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State Office Contacts

Wyoming State Office

Location
100 East B St. 3rd Floor
Casper, WY 82601
Phone
Mailing Address
PO Box 33124
Casper, WY 82601
Location Home Page

NRCS staff are dedicated to natural resource conservation. They live and work in the communities they service,  providing technical expertise and financial assistance to Wyoming's farmers, ranchers, forest land-owners, and other land stewards. NRCS employees help people help the land.

Key Contacts

Jackie Byam

State Conservationist

Shelly Weckler

Executive Assistant

Alyssa Ludeke

Public Affairs Specialist

James Bauchert

Assistant State Conservationist, Management & Strategy

Katie Vaporis

Assistant State Conservationist for Programs

Shawn Follum, P.E.

State Conservation Engineer

Andi Neugebauer-Bailey

State Resource Conservationist

Jeff Goats

State Soil Scientist

Rusty Schwartz

High Plains Area Conservationist

Jake Hogan

Rocky Mountain Area Conservationist

Brian Jensen

Big Game Coordinator

Employee Directory

State Conservationist (STC) Staff
Name Position Phone Number Email
Jackie Byam
State Conservationist
Shelly Weckler
Executive Assistant
Alyssa Ludeke
Public Affair Specialist
Brian Jensen
Acting Big Game Coordinator
Management & Strategy
Name Position Phone Number Email
James Bauchert
Assistant State Conservationist for Management & Strategy
Theresa Bowen
Financial Resources Specialist
Edward Berg
Business Services Specialist; Earth Team State Coordinator
Ann Cotton
Management Analyst
Vacant
Outreach Coordinator
Judy Sambrano
Administrative Assistant
Paula Gorsuch
Financial Management Assistant, Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES)
Programs
Name Position Phone Number Email
Katie Vaporis
Assistant State Conservationist, Programs
Monte Bush
Program Specialist, AMA & CSP
Mason Peebles
Program Specialist, EQIP
Jennifer Hayward
Easement Coordinator
Samantha Peterson
Program Specialist, RCPP
Tracy Crow
Program Support Analyst & PIV Credentialing Manager for Casper
Vacant
Program Support Analyst
Engineering
Name Position Phone Number Email
Shawn Follum, P.E.
State Conservation Engineer
Vacant
Assistant State Conservation Engineer
Michael Stillwagon
State Geologist
Katherine Dvorak, PHD
Geologist
Gary Ogren, P.E.
Civil Engineer
Lee Brown, P.E.
Civil Engineer (Stream)
Duane Beemer, P.E.
State Design Engineer
Steven Telck
CAD Operator, Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES)
Drew Williams
Watershed Biologist
Caleb Walker
Administrative Assistant
Chuck Schmidt
ACES Civil Engineer
Resource Conservation
Name Position Phone Number Email
Andi Neugebauer-Bailey
State Resource Conservationist
John Hartung
State Rangeland Management Specialist - Acting State Forester
Catherine Hadley
State Agronomist
Jenny Marken
Business Tool Specialist
Sage Sheldon
State GIS Coordinator
Randy Wiggins
GIS Specialist, Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services (ACES)
Melissa Benner
State Cultural Resources Specialist
Neal Martorelli
Acting State Wildlife Biologist
Anne-Marie Card
Archeologist
Soil Sciences
Name Position Phone Number Email
Jeff Goats
State Soil Scientist
Jeff Coyle
Hydrologist
Regional Team
Name Position Phone Number Email
Nick Sirovatka
Regional Soil Health Specialist