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State Office Contacts

Rhode Island State Office

Location
60 Quaker Ln, Ste 40
Warwick, RI 02886-0181
Phone
Mailing Address
60 Quaker Ln, Ste 40
Warwick, RI 02886-0181
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Welcome! The Rhode Island State Office in Warwick, RI is the state headquarters for NRCS operations in the Ocean State. If you're a farmer or forestland owner looking for help, please contact your local NRCS field office at a USDA Service Center. 

Key Contacts

R. Phou Vongkhamdy

State Conservationist

State Office Employee Directory

State Conservationist's Staff
Name Position Phone Number Email
R. Phou Vongkhamdy
State Conservationist
Jennifer Brown
Executive Assistant
Management and Strategy
Name Position Phone Number Email
Walter J. Marshall
Assistant State Conservationist for Management and Strategy
Kanita Touch
Financial Resource Specialist
Reena Shaw
Business Services Specialist
Julie Wright
Outreach Coordinator
April Dean
Administrative Assistant
Ecological Science
Name Position Phone Number Email
Cassius Spears, Jr.
State Resource Conservationist
Tamara Astvatsaturova
Natural Resources Specialist
Eric Boettger
Resource Conservationist
Melissa Hayden
Biologist
Engineering
Name Position Phone Number Email
Darrell Moore
State Conservation Engineer
Hunter Brown
Civil Engineer
Allie Cumnock
Civil Engineer
Randall Galpin
Civil Engineer
Jane Hopkins
Civil Engineer
Michael Viola
Civil Engineer
Michael Wilkinson
Civil Engineer
Ronald K. Lewis
Civil Engineering Technician
Field Operations
Name Position Phone Number Email
Jermaine Jenkins
Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations
Ghyllian Alger
District Conservation - Eastern District (Bristol & Newport counties)
Jameson Long
District Conservationist - Southern District (Kent & Washington Counties)
Vacant
District Conservationist - Northern District (Providence County)
Programs
Name Position Phone Number Email
Brunilda Velez
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Joseph A. Bachand
Program Manager
Kate Bousquet
Program Manager
Fabian Carmona Ortega
Natural Resources Specialist
Soils
Name Position Phone Number Email
Jim Turenne
Assistant State Soil Scientist
USDA Information Technology Services
Name Position Phone Number Email
Maria Wilson
IT Specialist