Wayne M. Maresch, Deputy Chief, Soil Survey and Resource Assessment

Updated 08/22/2008

Wayne M. Maresch is the Deputy Chief for Soil Survey and Resource Assessment for the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Washington, DC.

Mr. Maresch began his career in February 1977 with the Soil Conservation Service in Franklin, West Virginia, as a mapping Soil Scientist. In 1980, he became a Soil Conservationist in the Fairmont, West Virginia, Field Office, and in 1981 became the District Conservationist for the Philippi, West Virginia, Field Office.

In 1987, he accepted a position in the Virginia State Office and served as a Resource Conservationist in the development of Public Law 566 Watershed Protection Plans, Rural Abandoned Mine Program Reclamation Plans, and Resource Conservation and Development Program initiatives.

In 1989, he became the Area Conservationist in Dayton, Ohio. He finished his tour in Ohio as the Assistant State Conservationist for Water Resources in the Columbus State Office.

In 1995, Mr. Maresch was selected as the State Conservationist in Somerset, New Jersey.

In October 2000, he transferred to Syracuse, New York, as the State Conservationist until his Senior Executive Service appointment.

In December 2001, Mr. Maresch accepted a Senior Executive Service appointment as the Director of the Resources Inventory and Assessment Division leading the Agency’s National Resources Inventory Program, the Conservation Effects Assessment Project, and Geospatial Sciences and Services.

Mr. Maresch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Soil Science from the University of Maryland and a Masters in Business Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management. He and his wife Jackie have three married children and five grandchildren.