New Jersey State Office
Suite 101
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
Suite 101
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
The New Jersey State Office in Hamilton Square is the headquarters for NRCS operations in the Garden State. The office supports six field offices in helping private landowners improve the health of their operations while protecting our natural resources.
Welcome to NRCS in New Jersey!

Julie Hawkins, State Conservationist
New Jersey NRCS, is led by our State Conservationist, Julie Hawkins, and our State Leadership Team. Our locally-based staff throughout New Jersey provides technical and financial conservation assistance to protect natural resources on private lands. NRCS helps landowners develop conservation plans and provides advice on the design, layout, construction, management, operation, maintenance, and evaluation of the recommended, voluntary conservation practices. NRCS activities include farmland protection, upstream flood prevention, emergency watershed protection, urban conservation, and local community projects designed to improve social, economic, and environmental conditions.
New Jersey Office Locations

Employee Directory
Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Julie Hawkins
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New Jersey State Conservationist
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Tara Walker
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Executive Assistant
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Rick Brown
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Assistant State Conservationist, Management & Strategy
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TJ Dhansesar
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Financial Resources Specialist
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Uziel Torres
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Management Analyst
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Arelys Ortiz
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Assistant State Conservationist, Field Operations
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Craig Chianese
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Resource Conservationist
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Jessica Henry
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Resource Conservationist/State Cost Share Program Manager
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Tairi Melchiorre
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Outreach Coordinator
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Jina Vandi
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Civil Engineer, South Support
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Rubén E. Pérez
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Irrigation Specialist, Energy Specialist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Evan Madlinger
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State Resource Conservationist
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Kaitlin Farbotnik
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Conservation Agronomist/Grazing Specialist
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Xanvith ‘Bea’ Sabouthone
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Resource Conservationist/Business Tools Coordinator
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Trish Long
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GIS Specialist
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Betsy McShane
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State Biologist, Environmental Compliance Specialist
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Donald Donnelly
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Forester
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Hilary Trotman Lane
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State Conservation Engineer
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Dave Schaaf
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Natural Resources Planning Specialist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Edwin Muñiz
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State Soil Scientist
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Fred Schoenagel
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Resource Soil Scientist
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Milton Vega
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HEL/WC Specialist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Morgan Devine
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State Urban Conservationist
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Name | Position | Phone Number | |
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Chris Miller
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Manager
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Scott Snell
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Agronomist and Study Leader
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Mike Yacovelli
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Biological Science Technician - Plants
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Jacob Bailey
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Public Affairs Specialist
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