Montana Employee Directory & State Office
Bozeman, MT 59715-4704
NRCS Montana State Office Staff Directory
Welcome to NRCS in Montana!
Tom Watson, State Conservationist
Montana NRCS, led by our State Conservationist and our state leadership team, serves diverse agricultural needs through four area offices, 53 field offices plus 7 tribal conservationists, a Plant Materials Center, and a Snow Survey and Water Supply Program. We provide voluntary, cost-effective program and technical assistance to landowners to conserve, protect and improve soil, water, air, plants and animals. In doing so, we enable farmers and landowners to better steward and manage their property and remain economically viable.
Full, printable version of the NRCS Montana Employee Directory.
Employee Directory
Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Tom Watson
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State Conservationist
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Noel Waterman
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Executive Assistant
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Kyle Tackett
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Assistant State Conservationist (Partnerships)
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Brad Holliday
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Community Agriculture Specialist
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Trisha Cracroft
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Tribal Liaison
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Tasha Gibby
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State Public Affairs Specialist
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Nicole Martinez
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Public Affairs Specialist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Kelley Barkell
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Assistant State Conservationist (Programs)
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Ernie Haglund
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Program Specialist (CSP)
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Emily Metier
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Program Specialist (EQIP)
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Maddie Mason
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Economist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Shawna Taylor
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Acting Assistant State Conservationist for Easements and RCPP
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Sean Lewis
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RCPP-ACEP Manager
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Matthew Whithed
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Program Specialist (ACEP-ALE, FRPP, GRP)
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Justin Trout
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Program Specialist (RCPP)
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Brian Ohs
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Montana Association of Land Trusts ACEP-ALE Easement Liaison
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Amy Humphrey
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Ducks Unlimited Conservation Specialist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Cari Ostberg
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Assistant State Conservationist (Management and Strategy)
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Mickey van der Hagen
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Financial Resources Specialist
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Danny Pratt
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Business Services Specialist
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Kristi Nile
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Management Analyst
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Jacob Rhoades
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Management Analyst
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Kale Gullett
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State Resource Conservationist
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Connie Cok
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Administrative Assistant
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Andrew Williamson
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Archaeologist
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Sarah Grenfell
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Archaeologist
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Pilar Ziegler
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Biologist
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Gregory Cain
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Business Tools Coordinator
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Vacant
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Agronomist
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Kevin Derzapf
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Rangeland Management Specialist
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Avery Hackett
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Forester
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Monica Pokorny
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Plant Materials Specialist
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Kristin McRae
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Resource Conservationist
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Alyssa Fellow
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Environmental Compliance Biologist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Charles Eckman
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Plant Materials Center Manager/Horticulturist
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Darren Zentner
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Farm Foreman
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Michelle Majeski
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Study Leader/Agronomist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Nathan Parry
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Acting State Soil Scientist
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Julie Tesky
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State Resource Inventory Coordinator
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Briana Whitehead
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State GIS Specialist
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Matti Osterman
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Resource Soil Scientist
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Quinn Lively
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Resource Soil Scientist
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Keela Deaton
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Soil Health Specialist
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Elizabeth Singh-Search
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GIS Technician
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Rob Molacek
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State Conservation Engineer
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Jennifer Pappas
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Administrative Support Assistant
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Paul Smidansky
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Design Engineer
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Scott Christiaens
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Design Engineer
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Kari Scannella
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State Geologist
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Paul Sanford
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Hydraulic Engineer
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Meagan Heinen
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Civil Engineer
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Cory Wolfe
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Civil Engineer
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Sam Greenwalt
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Civil Engineer
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Mage Hultstrand
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Data Collection Officer
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Eric Larson
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Hydrologist
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Lauren Austin
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Hydrologist
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Joe Kral
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Hydrologist
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Florence Miller
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Hydrologist
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Zach Rich
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Hydrologic Technician
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Chelan Babineauz
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Hydrologic Technician
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Eva Muller
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Soil Survey Regional Director
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Dee Morgan
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Program Analyst
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Daniel Perkins
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Senior Regional Soil Scientist
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Jane Karinen
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Soil Data Quality Specialist
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Kirt Walstad
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Senior Regional Ecological Site Specialist
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Josh Robino
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Soil Scientist - GIS Specialist
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Daniel Wood
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Soil Data Quality Specialist
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