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Montana Employee Directory & State Office
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Bozeman, MT 59715-4704
Bozeman, MT 59715-4704
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NRCS Montana State Office Staff Directory
Welcome to NRCS in Montana!
Gayle Norman Barry, State Conservationist
NRCS Montana, 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 (December 2025).
NRCS Montana Employee Directory
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Employee Directory
| Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Gayle Norman Barry
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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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| Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Justin Meissner
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Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
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Sean Lewis
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RCPP-ACEP Manager
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Shawna Taylor
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Program Specialist (ACEP)
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Matthew Whithed
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Program Specialist (ACEP)
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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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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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Trisha Cracroft
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Acting 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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Tracy Dardis
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Administrative Support Assistant
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| Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Joel LaLiberty
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Acting State Resource Conservationist
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Andrew Williamson
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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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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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Kirt Walstad
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Acting State Range Conservationist
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| Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Darren Zentner
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Farm Foreman
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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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Briana Whitehead
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State GIS Specialist
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Dan Perkins
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Resource Soil Scientist
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Kirt Walstad
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State Natural Resource Inventory Coordinator
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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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| Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Eric Larson
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Snow Survey Supervisor
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Florence Miller
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Hydrologist
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Hayden Libby
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Hydrologist
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Javier Colton
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Hydrologist
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Joe Kral
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Hydrologist
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Chelan Babineauz
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Hydrologic Technician
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Zach Rich
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Hydrologic Technician
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| Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Paul Sanford
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Acting State Conservation Engineer
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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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Cory Wolfe
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Civil Engineer
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Meagan Heinen
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Civil Engineer
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Sam Greenwalt
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Civil Engineer
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Kathy Lundborg
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Water Resources Planning Specialist
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| Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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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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Grant Petersen
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Ecological Data Quality Specialist
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