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State Office Contacts

Colorado State and Area Office Contacts

Location
Denver Federal Center, West 6th Avenue
and Kipling Street, Building 56, Room 2400
Denver, CO 80225-0426
Mailing Address
Post Office Box 25426
Denver, CO 80225-0426
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The NRCS staff are dedicated to natural resource conservation. They live and work in the communities they service,  providing technical expertise and financial assistance to Colorado's farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and other land stewards. NRCS employees help people help the land.

Welcome to NRCS in Colorado!

Alyson Keaton, Acting State Conservationist

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The NRCS in Colorado is led by Alyson Keaton, Acting State Conservationist and the NRCS State Leadership Team. 

The NRCS provides service in every county across Colorado. The Agency is committed to helping private landowners care and make healthy choices for the land and water, while using them productively. Through voluntary incentive-based programs, NRCS works directly with farmers, ranchers, forest owners, and other land stewards to provide technical expertise and financial assistance to make conservation work on private lands. 


Key Contacts

NRCS Colorado Media Inquiries

Public Affairs

Colorado Snow Survey Inquiries


NRCS Colorado State Office Directory

State Conservationist Staff
Name Position Phone Number Email
Alyson Keaton
Acting State Conservationist
Lisa Hunt
Executive Assistant
Jennifer Rivera-San Antonio
Public Affairs Specialist
Elizabeth "Liz" With
Assistant State Conservationist for Partnerships
Sean Forehand
Acting Assistant State Conservationist for Management & Strategy
Area Staff
Name Position Phone Number Email
Chad Cherefko
Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations - Area 1
Bailey Rapp
Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations - Area 2
Deric Clemmons
Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations - Area 3
Programs
Name Position Phone Number Email
Amber Freouf
Assistant State Conservationist for Programs
Kindra Brandner
State Program Manager
Patrick Naranjo
Program Manager
Marissa Markus
RCPP Coordinator
Renee Koch
Easement Program Manager
Cathy Utecht
NOWCC NEW Solutions Program Support TimeSys Contract Specialist
Stacey Eskew
FA Program Manager (EQIP and Salinity EQIP Lead)
Kirsten Robbins
Business Tools Coordinator
Shaun Basiliere
Voucher Examimer
Engineering
Name Position Phone Number Email
Rex Stambaugh
State Conservation Engineer
Brady McElroy
State Water Management Engineer
Duc Phung
Hydraulic Engineer
Ana Vargo
Geologist
Jeffrey Long
Area Engineer
Ecological Sciences Staff
Name Position Phone Number Email
Sylvia Hickenlooper
State Resource Conservationist
Frank Falzone
State Conservation Forester
Christine Newton
State Conservation Agronomist
Joshua "Josh" Tashiro
State Rangeland Management Specialist
Katherine Arntzen
State Cultural Resources Specialist - Archeologist
Emily Long
Cultural Resources Specialist - Archeologist
Marcelo Weese
Cultural Resources Specialist - Archeologist
Kirk Whitehead
Natural Resource Specialist and Compliance Specialist
Jaymee Hasty
Cultural Resources Specialist - Archeologist
Ben Berlinger
Rangeland Management Specialist
Snow Survey
Name Position Phone Number Email
Michael "Mike" Ardison
Lead Hydrologic Technician
Zachary "Zach" Wilson
Hydrologist
Thomas White
Hydrologist
Maureen Gutsch
Hydrologist
Nagam Bell
Hydrologist
Brian Domonokos
State Snow Hydrologist
Ana Posada Flores
Administrative Support Assistant
Alexandra Mass
Hydrologist
Soil Sciences
Name Position Phone Number Email
Lalita Limpichart
Assistant State Soil Scientist
Cindy Montepagno
NRI Specialist
Paul Rindfleisch
Soil Data Quality Specialist Great Plains Soil Survey-Region 5
Michael Troyer
State GIS Specialist
William "BJ" Shoup
State Soil Scientist
Management and Strategy
Name Position Phone Number Email
Jill Redwine
Financial Resources Specialist
Barbara Gohlke
Management Analyst
Rocky Rockwell
Management Analyst
Clifton Simmons
Administrative Support Specialist
Mary Mondragon
NOWCC/ACES Financial/Program Analyst
Water Resources
Name Position Phone Number Email
Todd Boldt
Assistant State Conservationist for Water Resources
Clinton Whitten
State EWP Coordinator
Brett Cochran
Civil Engineer - EWP and Watershed Program
Pamela Mora-Lopez
Civil Engineer - EWP and Watershed Programs