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Montana NRCS State Office Staff Directory

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
10 East Babcock Street, Room 443
Bozeman, MT 59715-4704
Phone: 406-587-6811
Fax (Front Office): 406-587-6761
Fax (Copy Room): 406-587-6808

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Montana NRCS Personnel Directory May 16, 2013 (PDF; 571 KB)


State Conservationist
Name Position Phone
Joyce Swartzendruber State Conservationist 406-587-6813
Leslie Taylor State Conservationist's Secretary 406-587-6868

Public Affairs
Name Position Phone
Lori Valadez Public Affairs Manager/Outreach Coordinator 406-587-6969
Mary Myers Visual Information Specialist 406-587-6945
Nikki Romero Office Assistant 406-587-6971

Operations
Name Position Phone
Jerry Shows Assistant State Conservationist (Operations) 406-587-6967
Jake Monson Office Assistant: Operations, Programs, Public Affairs 406-587-6961


Programs
Name Position Phone
Tim Ouellette Assistant State Conservationist (Programs) 406-587-6794
Kris Berg EQIP and CIG Program Specialist 406-587-6849
Lisa McCauley WRP and GRP Program Specialist 406-587-6970
Dennis Dellwo CSP and FRPP, Program Specialist 406-587-6748
Abby RokoschDucks Unlimited Conservation Specialist 406-587-6947

Administration
Name Position Phone
Bart Huber State Administrative Officer 406-587-6957
Cathy Logar Office Assistant: Administration & Soils 406-587-6952
Patti Renevier Contracting Officer 406-587-6731
Jake Ceartin Contract Specialist 406-587-6862
Megan Bones Office Assistant 406-587-6859
Sharon Huber Human Resources Manager 406-587-6937; Fax: 406-587-6955
Christina Klima Human Resources Specialist 406-587-6869
Matthew Kidney Human Resources Assistant 406-587-6712; Fax: 406-587-6955
Deborah Ernst Budget Officer 406-587-6780
Connie Ritts Budget Analyst 406-587-6857
Cherie Rath-Williams Financial Technician 406-587-6904
Vacant Financial Technician 406-587-6789
Byrdeen Warwood Accounting Technician 406-587-6858

Technology
Name Position Phone
Jerry Schaefer State Resource Conservationist 406-587-6998
Rena Ruffin Agricultural Economist (RPIT) 406-587-6854
Dori Passmann Archaeologist 406-587-6708
Patrick Hensleigh Agronomist 406-587-6837
Jeffrey Combs Biologist (RPIT) 406-587-6747
Peter Husby Biologist 406-587-6902
Cory Wolfe Civil Engineer (RPIT) 406-587-6994
Robert Logar Forester 406-587-6836
Thomas Potter GIS Coordinator 406-587-6968
Joseph Little GIS Specialist / Toolkit Coordinator 406-587-6861
Jim Jacobs Plant Materials Specialist 406-587-6995
Jon Siddoway Rangeland Management Specialist 406-587-6790
Kirt Walstad Rangeland Management Specialist 406-587-6782
Denise Wiedenheft Resource Conservationist (RPIT) 406-587-6926
Wendy Williams Resource Conservationist / CRP 406-587-6855
Erik Suffridge Resource Conservationist 406-587-6873
Catherine Maynard Geospatial Analyst 406-444-4546
FAX: 406-444-0581
State Library
1515 E. 6th Ave.
Helena, MT 59620-1800
Bruce Waage Sage Grouse Specialist
Bureau of Land Management Liaison
406-657-6135
extension 123
1629 Avenue D, Building A, Suite 4
Billings, MT 59102

Snow Survey
Name Position Phone
Scott Oviatt Data Collection Officer 406-587-6844
Lucas Zukiewicz Hydrologist 406-587-6843
Brian Domonkos Water Supply Specialist 406-587-6991
Jeri Lynn Ward Statistical Assistant 406-587-6809
Chad Gipson Electronics Technician, located at Snow Survey Shop 406-388-4028; FAX: 406-388-4641
Chelan Babineau Hydrologic Technician, located at Snow Survey Shop 406-388-4028; FAX: 406-388-4641

Bridger Plant Materials Center (PMC), 98 S. River Road, Bridger, MT 59014-9514, FAX 406-662-3428

Name Position Phone: 406-662-3579
Joseph Scianna Plant Materials Center Manager/Horticulturist ext. 101
Roger Hybner Agronomist ext. 100
Susan Winslow Agronomist ext. 102
Ross Oyler Biological Science Technician ext. 106
Darren Zentner Biological Science Technician ext. 106
Bob Fisher Biological Science Technician ext. 106
Beth Graham DATR Project Leader ext. 104
Jean Hodges SWCDMI Secretary ext. 105

Engineering
Name Position Phone
Steve Becker State Conservation Engineer 406-587-6828
ReNae Grantier Office Assistant: Technology, Engineering and Snow Survey 406-587-6822
Darryl Baker Design Engineer 406-587-6827
Karen Hoffman Hydrology and Water Quality Engineer 406-587-6824
Randy Pierce Irrigation/Water Management Engineer 406-587-6860
Mark Yerger State Design Engineer 406-587-6912
Michael Garverich State Geologist 406-587-6830
Bruce Krueger Survey and Software Engineer 406-587-6834

Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) Collection and Coordination
Name Position Phone
Julie Tesky State Resource Inventory Coordinator 406-587-6908

Major Land Resource Area Office, Region 4 (MO-4)
Name Position Phone
Charles Gordon State Soil Scientist/MO Leader 406-587-6818
Eva Muller Senior Regional Soil Scientist 406-587-6866
Jane Karinen Soil Data Quality Specialist 406-587-6820
Robert Spokas Soil Data Quality Specialist 406-587-6819
Bill DrummondAssistant State Soil Scientist406-587-6730
Vacant Cartographer 406-587-6720

Last Modified: 05/16/2013