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NRCS Arizona State Office

230 N. 1st Ave., Suite 509
Phoenix, AZ  85003-1733
Phone: (602) 280-8801
 

    STC/Operations/SWS Fax: (602) 280-8809

    Admin/Tech/Soils Fax: (602) 280-8805

    AACD Fax: (602) 280-8779

    Water Res/Eng Fax: (602) 280-8795
 

VoiceCom Access: 

   Group Mail Boxes:

  Phoenix Area...............(602) 280-8846

     All State Office........................... 5070

  Outside 602 Area.........1-800-729-0694

    

  AZ Voice Mail Prefix......9011

    

 

State Conservationist's Office
Name Position Phone Voice Mail Email
Curtis Elke Acting State Conservationist 602-280-8808 8808 curtis.elke@sd.usda.gov
Keisha Tatem State Conservationist 602-280-8808 8808 Keisha.Tatem@az.usda.gov
Ana Troncoso Office Assistant 602-280-8808
602-686-4357 (cell)		 8808 Ana.Troncoso@az.usda.gov
Cyrus Sokoll Assistant State Conservationist/Operations 602-280-8830
602-653-9324 (cell)

8830 Cyrus.Sokoll@az.usda.gov
Dennis Kimberlin Assistant State Conservationist/Programs (Financial Assistance) 602-280-8800
602-541-5423 (cell)		 8800 Dennis.Kimberlin@az.usda.gov
Janice Hahn State Administrative Officer 602-280-8814
602-653-9323 (cell)		 8814 Janice.Hahn@az.usda.gov
Cathy McGuire State Soil Scientist/Region 8 Leader 602-285-6347
602-309-7176 (cell)		 6347 cathy.mcguire@az.usda.gov
David Beyman State Conservation Engineer 602-285-6351

602-680-9859 (cell)

 6351 David.Beyman@az.usda.gov
Steve Smarik Acting State Resource Conservationist 602-280-8785    602-686-4376 (cell) 8785 steve.smarik@az.usda.gov
Amanda Sutter

State Public Affairs Specialist

602-280-8778

602-708-4054 (cell)

 8778 amanda.sutter@az.usda.gov
Ray Dotson Assistant State Conservationist/Field Office Area 1 928-214-0459
928-606-8289 (cell)		 111 Ray.Dotson@az.usda.gov
Ralph Ware Assistant State Conservationist/Field Office Area 2 520-670-6602

520-471-0418 (cell)

 248 Ralph.Ware@az.usda.gov

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Operations Team
Name Position Phone Voice Mail Email
Cyrus Sokoll

 

 ATSC, Operations 602-280-8830
602-653-9324 (cell)		 8830 Cyrus.Sokoll@az.usda.gov
Sherry L. Ellicott Office Assistant 602-280-8799 8799 Sherry.Ellicott@az.usda.gov
Rebecca De La Torre Natural Resource Specialist 480-988-1078      602-686-0908 (Cell) 108 Rebecca.delaTorre@az.usda.gov

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Public Affairs Team
Name Position Phone Voice Mail Email
Amanda Sutter State Public Affairs Specialist 602-280-8778
602-708-4054 (cell)		 8778 Amanda.Sutter@az.usda.gov
Valentino Reyes PAS Intern 602-280-8780 8780 valentino.reyes@az.usda.gov

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Outreach Coordinator/Tribal Liaison
Name Position Phone                     Voice Mail Email
Dennis Chandler Outreach Coordinator/Tribal
Liaison  		928-524-2652
928-606-9349 (cell)		 114 Dennis.Chandler@az.usda.gov
Richard Begay Tribal Liaison 928-871-6071   505-906-1615 (Cell)   Richard.Begay@az.usda.gov

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Administrative Support Team
Name Position Phone Voice Mail Email
Janice Hahn State Administrative Officer 602-280-8814 8814 Janice.Hahn@az.usda.gov
Becky Creekmore Office Assistant 602-280-8802 8802 Becky.Creekmore@az.usda.gov
Patricia Morgan Human Resources Manager 602-280-8817 8817 Pat.Morgan@az.usda.gov
Vacant Human Resources Specialist      
Dawn Messinger Administrative Personnel Clerk 602-280-8821 8821 Dawn.Messinger@az.usda.gov
Curt Clark Contracting Officer 602-280-8804 8804 Curt.Clark@az.usda.gov
Melissa Martinez Purchasing Agent 602-280-8848 8848 Melissa.Martinez@az.usda.gov
William "Fletch" Fletcher Contract Specialist 602-280-8776 8776 William.Fletcher@az.usda.gov
Erica Lechner Budget Officer 602-280-8811 8811 Erica.Lechner@az.usda.gov
Sabrina Adkisson Budget Analyst 602-280-87758775 Sabrina.Adkisson@az.usda.gov
Debra Sledge Financial Technician 602-280-8812 8812 Debra.Sledge@az.usda.gov

