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Montana State Office
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10 E Babcock St, Rm 443
Bozeman, MT 59715-4704
Bozeman, MT 59715-4704
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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.
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Employee Directory
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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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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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Tasha Gibby
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State Public Affairs Specialist
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Mary Myers
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Visual Information Specialist (ACES)
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Nicole Martinez
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Public Affairs Specialist
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Charles Amick
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Public Affairs Specialist
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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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Justin Meissner
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Assistant State Conservationist (Easement Programs)
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Matthew Whithed
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Program Specialist (ACEP-ALE, FRPP, GRP)
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Brian Ohs
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Montana Association of Land Trusts ACEP-ALE Easement Liaison
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Shawna Taylor
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Program Specialist (ACEP-WRE, WRP)
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Justin Trout
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Program Specialist (RCPP)
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Amy Humphrey
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Ducks Unlimited Conservation Specialist
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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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Kristi Nile
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Management Analyst
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Jacob Rhoades
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Management Analyst
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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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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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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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Tres Davis
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Big Sky Watershed Corps
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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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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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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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Sam Greenwalt
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Civil Engineer
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Cory Wolfe
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Civil Engineer
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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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Zach Rich
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Hydrologic Technician
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Chelan Babineauz
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Hydrologic Technician
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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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Marji Patz
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Ecological Data Quality Specialist
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Daniel Wood
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Soil Data Quality Specialist
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