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Washington State Office Directory

State Conservationist Office

Name Position Phone Number
Roylene Rides at the Door State Conservationist (509) 323-2900
Shiraz Vira Assistant State Conservationist (509) 754-1964
Sherre Copeland Management and Program Analyst
Training Officer		 (509) 323-2911
Shelly Lassiter Soil Conservationist
Webmaster / eFOTG Manager		 (509) 323-2987
Kathy Randazzo Secretary to the State Conservationist (509) 323-2942
Georgia Sormun Office Automation Assistant
Earth Team Coordinator
CFC Coordinator		 (509) 323-2992
Bela Espinoza Office Automation Assistant (509) 323-2913

Public Affairs Staff

Name Position Phone Number
Ron Nichols Public Affairs Officer (509) 323-2912
SuzAnne DeMaine Automation / Design (509) 323-2914

Administrative Staff

Name Position Phone Number
Stefan Fechter State Administrative Officer (509) 323-2921
Cheryle Miller Human Resources Officer (509) 323-2931
Eileen Jackson Human Resources Specialist (509) 323-2934
Kathy Dickerson Human Resources Assistant (509) 323-2933
Ron Joyner Contract Specialist (509) 323-2926
Amy Smith Contract Specialist (509) 323-2925
Na Yang Voucher Examiner (509) 323-2937
Jaida Levine Purchasing Agent (509) 323-2927
Sandy Degner-Crusch Budget Officer (509) 323-2935
Nancy Burnett Budget Analyst (509) 323-2936

Administrative staff responsibility directory. Updated 10/08

Operations Staff

Name Position Phone Number
Pete Bautista ASTC-Operations (509) 323-2941
June Johnson Resource Conservationist (509) 323-2985
Dave Brower Cartographer (509) 323-2962
Chas Scripter Cartographer (509) 323-2984

Multi-State Design Team (MSDT) Staff

Name Position Phone Number
Steve Durgin Design Engineer (Staff Leader) (509) 323-2957
Don Hanson Civil Engineer (509) 323-2949
Kelly Scott Design Engineer (509) 323-2950
Rhonda Brasch Civil Engineering Technician (509) 323-2954

Engineering Staff

Name Position Phone Number
Larry Johnson State Conservation Engineer (509) 323-2955
Sally Bredeweg Design Engineer (509) 323-2958
Wes Durheim Civil Engineering Technician (509) 323-2959
Joe Gasperi Geologist (509) 323-2951
Scott Pattee Hydrologic Technician (360) 428-7684 ext. 141
Leigh Nelson Irrigation Engineer (Central Area Office) (509) 754-3023
Dean Renner Stream Mechanics Engineer (West Area Office) (360) 704-7759
Rod Den-Herder Structural Engineer (West Area Office) (206) 764-3352

Programs Staff

Name Position Phone Number
Dave Brown ASTC - Programs (509) 323-2971
Chad Dunnahoo Soil Conservationist (509) 323-2991
Sharon Bromiley Program Liaison    (East Area Office) (509) 343-2273
Alan Fulk Program Liaison    (Central Area Office) (509) 754-3023
Jeff Harlow Program Liaison    (West Area Office) (360) 704-7784

Soil Science Staff

Name Position Phone Number
Ron Myhrum State Soil Scientist (509) 323-2981
Brad Duncan Assistant State Soil Scientist (509) 323-2982

National Resource Inventory Staff (ICCS)

Name Position Phone Number
Jan Carlson Resource Data Collection Specialist (509) 323-2988

Resources Staff

Name Position Phone Number
Paul Scales State Resource Conservationist (509) 323-2961
Tim Dring Wetland/Wildlife Biologist (509) 323-2972
Joel Poore Conservation Agronomist (509) 323-2976
Larry Cooke Environmental Specialist (509) 323-2964
Gary Kuhn Forester (509) 323-2956
Richard Fleenor Plant Materials Specialist (509) 323-2965
Gerald Rouse Rangeland Management Specialist (509) 323-2974
Jerry Jacoby NRCS/Bureau of Reclamation Liaison (509) 575-5848

Plant Materials Center

Name Position Phone Number
Mark Stannard Plant Materials Center Team Leader (509) 335-6892
Pamela Scheinost Agronomist (509) 335-6894
David Skinner Farmer (509) 335-9689

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