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Engineering Team
Name Position Phone Voice Mail Email
David Beyman State Conservation Engineer 602-285-6351        602-680-9859 (Cell) 6351 David.Beyman@az.usda.gov
Punya Khanal Civil Engineering Specialist 602-280-8839 8839 Punya.Khanal@az.usda.gov
Travis J. Kolling Civil Engineering Technician 602-280-8834         602-228-8327 (cell) 8834 Travis.Kolling@az.usda.gov
David Lopes Civil Engineer 602-280-8833 8833 David.Lopes@az.usda.gov
James Mellon Administrative Assistant 602-280-8849 8849 James.Mellon@az.usda.gov
John Chua State Design Engineer 602-280-8838
602-228-8327 (cell)		 8838 John.Chua@az.usda.gov
Brian Billy Construction Engineer 505-368-4239
928-221-3751 (cell)		   Brian.Billy@az.usda.gov
Dino DeSimone Resource Conservationist & Water Supply Specialist

602-280-8786

 8786 Dino.Desimone@az.usda.gov
Nathan Rodriguez Civil Engineer 602-280-8841 8841 Nathan.Rodriguez@az.usda.gov
Virginia Jones State Construction Engineer 602-280-8825              623-256-1413 (cell) 8825 Virginia.Jones@az.usda.gov
Vacant Hydraulic Engineer      

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Soil Survey & NRI Team
Name Position Phone Voice Mail Email
Cathy McGuire Soil Survey Regional Director

602-285-6347

602-309-7176

 6347 Cathy.McGuire@az.usda.gov
Leslie Glover Senior Regional Soil Scientist 602-280-8837
602-309-9536		 8837 Leslie.Glover@az.usda.gov
Vacant Management Assistant      

Herman Garcia

Ecological Site Inventory Specialist

602-280-8789
602-320-3991 (cell)

 8789 Herman.Garcia@az.usda.gov         
Eric Wolfbrandt GIS Specialist

602-280-8822

 8822 Eric.Wolfbrandt@az.usda.gov

Nathaniel Starman

Soil Scientist/Remote Sensing Specialist

602-280-8826       602-621-3604

 8826

Nathan.Starman@az.usda.gov

*Robert Wilson

State Resources Inventory Coordinator/
Resource Soil Scientist

602-280-8828
480-988-1078 x106
480-353-6785 (cell)

 8828

Robert.Wilson@az.usda.gov
Jose Quesada Soil Scientist 602-280-8784 8784 Jose.Quesada@az.usda.gov
Vacant Soil Scientist      

 *Physical Location: Chandler Soil Survey Office, 805 E. Warner Road, #104, Chandler, AZ 85225

 

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Programs (Financial Assistance)
Name Position Phone Voice Mail Email
Dennis Kimberlin  ASTC, Programs (Financial Assistance) 602-280-8800
602-541-5423 (cell)		 8800 Dennis.Kimberlin@az.usda.gov
Pam Allsworth Administrative Assistant

602-280-8788

 8788 Pamela.Allsworth@az.usda.gov
Kristin Graham-Chavez Resource Conservationist 602-280-8842
602-541-5712 (cell)		 8842

Kristin.Grahamchavez@az.usda.gov
Jason Kepler Resource Conservationist - Easements 602-280-8824
602-616-0560 (cell)		 8824 jason.kepler@az.usda.gov

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Technology Team
Name Position Phone Voice Mail Email
Steve Smarik Acting State Resource Conservationist 602-280-8785           602-541-5423 (cell) 8785 steve.smarik@az.usda.gov
Byron Lambeth State Range Conservationist 602-280-8818
602-686-0997 (cell)		 8818 Byron.Lambeth@az.usda.gov
Allen Dart Archeologist

602-280-8787           602-908-4692 (cell)

 8787 Allen.Dart@az.usda.gov
Elisabeth Culley Intern Achaeologist (Student) 602-285-6354   Elisabeth.Culley@az.usda.gov
Bruce Munda Plant Resource Specialist/Conservation

520-292-2999 x102    520-308-8130 (cell)

 102 Bruce.Munda@az.usda.gov
Keith Larson State GIS Specialist/Cartographer 602-280-8831           602-316-3467 (cell) 8831 Keith.Larson@az.usda.gov
Stuart Tuttle State Biologist 602-280-8777
928-699-0153 (cell)		 8777 Stu.Tuttle@az.usda.gov
*Bobby Gilbert (Miles) Archaeologist 928-532-1912
928-358-2698 (cell)		   Miles.Gilbert@az.usda.gov
**Don Decker Rangeland Management Specialist 520-364-2001 103
520-471-0660 (cell)		   Donald.Decker@az.usda.gov
Andrew Burnes Cartographer 602-280-8840 8840 Andrew.Burnes@az.usda.gov
***Kenneth L. Gishi Rangeland Management Specialist 928-524-2652 117 Kenneth.Gishi@az.usda.gov

* Physical location:  St. Michaels Field Office, 928-871-4528 X 104

**Located in Douglas Field Office, 520-364-8542

*** Alternate location:  Holbrook Field Office, 51 W. Vista #3, Holbrook, AZ 86025-1851

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Arizona Association of Conservation Districts (AACD)
Name Position Phone Voice Mail Email
Stefanie Smallhouse Executive Director 520-850-8250    
Daric Knight President 928-774-2045
928-773-0633 (fax)		    

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