100 W Capitol St Ste 1321
Jackson, MS 39269-1602
Phone
Mailing Address
100 W Capitol Street, Suite 1321
Jackson, MS 39269-1602
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Welcome to the NRCS Mississippi State Office Directory. With the mission of “Helping people help the land,” the Natural Resources Conservation Service provides products and services that enable people to be good stewards of the Nation’s soil, water, and related natural resources on private lands.

Welcome to NRCS in Mississippi!

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Kurt Readus, State Conservationist

Mississippi NRCS, led by our State Conservationist and our State Leadership Team. 

Since 2013, Kurt Readus has served as the State Conservationist for Mississippi. Kurt was born and raised in North Alabama. He graduated from Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science. Kurt has twenty-five years of service with Natural Resources Conservation, beginning as a student trainee in Arizona and Alabama in 1998. After two years as a student trainee, Readus became a Soil Conservationist. In 2005, he was promoted to District Conservationist in the Avondale Field Office in Arizona. In 2007, he accepted the position of Area Conservationist for Central Mississippi. He guided twenty-one field offices and the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (MBCI) Tribal Field Office. He served as Assistant State Conservationist for Programs in Mississippi from January 2011 to September 2013. In September 2013, he became the State Conservationist for Mississippi. During his career with NRCS, he has served on various details, which include National Headquarters in Washington, D.C., as the Acting Deputy Chief for Science and Technology, Director of Financial Assistance Programs Division, National Conservation Stewardship Team, and Acting Deputy State Conservationist for California. He is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute, Certificate of Mastery, Leadership for a Democratic Society August 2018, Leadership Mississippi Class of 2016, Mississippi Economic Council, M.B. Swayze Foundation, and the National Leadership Development Program, National Employee Development Center, Class of 2010. He is married to Dr. Fonda Readus and has five beautiful children to keep his heart and mind on the country's future.


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MISSISSIPPI NRCS STATE OFFICE EMPLOYEE DIRECTORY

State Conservationist Office
Name Position Phone Number Email
Kurt Readus
State Conservationist
VACANT
Executive Assistant
Management & Strategy Team
Name Position Phone Number Email
Michael E. Carr
Assistant State Conservationist (M&S)
Victoria Hobson
Financial Resources Specialist
Broadrick Patrick
Management & Program Analyst
Faith Tillman
Management Analyst
Emily Broadbent
Management Analyst
Stanley Murray
Program Analyst
Kesher Mitchell
Support Specialist
Charles “Chuck” Lea
Outreach Coordinator
Program Planning Team
Name Position Phone Number Email
Edward "Earl" McMillian
Assistant State Conservationist (Programs)
Benjamin Allen
RCPP State Program Specialist
Ashley Kellum
State CSP Program Manager
Rachae Martin
State EQIP Program Manager
Charmaine Payton
Administrative and Program Support Specialist
Melia Arrington
Administrative and Program Support Specialist
Kennyon Webb
Soil Conservationist
Easements Team
Name Position Phone Number Email
Janeiro Smith
Assistant State Conservationist (Easements)
Ronald "Ron" McCain
Natural Resource Specialist
Sara Vinson
Realty Specialist
John Conrad
Forester
Benjamin Naron
Natural Resources Specialist
Richard Hagar
Easement Specialist
Jason Makamson
Easement Soil Conservationist
Ecological Sciences & Planning Team
Name Position Phone Number Email
Rogerick Thompson
State Resource Conservationist
Marion Reed, Jr.
Agricultural Economist
James Jenkins
Cultural Resources Specialist
Tamara Campbell
Biologist
Jordan Roberts
State Forester
Tiffari Jenkins
Resource Conservationist
Plant Material Center Team | 2533 County Rd 65 Coffeeville, MS 38922 | 662.675.2588
Name Position Phone Number Email
Michael Richard
PMC Manager
Jon Allison
Gardener
Johnathan Vollmer
Agronomist
Engineering Team
Name Position Phone Number Email
Olguy Louis
State Conservation Engineer
Teague Duncan
Geologist
Jessica Watkins
Civil Engineer
Codey Davie
Civil Engineer
Chastain Hughes
Civil Engineer
Helen D’Agostino
Natural Resources Specialist
Scott Coleman
Agricultural Engineer
Soil Science Team
Name Position Phone Number Email
James Curtis
State Soil Scientist
Julie Pitts
State GIS Specialist
Lindsey Singleton
Resource Inventory Specialist
James Fieber
Natural Resources Specialist
Delaney Johnson
ACES
Public Affairs Team
Name Position Phone Number Email
VACANT
State Public Affairs Officer
Deidre Lindsey
Public Affairs Specialist
Tommi Matthews
Public Affairs Specialist
Assistant State Conservationist - Field Operations
Name Position Phone Number Email
Christy Robinson
Assistant State Conservationist - Field Operations_Area 1 North MS
Jamie Keith
Assistant State Conservationist - Field Operations_Area 2 Central MS
Dennis Jones
Assistant State Conservationist - Field Operations_Area 3 South MS
Taharga Hart
Assistant State Conservationist - Field Operations_Area 4 MS Delta