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Address / Phone Information

100 Centennial Mall North, Room 152
Lincoln, NE 68508-3866

Phone: 402-437-5499

Nebraska Telephone Relay Numbers
1-800-833-7352 (TDD)
1-800-833-0920 (Voice)

When writing to individuals at the National Soil Survey Center, please use mail stop numbers on all correspondence.

NAME
USDA-NRCS-NSSC
Federal Building, Room 152, Mail Stop ##
100 Centennial Mall North
Lincoln, NE 68508-3866


Director’s Office (Mail Stop 32)

Name / E-mail Position Telephone
David Hoover Director 402-437-4013
402-470-7600 (cell)
Linda M. Bouc Management Analyst 402-437-4000
402-613-7084 (cell)
Linda Kruger Management Analyst 402-437-5016
402-309-6152 (cell)
Anna Chernyy Administrative Assistant 402-437-4005


Ecological Sites (Mail Stop 36)

Name / E-mail Position Telephone
Joel Brown
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Jornada Experimental Range
MSC 3JER
New Mexico State University
Box 30003
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0003		 National Leader 575-646-2854
575-640-0829 (cell)
Michael Kucera Agronomist 402-437-4133
402-318-1145 (cell)
Shawn Salley
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Jornada Experimental Range
MSC 3JER, Box 30003, NMSU
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0003		 Soil Scientist 575-646-3557
575-545-1229 (cell)
Curtis Talbot
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Jornada Experimental Range
MSC 3JER
New Mexico State University
Box 30003
Las Cruces, NM 88003-0003		 Range Management Specialist 575-646-3584
402-802-0441 (cell)


Kellogg Soil Survey Laboratory (Mail Stops 41/51)

Name / E-mail Position Telephone
Deb Harms National Leader 402-437-5324
402-802-0821 (cell)
Richard R. Ferguson Supervisor, Analytical Chemist 402-437-5332
402-309-3083 (cell)
Steve Monteith Supervisory Soil Scientist 402-437-5335
402-318-1143 (cell)
Michelle A. Etmund Physical Science Technician 402-437-5361
Diane G. Hooper Physical Science Technician 402-437-4080
Jennifer Ingham Physical Science Technician 402-437-4082
Patricia E. Jones Lead Physical Science Technician 402-437-4012
Amber Kenjar
100 Sun Avenue NE, Suite 602
Albuquerque, NM 87109		 Physical Science Technician 505-761-4427
Christopher W. Lee Physical Science Technician 402-437-5135
402-219-1420 (cell)
Kevin Loeffelmann Physical Science Technician 402-437-4074
Scarlett Murphy Physical Science Technician 402-437-4177
Kathryn L. Newman Physical Science Technician 402-437-5134
David M. Parks Physical Science Technician 402-437-5361
Michael J. Pearson Physical Science Technician 402-437-4079
Susan J. Riedel Physical Science Technician 402-437-5744
Crystal A. Schaecher Physical Science Technician 402-437-4073
Adrien Spidell-Metcalf Physical Science Technician 402-437-4081
Pamela A. Van Neste Physical Science Technician 402-437-4070


National Plant Data Team

2901 E. Gate City Blvd., Suite 2100
Greensboro, NC 27401-4901

Phone: 336-370-3331
Fax: 336-370-3376

Name / E-mail Position Telephone
Dr. Gerry Moore Team Leader 336-370-3337
336-314-5667 (cell)
Jason Hinshaw Data Management Clerk 336-370-3368
Mark Garland Botanist 336-370-3336
336-279-0383 (cell)
Dr. Doug Goldman Botanist 336-370-3338
336-279-0171 (cell)
Christine Taliga
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Fort Collins, CO		 Ecologist 303-880-9681 (cell)


Soil Business Systems (Mail Stop 36)

Name / E-mail Position Telephone
Drew Kinney National Leader 402-437-4098
254-718-8498 (cell)
Tammy S. Cheever Information Technology Specialist 402-437-5379
402-613-7143 (cell)
Chad Ferguson Soil Scientist 402-437-5376
402-590-1472 (cell)
Suzann Kienast
10 E. Babcock Street
Bozeman, MT 59715		 Soil Scientist/National GIS Specialist 406-587-6836
406-224-7868 (cell)
Stephen Roecker Soil Scientist, National Soil Geospatial Research Scientist 402-437-4084
Steven E. Speidel Information Technology Specialist 402-437-5378
402-318-1151 (cell)
Kyle Stephens
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd Suite 900
Portland, OR 97232		 NASIS National Database Manager 503-414-3289
503-545-6506 (cell)
Tammy J. Umholtz Visual Information Specialist 402-437-5696
402-314-6036 (cell)
Digitizing Unit
Adolfo Diaz
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
8030 Excelsior Drive, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53717		 Team Leader 608-662-4422 ext. 216
Linda Harring
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
8030 Excelsior Drive, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53717		 Cartographer 608-662-4422 ext. 290
Carl Hill
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250
East Lansing, MI 48823		 Cartographer 517-324-5254
Peter Kasprzak
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
601 Business Loop 70 W, Suite 250
Columbia, MO 65203		 Cartographic Technician 573-876-9331
Mark Roloff
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
8030 Excelsior Drive, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53717		 Cartographer 608-662-4422 ext. 263
Terry Schoepp
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
8030 Excelsior Drive, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53717		 Cartographic Technician 608-662-4422 ext. 236
Bernie Skipper
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250
East Lansing, MI 48823		 Cartographer 517-324-5268


Soil Science Research (Mail Stops 41/51)

Name / E-mail Position Telephone
Skye Wills National Leader 402-437-5310
402-314-5659 (cell)
Linda Kruger Secretary 402-437-5016
402-309-6152 (cell)
Ekundayo Adeleke Natural Resource Specialist 402-437-5878
Dylan Beaudette
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
19777 Greenley Road
Sonora, CA 95370		 Research Soil Scientist (Quantitative Pedology) 209-591-5180
Tiffany Carter Research Soil Scientist 402-437-5687


Soil Survey Standards (Mail Stop 36)

Name / E-mail Position Telephone
Dave Hoover, Acting National Leader 402-437-4010
Aaron Achen Editor 402-437-4157
Carla Green Adams
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Denver Federal Center Building 56, Room 2400
Denver, CO 80225-0426		 Editor 720-544-2844
720-252-8655 (cell)
Jennifer Sutherland Editor 402-437-5326
Kristina Wiley
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
451 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002-2995		 Editor 413-253-4383
413-262-0016 (cell)


Soil and Plant Science Division Employees Located at the NSSC

Name / E-mail Position Telephone
Bob Dobos Soil Scientist 402-437-4149
402-617-9853 (cell)
Cathy A. Seybold Soil Scientist 402-437-4132
402-881-5007 (cell)